site name change and sandbox

by otmanaj

Posted: 9 years ago 5 replies

helle ,
last month march i changed accidentally my website name without noticing it ( i changed the home page title in fact ) .
the domain name didn't change .
in google analytics , my home page dropts from 4000 visits a day to 1300 , and the website visitors drops from 32000 to 25000 a day .
i there any sandbox for website that change their site name ?

#change #sandbox #site

paulgl 9 years ago

Yes, it's located on Mars, where apparently, a lot of people
here seem to live.

Changing a name has nothing to do with a sandbox, if a sandbox
actually existed.

It's about changing the dynamics of your pages as google now
filters them.

People mistake filtering for penalties and sandbox.

Paul
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- otmanaj 9 years ago
  
  So paul ,
  how can you explain this drop as i changed nothing but the site title ?
  
  Thanks
  
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  strangebrew1961 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by otmanaj
  
  So paul ,
  how can you explain this drop as i changed nothing but the site title ?
  
  He told you why. It changes the "dynamics" of your pages.
  
  Thanks
  
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- strangebrew1961 9 years ago
  
  A lot of people think of Google as they think of the IRS (if you're in the US), in that they're out to punish and make an example of you. Google is your friend. Just follow the rules. Changing your site's name is not breaking any rules. On the other hand, it's not a good idea to change a site's name, page titles or drastically change page content once your site is ranking well. It's always better to add new pages or posts and add internal links to reference other pages on your site. This is purely my opinion, but it seams like the logical approach.
  
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