Changing domain name question....

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How much of a hit in SERP results would changing domain names have? Do I just do a 301 redirect to the new domain name? Do I have to tell Google, etc?

Thanks for any tips.
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  • In my opinion, i think It's best to have both your old site and new site in webmaster tools. Tell Google the old site is pointing to the new site in settings, and yes, make sure you 301 to the new domain.

    You should lose SERP placement only temporarily if at all.
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    • Thanks. Switching from serppagerank.com to whatsmyserp.com

      Sound better?
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  • yes, the new name sounds better in my opinion. As said above, the pagerank will transfer over once the backlinks are crawled again, just make sure to 301 them!
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