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I want to ‘rebrand’ StartADAM to just a.link but I’m concerned about the SEO implications of moving from a .com to .link - even though the new one is one letter sweetness
Please advise your honest thoughts & expertise!
Thanks!
There shouldn't be any seo implication, long term.
You’d get more value figuring out a request for https://startadam.com/help/tool-specific-questions/ took 15 seconds (using curl --trace-time) than tossing your brand. That's just one URL but it was my experience browsing your site…there’s quite a lag from Cloudflare to your site on the first view of a page. Presumably CF is caching it afterwards.
Just gut instinct: StartADAM sounds like a brand. "a.link" sounds like a scam. You’d get more value figuring out a request for https://startadam.com/help/tool-specific-questions/ took 15 seconds (using curl --trace-time) than tossing your brand. That's just one URL but it was my experience browsing your site…there’s quite a lag from Cloudflare to your site on the first view of a page. Presumably CF is caching it afte…
a.link is better for branding, startadam sounds like a personal blog. There shouldn't be any seo implication, long term.
How do you know regarding the long term SEO implication?
a.link is better for branding, startadam sounds like a personal blog. There shouldn't be any seo implication, long term.
Thanks for the feedback! How do you know regarding the long term SEO implication?
How do I know? No one really knows for sure. I have had one instance where changing the domain killed a site stone dead and I don't really know why that happened so, yeah, there is always some risk.
I would say if your site is already ranking well for competitive search terms then it would be wise to stick with the current domain. If not then you don't have much to lose and, assuming you agree with the branding advantage, you may as well make the move sooner rather than later.
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Thanks for the feedback! How do you know regarding the long term SEO implication?
A change of url should only have a short term impact so long as redirects are in place. How do I know? No one really knows for sure. I have had one instance where changing the domain killed a site stone dead and I don't really know why that happened so, yeah, there is always some risk. I would say if your site is already ranking well for competitive search terms then it would be wise to stick with the current domain.…
I’m extra concerned about a move from .com to .link however, and the impact that may have on seo