Hi Jay, I've seen a lot of good suggestions about this and I'll add one. Even if things have gone awry, a 301 permanent redirect will fix any issues where your friend has temporarily lost some of their Google juice. I didn't see anyone mention this (if they did I missed it) but this might be a simple canonical issue (www vs domain with no www) - that's a real common one. A canonical statement will fix that. Google has all your answers as to how to do 301's and things like canonical statements, it just need to be specific to the kind of host/platform being used.
cheers /julian -- Julian Seery Gude [email protected] {561} 584-9088 or {skype} exceler8 LOCALNa8ion.com, BrandTrampoline.com and exceler8.com On the web: http://www.google.com/profiles/JulianSeeryGude On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 6:38 PM, David Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I moved about 3 domain names from an Australian host to a US host > (Hostmonster) quite a few years ago now and never lost a thing in > terms of Google ranking, and for some search terms I was ranked #1 > > So I agree, people do this all the time and never complain about > losing ranking that I have heard. So the IP address sounds most > likely. Best to ask the tech heads at the new host. > > Dave. > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:16 AM, Jay dedman > <[email protected]<jay.dedman%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > This question is a little off-topic. Our neighbor rents a river cabin > > to weekenders. Most of her business has traditionally come through her > > website. Last month, we helped her move her website to a cheaper > > > hosting solution. So she has the same website, just a different host. > > > > She says that no one is coming to her site now or booking. When she > > does Google searches, she doesnt even show up on the first three > > pages. > > > > > Can switching hosts change your SEO status? > > > > Jay > > > > -- > > http://ryanishungry.com > > http://twitter.com/jaydedman > > 917 371 6790 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
