Change domain name, same content

Do not want to be dropped by Google

[ridaalhasan]

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I want to change my domain name from <the one I now own> to another name but without changing anything else: the new domain would have exactly the same pages. I would then close the original site. The problem is I do not want Google to think I am duplicating content on another site and thus get dropped.

To what dangers am I exposing my site?
What should I do?

Thanks

[edited by: jatar_k at 6:15 pm (utc) on Dec. 24, 2005]
[edit reason] no urls thanks [/edit]

[tedster]

Welcome to the forums, ridaalhasan.

Bad news for you, I'm afraid -- this move almost definitely WILL be problematic. The best approach for all search engines will be to use a 301 redirect, but you should definitely expect a bump in the road. A new url for a page means that it starts from scratch in a search engine's index. How troublesome it can be depends on many factors, including whether the new domain is totally new or has some history.

Duplicate content issues would just filter out one version of a page or the other -- it's the least of your worries when changing to a new domain.

[sore66]

For God's sake, URLs are $10 each. Just start a new site! Let the old one bake, and update once in awhile. Use new content for your new site.