with or without www - and rankings

[jack38]

I am moving my site from shared to vps. I will keep my old site live until the new site on vps is ready, and then will update dns records.

In my vps cp, my domain shows as [{domain.com}...] My old domain is [{domain.com}...] (including the www). Will this make a difference to google in terms of my rankings?

should I just create a new site in my cp including the www in the domain to avoid any complications? would appreciate any input.

[tedster]

Yes, you definitey should retain the www if that's how the site is currently indexed. Here's a reference from our "Hot Topics [webmasterworld.com]" thread:

Why Does Google Treat "www" & "no-www" As Different? [webmasterworld.com]

[g1smd]

Moving to non-www would be like moving to a whole new site.

Keep with the www in the new location.