I want to change the domain name of the well-ranked website in SERP. Is it possible to retain the same keyword positions?
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I want to change the domain name of the well-ranked website in SERP. Is it possible to retain the same keyword positions?
Yes, definitely you can. Just 301 redirecting the corresponding old URLs to the new URLs. In initial after you did this, you may experience a drop in rankings. Once your new URLs got indexed, you can expect the same position that you had earlier.
Yes, of course, You will have to make 301 redirections to the new domain. After redirection, your ranking will be little down for a while and after some time it will start recovering.
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Yes, definitely you can.
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Log in to your Domain.com, hosting account.
Go to the Domain Control Panel settings.
Click on the Website Builder icon.
Right next to the Domain name you wish to change, click on Options.
A menu will drop down, click on Change Domain.
It will have a small effect on ranking but after some, it will all remain if you are done 301 redirections well.
As you said, the website already ranks well then why do you want to change the domain name?