I have a domain from last 2 years and it is having a considerable amount of traffic right now. But recently i am planning to change my url for SEO perspective so as to have more visitors, but while doing so i am afraid of my regular visitors as i need their visits too.

So please suggest me what can i do so that i can retain my regular visitors and can host my new domain too.

What a great IDEA!!!!!!! NOT

change the domain name for an "SEO perspective" and LOSE all the existing value!!!!


No doubt this "SEO perspective" is to go to a "keyword domain"!!!!

Just keep the old domain for some time and set up proper redirect with code 301. So you won't loose any visitors and pagerank will be transfered to the new domain in couple of weeks.

I have changed domains for 2 websites, and it didn't have any negative effect on visitor count.

I would just keep the domain you're currently using.

If you have a consistent traffic flow, you don't want to potentially lose those visitors, or maybe the ones that haven't been to your site in a while because you're changing the domain.

Think about some of the most used websites out there.

Google.com for example, has nothing to do with search engines. Back in the day it did better than search engines, for example, "InfoSeek" even though InfoSeek had a more 'to the point' domain.

Flickr. What the hell is a Flickr?

Its up to you to brand your current name.

I would continue using whatever domain you're using if its already got a developed website and traffic flow instead of changing it. Overtime you'll get better rankings due to the age and quality of content on your site.