How do I maintain my search engine rankings with a new domain?
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How do I maintain my search engine rankings when switching to a new custom domain?
I am looking to purchase the domain upgrade but I am concerned that my traffic will be adversely affected. Is there a way to minimize the damage?
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There will be no problem at all if you purchase a domain mapping upgrade. You can read why that is and how domain mapping works here. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/04/02/do-i-need-a-domain/
In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from. If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in under the exact same username account that registered the blog and purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.
If you do not own a domain name then see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
If you already own a domain name see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades is where you do the primary blog set up knowing it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.
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