Moved to a new addr (within) WordPress.com but now I'm not visible in Search

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  insidesportsgeek · Member · Jun 13, 2012 at 4:16 am

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  Hi all,

  Moved to a new addr (within) WordPress.com but now I’m not visible in Search. Would like to move back to the old wordpress.com, is this possible and do I get back from google search history?

  Regards,
  Anthony

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  raincoaster · Member · Jun 13, 2012 at 4:20 am

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  Did you delete the old blog URL? IF so, you’re stuck. New URLs mean that there are no links going to that blog, so it’s like a brand new one to search engines. It’s going to take some time to get visible again.

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  insidesportsgeek · Member · Jul 7, 2012 at 3:51 am

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  Hi raincoaster,

  No, I still have both.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 7, 2012 at 4:38 am

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  Well, the OLD blog still has all the googlejuice it had. The new blog is new, you will have to blog at it and attract incoming links in order to gain search rank. I wish staff would warn people about this. It will take weeks at a minimum to get back to where you were in search.

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  insidesportsgeek · Member · Jul 10, 2012 at 3:40 am

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  can I export all my post and import for both/vice versa?

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 10, 2012 at 3:44 am

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  Yes, easily.

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  insidesportsgeek · Member · Jul 10, 2012 at 3:56 am

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  and assuming I’ll be back in search results?

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 10, 2012 at 4:06 am

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  The old one is where it always was in search terms. The new one is at zero. Decide which you want for the long term and put all your posts in that one. Importing from the higher ranked blog to the lower one does not lift the lower one automatically.

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  insidesportsgeek · Member · Jul 10, 2012 at 4:11 am

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  This has been very helpful. Going to revert back my site and keep the new addr as a new site. Thanks much raincoaster.

  Regards,
  anthony

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  insidesportsgeek · Member · Jul 10, 2012 at 4:18 am

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  another quick q, not seeing images if it save during exporting. Is this true?

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 10, 2012 at 5:07 am

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  It should. During the export there are two options: with or without media files. As long as you’ve chosen WITH, they should be imported.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jul 10, 2012 at 5:40 am

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  The import media files option shows up during the import. You can say, yes, bring my images over.