Switching to wp.org without losing seo ranking

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  danb377 · Member · Jan 26, 2013 at 12:16 am

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  I have a wp.com site with a domain pointed toward it. I would like to upgrade to a premium theme through wp.org and point my domain to this site instead but am worried about losing my seo ranking. Any suggestions?

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 26, 2013 at 1:23 am

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  Basically, when you go from WP.com to an independent host, you will always, always lose seo. It will take you at least four months to regain your previous stature, if then.

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  danb377 · Member · Jan 26, 2013 at 2:06 am

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  What if I use the site redirect feature? It says that I won’t lose seo ranking

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jan 26, 2013 at 4:36 am

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  If you have your own domain name (and it appears you do) then you will not lose your ranking, but in general, wordpress.com sites will always have an advantage over self-hosted over time because of the huge ranking of wordpress.com.