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Domain Names – Is it worthwhile moving to a new domain after a traffic drop? – Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer a question

episode I’m going to answer a question

episode I’m going to answer a question from one of my readers Veronica who

from one of my readers Veronica who

from one of my readers Veronica who wrote in asking about a website for her

wrote in asking about a website for her

wrote in asking about a website for her brother so she’s got a brother in

brother so she’s got a brother in

brother so she’s got a brother in Winchester UK who’s an osteopath the

Winchester UK who’s an osteopath the

Winchester UK who’s an osteopath the chiropractor he’s had a website that

chiropractor he’s had a website that

chiropractor he’s had a website that he’s had for six years traffic has

he’s had for six years traffic has

he’s had for six years traffic has dropped a lot recently he she’s going to

dropped a lot recently he she’s going to

dropped a lot recently he she’s going to build him a new website has bought two

build him a new website has bought two

build him a new website has bought two different domains when zecom one’s a dot

different domains when zecom one’s a dot

different domains when zecom one’s a dot coat UK because in the UK and she’s one

coat UK because in the UK and she’s one

coat UK because in the UK and she’s one is it worthwhile to move him to one of

is it worthwhile to move him to one of

is it worthwhile to move him to one of the domains from his original website if

the domains from his original website if

the domains from his original website if so which one and it’s better to have the

so which one and it’s better to have the

so which one and it’s better to have the keywords in the domain name or to use an

keywords in the domain name or to use an

keywords in the domain name or to use an established site so let’s quickly just

established site so let’s quickly just

established site so let’s quickly just check out this site to see if there’s

check out this site to see if there’s

check out this site to see if there’s something that is glaringly wrong on it

something that is glaringly wrong on it

something that is glaringly wrong on it start so the design is pretty bad and

start so the design is pretty bad and

start so the design is pretty bad and could use some serious loving here

could use some serious loving here

could use some serious loving here there’s odds at the bottom which are

there’s odds at the bottom which are

there’s odds at the bottom which are probably not needed I’m sure he doesn’t

probably not needed I’m sure he doesn’t

probably not needed I’m sure he doesn’t make much from here and he’s you know

make much from here and he’s you know

make much from here and he’s you know probably trying to sell his his services

probably trying to sell his his services

probably trying to sell his his services instead I also take off this link to

instead I also take off this link to

instead I also take off this link to know that website company unless that’s

know that website company unless that’s

know that website company unless that’s part of the agreement that was built in

part of the agreement that was built in

part of the agreement that was built in well that edit button does too it’s a

well that edit button does too it’s a

well that edit button does too it’s a little scary let’s see what else we have

little scary let’s see what else we have

little scary let’s see what else we have so treatment will click in locations you

so treatment will click in locations you

so treatment will click in locations you know looking at these pages there’s not

know looking at these pages there’s not

know looking at these pages there’s not a lot of content right like the

a lot of content right like the

a lot of content right like the treatment page should be full of content

treatment page should be full of content

treatment page should be full of content that talks about what he does the

that talks about what he does the

that talks about what he does the homepage to doesn’t have a lot of

homepage to doesn’t have a lot of

homepage to doesn’t have a lot of content and this could be why he got

content and this could be why he got

content and this could be why he got penalized has been a number of penalties

penalized has been a number of penalties

penalized has been a number of penalties that I’ve come out recently to penalize

that I’ve come out recently to penalize

that I’ve come out recently to penalize websites that do not have good strong

websites that do not have good strong

websites that do not have good strong content so I’d look at try to add 500

content so I’d look at try to add 500

content so I’d look at try to add 500 words of content each page here and see

words of content each page here and see

words of content each page here and see if it doesn’t improve his rankings as

if it doesn’t improve his rankings as

if it doesn’t improve his rankings as well as try to get a you know a couple

well as try to get a you know a couple

well as try to get a you know a couple links coming into the site in terms of

links coming into the site in terms of

links coming into the site in terms of your question here I would rather focus

your question here I would rather focus

your question here I would rather focus on a website that’s older like this one

on a website that’s older like this one

on a website that’s older like this one and improve the rankings because all the

and improve the rankings because all the

and improve the rankings because all the domains have a easier time to rank and

domains have a easier time to rank and

domains have a easier time to rank and if they have any kind of external link

if they have any kind of external link

if they have any kind of external link profile you can check in your webmaster

profile you can check in your webmaster

profile you can check in your webmaster tools to see how well it’s been ranking

tools to see how well it’s been ranking

tools to see how well it’s been ranking in the past

in the past

in the past and what kind of links that he have if

and what kind of links that he have if

and what kind of links that he have if he’s got any kind of link profile I

he’s got any kind of link profile I

he’s got any kind of link profile I would I would stick with the older

would I would stick with the older

would I would stick with the older website you could still use these

website you could still use these

website you could still use these websites these two new ones just to rank

websites these two new ones just to rank

websites these two new ones just to rank for that keyword so Winchester what is

for that keyword so Winchester what is

for that keyword so Winchester what is it osteopath then from you know you

it osteopath then from you know you

it osteopath then from you know you could rank for that keyword you can

could rank for that keyword you can

could rank for that keyword you can throw up a little site just targeting

throw up a little site just targeting

throw up a little site just targeting that keyword and try to rank for that

that keyword and try to rank for that

that keyword and try to rank for that keyword if that’s important one for him

keyword if that’s important one for him

keyword if that’s important one for him and focus all of your long tail and all

and focus all of your long tail and all

and focus all of your long tail and all your content other keywords on the main

your content other keywords on the main

your content other keywords on the main site here that’s why what i would do see

site here that’s why what i would do see

site here that’s why what i would do see if i could get this page from out of a

if i could get this page from out of a

if i could get this page from out of a penalty yeah also look at the webmaster

penalty yeah also look at the webmaster

penalty yeah also look at the webmaster tools to see if there’s anything else

tools to see if there’s anything else

tools to see if there’s anything else that’s showing up if Google’s not

that’s showing up if Google’s not

that’s showing up if Google’s not crawling him as much if there’s any

crawling him as much if there’s any

crawling him as much if there’s any errors on his page or if he has a site

errors on his page or if he has a site

errors on his page or if he has a site map where pages aren’t being indexed I

map where pages aren’t being indexed I

map where pages aren’t being indexed I look at all that but definitely add more

look at all that but definitely add more

look at all that but definitely add more content improve the look of the page add

content improve the look of the page add

content improve the look of the page add more content and go after the long tail

more content and go after the long tail

more content and go after the long tail for the for this main page so I hope

for the for this main page so I hope

for the for this main page so I hope that helps if you guys liked the video

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