SEOMOZ Support: Domain Name Change in SEOMOZ

[DynoSaur]

My client is changing their domain name. They are redirecting (301) all of their URLs to the new domain. Do I need to do anything in SEOMOZ to preserve the campaign?

[ThompsonPaul]

This was covered in a recent question, DynoSaur. If you read the responses, you'll note that there's no way to effectively use the existing campaign once the domain has changed. Even with the 301 redirects, most of the campaign functions will no longer work.

You'll need to create a new campaign for the new domain. (You can copy-paste across your keywords etc.) Once the new campaign is live, you can archive (NOT delete) the original campaign so it's historical data can still be referenced.

You'll want to get the new campaign set up as soon as possible so that you don't miss any data. (If you have already used up your campaign slots, one will be freed up when you archive the existing campaign.)

This certainly isn't a good way for the tool to handle this kind of situation. There is already a Feature Request in place asking for the ability to change domains in a campaign. It was last updated at the end of last year saying it was a planned feature but would be at least several months before it would be implemented. Would be worth adding your vote to the request to let them know this is an issue for you too.

Not the answer you were hoping for, I'm sure, but hop this helps?

Paul

[DynoSaur]

Thanks Paul, I appreciate you taking the time to answer this.