What should the combined domain rank of 2 sites?

[benj45]

We have just combined 2 sites by redirecting a site with a domain ranking of 35 to a site with a domain ranking of 27 (this is because the we want to use the address with a ranking of 27)

After a week I now have 1 domain with a ranking of 26??

So my questions are;

1. Should the ranking have increased already?
2. What should I expect the ranking to increase to if at all?
3. Is there something I could have done wrong when transferring?

Thanks

[Robert_G]

Hi Ben,

If the redirect was properly done, you should wait 2-4 months to see the effects. Any algorithm, no matter who's is, needs to gather the new data, take into consideration the 301 redirects, and update the scores. This is not done, based on my knowledge, in 1 week.

So, ensure that both the www and non-www version redirects properly, verify both sites in Google's Webmaster Tools and setup the redirection there, too, talk with those you can reach and ask them to update the hyperlinks and... wait.

Hope it helps,

[PaddyDisplays]

the mozbot updates about every 2 weeks, but the data its based on is from a few weeks before that (over a few weeks)

So best case it will be 4 weeks before the mozbot will show your changes to your PA/DA, but more likely 6-8 weeks