Should I resubmit a 301 redirected domain in Webmaster Tools

[Ben_Malkin_Develo]

We recently switched over a .com site to a new server. The .com site had a .co.uk domain redirecting to it previously, but when the switchover happened, the .co.uk was forgotten about.

We have now realised what has happened, but not before taking a hit with our rankings.

The .co.uk is still indexed in Google and now that we have sorted the redirects they are pointing to the right places.

My question now; is there anything further I need to do?

I know that the .co.uk will soon be removed from the SERPs, but I just want to make sure I haven't forgotten anything.

[Martijn_Scheijbeler]

Sure, adding a domain in Google Search Console doesn't change anything in the ranking or won't give a signal to Google. It will provide you with information to monitor your domain.

[Eric_Rohrback]

It won't hurt, but it really won't provide much detail either. It would be like verifying the www vs non-www version (or http vs https) in Search Console. Basically what's going to happen is that you'll see the larger data set in the version that users are being redirected to. It's always worth verifying all variations because that will give you a good indication if something broke and users are seeing the old domain. It could help identify duplicate content issues due to canonicalization or redirect failures quicker if you see a lot of data showing in that view of Search Console.

It can only help in the long run and it's easy to apply, so it makes sense to take care of. I can't really think of a reason not to do it.

[TammyWood]

Along with applying the 301's and using the change of address form, I'd add submit a sitemap of the OLD urls, this encourages Google to view and assign the 301s. After a few weeks, submit the new sitemap with the NEW URls and all should be well.