Thread: want to remame my domain

Hi - I want to rename my domain but not lose the headway I've made in Google finally finding my website. (Page 3 - woot)

I also have the problem that business cards and a few other printings have gone out with the original domain name, so I don't want to lose those visitors or the credit for those hits weth the SEO etc..

I regret having chosen the name too quickly - and I see now how it sends the wrong message.

What are my options?

Thank you.

None!

You can not change it and use it at the same time!

PS. what is your site?

None - wow.
Can I purchase the new name I want and redirect or something? and if I do that - can I just clone pages, rename them and publish for the new site. Will SE know what I'm doing or will they count it as duplicate content?
How does redirect work?
What do my visitors see? In other words does a redirect send my visitors directly to the new site or do they see my old site or some message first?
Thanks for the help.
PS - I puprosely am not naming the site because I don't want to leave a link here for SE's or for random viewers to click on.

You do not have 2 clone or rename them; they r yours & u can publish them as many times as u want on as many different domains as u want. Just publish them 2 the new domain.

New site - old site, your visitors see what u publish on the site...or u can publish nothing and just redirect that the visitors go 2 another site of yours.
If you name the site here it is 1 more link later when you redirect 2 the site u will use.

You can buy a new Domain name and transfer the current site to the new domain and allow the Domain that you dont like to expire.

However before it expire you will need to submit a support ticket to VH
to request a transfer & resetting of your account to the Newdomain name
as your Main domain.

Just buy a domain name and redirect it to the original domain .. doesnt cost anything but the registration of the domain.. no new pages to make etc.. get credit for both that way.

Karen

Thank you all for helping and your patience.
Travel, I understand that I own the material but I thought SEO requires unique content and my new site will look the copy cat -
Major - Your idea sounds good to me because ultimatlely I only want one website to maintain. So transferring a site to the new domain - what happens on c-panel? Can my new domain become the priamry, the main site?
Karen - I was leaning toward the redirect with a 301, but I thought I had to redirect my old name (links etc.) to my new domain.

Bottom line is I want the new domain to be my primary and be the only name visitors see and use etc. and for the old domain (with teh poor name)to fade out of existence.