Domains and rankings: what actually matters and what is myth.

• 301 Redirect: Setup for nginx, Apache and Cloudflare

  A 301 redirect tells Google a URL has moved for good. Working configs for nginx, Apache and Cloudflare, plus why chains over 10 hops get dropped.

• Change Domain Without Losing SEO: A Step-by-Step Guide

  How to change domain without losing SEO: URL mapping, page-to-page 301s, Change of Address for 180 days, redirects kept for at least a year. Configs included.

• Exact Match Domain: Does an EMD Still Help SEO?

  An exact match domain lost its ranking edge with Google's EMD update in September 2012. What still works, where EMDs hurt, and when one is a sensible buy.

• WWW vs Non-WWW: Which Is Better for SEO?

  WWW vs non-www makes no ranking difference to Google. What matters is picking one, redirecting the other with a 301, plus a CNAME catch at the apex.

Which ending, which name – and what Google makes of it.

• Buying an Aged Domain: SEO Value, Risks and Checks
• Country Code vs .com SEO: Which Domain Ranks Better?
• Domain SEO: What Your Domain Name Does for Rankings
• Exact Match Domain: Does an EMD Still Help SEO?
• New gTLD SEO: Do .shop, .io or .online Rank Worse?

Changing domains without losing visibility.

• 301 Redirect: Setup for nginx, Apache and Cloudflare
• Change Domain Without Losing SEO: A Step-by-Step Guide
• Multiple Domains, One Website: Redirect, Don't Mirror
• Search Console Change of Address: Step by Step

Redirects, www or not, HTTPS, subdomain vs. subfolder.

• HTTPS Migration SEO: Checklist Without Ranking Loss
• Subdomain vs Subfolder: What Google Says and Why It Matters
• WWW vs Non-WWW: Which Is Better for SEO?

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