Don’t leave your unused domains just floating in space.
Redirect your old domain to your new domain if any of these points are true:
- The old domain contains content that’s relevant to your current business
- The old domain has inbound links
- The old domain has any amount of traffic
Permanently redirect your old domains to you new domain with a “301 Redirect”.
Here’s how to do it assuming your using a standard Apache web server:
- Find the .htaccess file for your old domain
- Copy the code snippet below, replacing old-domain.com and new-domain.com with your actual domains
- Paste the code into the top of your .htaccess file
- Test to make sure the redirect is working properly
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^old-domain.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.old-domain.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://new-domain.com/$1 [L,R=301,NC]