The Secret Blueprint to Changing Your Domain Name Without Losing a Single Visitor
Here’s where to direct your new domain depending on your use case:
- If all you are doing is switching the domain name, aim it at your existing website. Your site will simply have two domains for a while, allowing you to switch once ready with no downtime.
- Should you be changing hosts too, point the new domain to your new server instead, and keep the old site live as is for now. This allows you to migrate your content and prepare the new site without affecting your current web presence. You can update the DNS to point the old domain to your new hosting provider once ready.
You can manage your domain’s DNS settings through your domain registrar or a management panel like cPanel, and it roughly looks like this:
