This morning, the Manchester SEO Blog was moved to it’s new home at manchester-seo-blog.co.uk, but please remain calm, any links or bookmarks you had will continue to work (if you want to know how to do this click here!). I really enjoyed the domain branding I had with just.roger-it.co.uk, but recent events and changes to Google have forced me to move this to an ‘official’ top-level domain.
Why Move Now?
Well, actually there are several reasons. One is that Google recently made some drastic alterations to their search function, which has caused quite a shift in the labyrinth of SEO game-play rules, and this move is largely to guard myself against this.
There have also been some significant changes some of the Google’s services. Google Labs provide some tools in the Webmaster Control panel which are now only available to top level domains, not sub domains. This week, Google also altered the way Google Analytics tracking handles sub domains and their relation to top level domains. It is not clear why all these changes were made, but each one hints that sites on sub domains will be taken less seriously, than the top level domains they will come to depend on a little more heavily. The need for raw SEO power outweighs the delightful URL sculpting I felt I had going on.
No Need To Adjust Your TV Sets
But such is life, and like a tree in the wind we must be shaped by these changes or else face being broken by the force! The Manchester SEO Blog is still the same great site it has been, and still endeavours to deliver useful SEO tips and online marketing advice it always has. Please do not adjust your TV sets!
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