Comments on: Merging domains — important things to consider when you feel the urge to merge http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/07/18/how-to-merge-domains-after-corporate-merger/ Lifestyle Technology In Plain English Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:59:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bgrier http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/07/18/how-to-merge-domains-after-corporate-merger/comment-page-1/#comment-413 bgrier Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:09:58 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=272#comment-413 <a href="#comment-709">@boucher</a> - True. Once you own the domain name, keeping it and redirecting it is really a minor maintenance issue. @boucher -
True. Once you own the domain name, keeping it and redirecting it is really a minor maintenance issue.

]]> By: boucher http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/07/18/how-to-merge-domains-after-corporate-merger/comment-page-1/#comment-410 boucher Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:40:03 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=272#comment-410 I think I would keep them for more than a couple of years in case an old customer tried to visit the site through an old bookmark.Thanks for your information. I think I would keep them for more than a couple of years in case an old customer tried to visit the site through an old bookmark.Thanks for your information.

]]> By: Brad Grier http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/07/18/how-to-merge-domains-after-corporate-merger/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Brad Grier Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:05:18 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=272#comment-411 <a href='#comment-683'>@Marc Norris</a> - Good points. Maintaining both sites with the same content will add to the administration burden. But by prominently letting visitors know that you've got a new site you'll eventually migrate them...hopefully. And when you track the visitors to the old site, you'll realize when it's the best time to put up the 301 redirect. And yes, do maintain that old site for a while...they're cheap and you never know who may use an old email to find your site again. -- Brad @Marc Norris — Good points. Maintaining both sites with the same content will add to the administration burden. But by prominently letting visitors know that you’ve got a new site you’ll eventually migrate them…hopefully.

And when you track the visitors to the old site, you’ll realize when it’s the best time to put up the 301 redirect.

And yes, do maintain that old site for a while…they’re cheap and you never know who may use an old email to find your site again.

– Brad

]]> By: Marc Norris http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/07/18/how-to-merge-domains-after-corporate-merger/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Marc Norris Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:25:07 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=272#comment-412 I think I would make a point of keeping the customers informed on both websites that the company is changing. In that respect, I would keep both orignial sites up for awhile and change them as time goes on. At the same time, I would introduce the customers of both sites to the new domain name that encompasses the new merged company and encourage them to check out the site. As time goes on, I would change the original sites into funnels into the new corporate site - but I think I would keep them for more than a couple of years in case an old customer tried to visit the site through an old bookmark. Besides, a domain costs less than ten dollars a year. Marc Norriss last blog post..<a href="http://www.bizops.ca/2008/08/04/back-to-basics/">Back to Basics</a> I think I would make a point of keeping the customers informed on both websites that the company is changing. In that respect, I would keep both orignial sites up for awhile and change them as time goes on.

At the same time, I would introduce the customers of both sites to the new domain name that encompasses the new merged company and encourage them to check out the site.

As time goes on, I would change the original sites into funnels into the new corporate site — but I think I would keep them for more than a couple of years in case an old customer tried to visit the site through an old bookmark. Besides, a domain costs less than ten dollars a year.

Marc Norriss last blog post..Back to Basics

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