Bootcamp Pilates and an SEO Challenge

The SEO service team at Internet Marketing London recently faced an increasingly common SEO challenge. An existing client formerly known as Beautcamp Pilates planned to change their name to Bootcamp Pilates which indeed they are now called.
There are many reasons why a company might decide to change its company name, in this instance it was driven by a very sound branding rationale.
However, for an SEO service company this can present a major problem if the domain name needs to be changed as a result of the name change e.g. If the old company name was used in the web address. Why is this a problem?
Well, at a basic level, a domain name builds up history or a reputation on the web, partly because of its age but also because of all the on-page (on the website) and off-page (away from the website e.g. link-building) SEO work. If the SEO is done well then that reputation will result in good search rankings and good traffic.
Therefore, the obvious danger is that when you change your domain name to a new one, all of that good SEO work is lost and you start from scratch on your new domain name. The risk is even greater when you migrate to a brand new website design at the same time. And, a severe drop in rankings and traffic could ruin a successful business overnight. But, happily not in the case of Bootcamp Pilates.
The SEO service team at Internet Marketing London successfully migrated from the old website and domain name (Beautcamp) to the new website and domain name (Bootcamp) without any drop in search engine rankings or traffic. This means that anybody searching for Pilates London or any similar search terms will still find Bootcamp or Beautcamp as it was known, firmly at the top of the search engines.
To find out how to successfully migrate your website to a new domain name without losing search engine traffic and rankings contact our SEO team and they will be happy to share their SEO best practices with you.
Bootcamp Pilates operate pilates studios in Notting Hill, The City, Fulham and Richmond and are credited with being the first Pilates company to bring Reformer Pilates to London.







