(Entry was posted by Randy Davis Video Productio on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 03/25/2016).

How will the new domain name affect our placement?

I have a question. A nine year old company is changing names (our company) from Episode 11 Studios to Episode 11 Productions. How will the new domain name affect our placement?

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Randy Davis Video Production: I have a question. A nine year old company is changing names (our company) from Episode 11 Studios to Episode 11 Productions. How will the new domain name affect our placement?
vo thang: I think the domain is not problem.You can keep old domain,it is better for brand and seo.
Suraj Gadage: +Randy Davis Video Production ;Looks like a re-branding exercise. ;

Usually moving domains can make a tremendously negative impact on search engine rankings. When you decide to change you old domain to new domain, you are resetting you domain metrics to zero. However, there are specific steps one can take to minimize and in many cases completely negate the affects of a domain move.

Refer to this GoogleDoc for the complete checklist items: ;https://goo.gl/r15A8l

Hope this helps!