

A domain is something that you not only own (just like real estate), it appreciates in value and it will lead to much better rankings in Google. It is also an opportunity to brand yourself and create an authority within a niche.
SiteRubix.com sites are a wonderful starting point and testing ground for your business, but at some point you are going to want to consider moving to a domain of your own. As a PREMIUM member here at WA, you can host 25 of your own domains as well as free 25 websites on the siterubix.com domain (total of 50 websites)!
In this training I am going to be walking you through the process of transferring an existing website you have created (.siterubix.com) over to your own domain name.
Before you move through this training, you should first own your own domain name. You can buy domains and register them directly through the SiteDomains platform here at WA. Here are instructions on how to do this.
How to Buy a Domain Name With SiteDomains
There is no additional set-up after buying a domain name, upon purchasing you will be able to transfer your new website over to your own domain name using the Move feature.
The "Move" feature takes care of everything, including:
- Transferring all of the website files/themes
- Transferring all of your plugins
- Transferring the user accounts
- Redirecting all of your old website pages to your new pages automatically
- Making sure the transfer is SEO friendly
PS. If you have not purchased your domain name yet, you can do so here.
Example:
I went from
"old-domain-name"
to
"newdomainname."
I do have several questions.
First question:
Can I assume that the page/post URLs will remain the same? In other words, if the old page URL was:
"old-domain-name/one-of-my-posts"
will the new page URL now become:
"newdomainname/one-of-my-posts"
???
Second question:
I have a ton of internal links throughout my website on my old domain - as in:
"old-domain-name/a-link-to-another-post-on-my-website"
Will I have to re-do all of them so that they read:
"newdomainname/a-link-to-another-post-on-my-website"
???
Last question:
Will this move affect my SEO rankings in Google?
I appreciate any help my WA family can give me. I am a bit anxious about making this move - as you can probably tell...
Jim
I have one question: the title of my website matched my siterubix.com domain name. However, I was unable to purchase the same name for my .com domain name. The .com domain name is slightly different (by one additional word).
How can I change / modify the title of my website under the .com domain name?
In the beginning I changed from the "http://siterubix.com" to a new one as described above... but now months later I want to change domain name (again) for my site cause I`m not happy with the one o chose and it doesnt fit to the development of my site.
Is it too late doing this change when already joined affiliate programs? Or is it only to let them know that I have a new URL domain to my website and thats it? I`m a bit confused since my website is all up and ready now but I am unhappy with the actual domain name.
Best reguards
/Hans
!. edited my first about me and it became another post would like to delete the first post and use the second.
Then I'm not able to change it from post to page can I get some help. Would like to correct before I transfer
Quick one: I have purchased a domain via WA and am just about to move my siterubix.com to my.com domain nevertheless my website is still empty (just the about me post and the privacy policy page) as I am yet to learn about how to make my website prettier.
If I move my site now, does that mean that anyone can visit the website via internet browsers?
Should I not wait until I have loaded more content in to my website and then move across to the .com domain I have just purchased?
Your help will be appreciated, thank you very much in advance!
Jose
-Access Details
-Website admin used
-installed website functionality and options
but mine isnt this way mine says
-Admin details
-Domain details
-site+
>site speed (with an option on or off) mine is off
>siteSSL(HTTPs) says unavailable
>site protect (spam blocker) With option on or off mine is on
-page speed insight (with a chart of my pages)
Page title publish date desktop mobile scanned
V V
page title date
page title date
.........and so on
why does mine appear different did i do something wrong? Or is this how it should look? Also is the siteSSL supposed to be unavailable?
another related question - if one purchased a .com website from WA and later decides to change to another.com name - is it possible to use the move key to do the same
The only thing at the time of site moving that slightly confused me was still seeing old domain at SiteManager but this video has clarified that perfectly - remove old domain from SiteManager after a few weeks.
It made to difference to the functionality of anything - everything went perfectly so thanks for the MOVE facility here at WA & thanks for the video explaining things.
All the very best Andre
I can't afford to pay someone to go in to look at the inner workings of the site either.
Things that make you go hmmm?
it wipe out ALL my likes. =-( I really like seeing ALL the likes, because it let me know people were visiting my sight. Well at least I own the website now.
I decided to create a test siterubix website before transferring to my real domain name because I didn't want google to index me before I was ready. This may be my process going forward because searching for wordpress themes is somewhat of a headache!
~Aloha
Please be advised: All files and content (including database) on onlinefinancialfreedom.org will be permanently deleted and overwritten by the new website. This cannot be undone, so please be sure that you want to overwrite all files and content on onlinefinancialfreedom.org before proceeding. If there is any important Files on onlinefinancialfreedom.org you may wish to back them up first.
My Siterubix site was already built though. Unlike this example I guess.
1) Your screen options have definitely change since this video was created.
2) My domain names are already registered ... and pointing to my web hosting in Toronto, ON.
3) Wordpress has been installed.
So ... how do I move my files?
1) Do I have to now go back and point to WA name servers first and THEN transfer... I'm lost :-(
I've attach a screen print of what I see when I click my Move button.
I think @Juneyo steps below are the correct steps. Is it possible to please update this video to help future members.
From @Juneyo's comment below:
Go to SiteRubix – Site Builder. Select On a Domain I Own and type in your new domain name in the Add Your Domain Name box. A green tick will appear as you finished typing. Then, just fill in everything.
After you click on I’m Ready, Build My Site Now, go to SiteRubix – Site Manager. Locate the Siterubix site you want to move and click on the Move blue button. Choose To an Existing Domain and select the new domain name from the Choose existing dropdown. Then, click I’m Ready, Move My Site. Everything will be overwritten and all your contents will be moved to the new domain.