More threads by henbawkins

Joined
Apr 20, 2015
Messages
5
Reaction score
3
Hi guys,

I have a client that's essentially changing their name from Tom & Jerry's to Ben & Jerry's.

They have great reviews and great rankings locally for their niche. Everything's going well. Obviously, I'll have to manually update the majority of the citations we've built.

I'm curious if in you're experience you've seen an effect on rankings with a name change in a similar situation?

Thanks in advance!
 

mborgelt

Member
Joined
Jul 22, 2012
Messages
479
Reaction score
155
You will almost always see a slight drop with a change of major information but as long as you stay on top of citations you shouldn't see too big or long of a drop.
 

JoshuaMackens

Local Search Expert
Joined
Sep 12, 2012
Messages
1,967
Reaction score
589
I've done a name change for clients twice and haven't seen a drop myself.

The 1st time we changed them all within a week.

The 2nd time we changed them within a month.

Both times we were fine. I would definitely suggest the week though to minimize any possibilities.
 
Joined
May 19, 2016
Messages
75
Solutions
1
Reaction score
13
inconsistency is what makes search engines confused. The speed at which you update your citations will play a huge part. And make sure you cover all citations, then you should be OK
 

Login / Register

Already a member?   LOG IN
Not a member yet?   REGISTER

LocalU Event

  Promoted Posts

New advertising option: A review of your product or service posted by a Sterling Sky employee. This will also be shared on the Sterling Sky & LSF Twitter accounts, our Facebook group, LinkedIn, and both newsletters. More...
Google Product Exert


QRCode

QR Code
Top Bottom