If I redirect a penalized domain to a non-penalized domain, will the new domain still be penalized?
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If I redirect a penalized domain to a non-penalized domain, will the new domain still be penalized?
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OK what if I no index my old site, port content to new site, no 301. Lose link juice.
Will I face duplicate content issues?
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I have seen this done several times to get out of penalties. It appears that Google is ratcheting back, though, and 301 redirects do not get you out of a penalty for very long - sometimes as little as just a few days. I wouldn't count on it getting you out. Your better bet is to clean up the mess or start anew.
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I have not personally tried this, I've read some people suceeding with doing this but I highly doubt it. You are basically passing the Authority of a domain of "penalized" to a new domain that has 0 Authority. If it penalizes your new domain, that tactic could be used against people so I doubt but unsure if that is how Google treats it. If anything you will get another message saying your website has unnatural links pointing to it.
**Hope that helps! **
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if you do a 301, all links are passed to the new domain, depending on what you have done to be punished, there is risk of the new domain will be too.
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