Migrating Subfolder content to New domain Safely

[davidifaso]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently facing a challenging situation and would greatly appreciate your expertise and guidance.

I own a website, maniflexa.com, primarily focused on the digital agency niche. About 3 months ago, I created a subfolder, maniflexa.com/emploi/, dedicated to job listings which is a completely different niche. The subfolder has around 120 posts and pages.

Unfortunately, since I created the subfolder, the rankings of my main site have been negatively impacted. I was previously ranking #1 for all local digital services keywords, but now, only 2 out of 16 keywords have maintained their positions. Other pages have dropped to positions 30 and beyond.

I'm considering a solution and would like your advice: I'm planning to purchase a new domain and migrate the content from maniflexa.com/emploi/ to newdomain.com. However, I want to ensure a smooth migration without affecting the main domain maniflexa.com rankings and losing backlinks from maniflexa.com/emploi/ pages.

Is moving the subfolder content to a new domain a viable solution? And how can I effectively redirect all pages from the subfolder to the new domain while preserving page ranks and backlinks?
I wish they did, but GSC doesn't offer a solution to migration content from subfolder to a new domain.

Help a fellow Mozer. Thanks for giving a hand.

[jhonmike8]

"Planning a migration? It's crucial for a smooth transition! Have you considered using 301 redirects and updating sitemaps for SEO? Betflix best of luck with the move!

[arslanshabir1]

You can create subdomain as well, that will be also fine. But if you want to move or migration then simply use the migration plugin and it will be simple and hassle free work.