"(1) Do a normal site migration first (301 all pages, etc) from .digital to .co.uk (2) Use the new domain (i.e. .co.uk) to build up your web presence. (3) Make it so that it's super-obvious to search engines which domain you want. (4) Having your email address with the other domain is unproblematic - that's not used for SEO, he wrote."
"(5) When things are settled down, if you still want to basically run two sites (even if they're the same), doing something like the canonical is fine. I just wouldn't do that during the time you're trying to get established for search engines, and especially not if you want to actually move domains. He added that, "301 redirects are a strong signal for canonicalization, rel=canonical is less so.""
Perform a standard site migration using 301 redirects from .digital to .co.uk, redirecting all pages. Use the .co.uk domain to build and establish web presence and authority in search. Make the preferred domain explicit and obvious to search engines. Email addresses on the alternate domain do not affect SEO. After the preferred domain is established, running two sites with rel=canonical is acceptable, but avoid canonical duplication during initial establishment or during domain moves. 301 redirects are a stronger canonicalization signal than rel=canonical. The site indexed by search engines should present one TLD while the alternate remains virtually invisible.
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