Blog URL changed - how to restore original permalink

When you change the URL of a blogspot blog, the permalink (individual post URL) also changes and if the blog already has incoming backlinks, these links will become dead links (page not found). So if you are unhappy about that, what can you do?

I would suggest going back to Blogger dashboard, click SETTINGS then PUBLISHING and change the blog URL back to the original blog URL. Of course you will need to do it fast because that option will not be available any more if another blogger has already registered that URL. If successful, all your original permalinks will be restored.

I have tested it at a test blog Computer Hardware Tips and Tricks and confirmed that after changing the blog URL back to the original, the permalink of the individual post had also been restored.

More details - original permalinks

http://computerhardwaretipsandtricks.blogspot.com/2011/05/brief-history-of-ipod.html
http://computerhardwaretipsandtricks.blogspot.com/2011/05/buying-right-notebook-computer.html

and when changed to a new blog URL, these permalinks became (those changed items in red)

http://computerhardwaretipsntricks.blogspot.com/2011/05/brief-history-of-ipod.html
http://computerhardwaretipsntricks.blogspot.com/2011/05/buying-right-notebook-computer.html

and when the blog URL revert back to its original URL, these permalinks then become changed back to the original as shown below:

http://computerhardwaretipsandtricks.blogspot.com/2011/05/brief-history-of-ipod.html
http://computerhardwaretipsandtricks.blogspot.com/2011/05/buying-right-notebook-computer.html

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Apprehensions regarding shift to custom domain - my response

A recent reader expression of apprehension of converting blogspot blog to custom domain is the reason for this post. Worries about the effect of conversion to custom domain is very understandable as it involved a change in URL of the blog. What I can offer is my own experience in custom domain conversion and address one particular concern, does the old URL (including the old permalinks) redirect to the new custom domain URL's.

For traffic, I have published a previous post Effect of conversion to custom domain on traffic where I showed that it had no effect on traffic on my blog (please note the emphasis. I do not guarantee the same for yours). Further in that same post, a commentator complained that it affected traffic to his blog tremendously, but probably he registered his domain direct via Godaddy while I did it via Blogger. see Advice: upgrade to custom domain via Blogger.

Now to the other point about redirecting traffic. Below are 3 permalinks with new custom domain permalinks and below that are 3 permalinks of the same post but with the old blogspot permalink. Confirm for yourself that they do redirect to the new custom domain permalinks.

New custom domain permalinks:

www.bloggertipsandtricks.com/2010/10/make-amazon-banners-open-in-new-window.html

www.bloggertipsandtricks.com/2007/04/making-bookcover-image-link-to-amazon.html

www.bloggertipsandtricks.com/2009/08/recover-accidentally-deleted-post-how.html

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old blogspot permalinks

blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/2010/10/make-amazon-banners-open-in-new-window.html"

blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/2007/04/making-bookcover-image-link-to-amazon.html

blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/2009/08/recover-accidentally-deleted-post-how.html

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Note that your PageRank will definitely be affected initially and it may take time to recover your previous PageRank, but that didn't seem to have affected my blog traffic which is what is important to me and not specifically the PageRank.

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