Finish Moving Your Blogspot Blog to Another Host with Link Rel Canonical Tags - Seventh Step: Link Rel Canonical Script Mass Implementation
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The last and the most important step is to finally paste the link rel canonical script created in the sixth step to the Blogger template source code below the front page link rel canonical tag:
Paste in the remaining link rel canonical script for the Blogger post URLs pointing to the new domain URLs. After pasting this, it should now look like this:
Finally, hit "Save Template." And now, using a browser, open any of your Blogspot post URLs, and then view the source code. It should contain a specific link rel canonical tag in the <head> tag that contains that specific Blogger post URL pointing to the equivalent post URL in another domain using a different host.
It will take at most three to six months for Google and other search engines to mature the transferring of page and link properties to the new domain. You will then notice that the new domain will replace the previously ranking Blogspot URLs.
Of course, if you need to update your blog, such as by adding content, you should update your new domain and never touch the Blogger-hosted blogs. Below is what you should do:
a. Do not delete your Blogger-hosted blogs.
b. Do not update your Blogger-hosted blogs anymore; instead, update your new website.
c. Do not worry about contacting your partners to change their links. The link rel canonical tag will do everything to transfer the link properties to your new domain.