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MIGRATION

Site migration means changing host, domain or CMS with no downtime and without losing the search rankings you have earned. It is a well charted technical operation: prepared, tested, carried out at the right moment, then checked.

THE METHOD

01

Preparation

A full inventory: pages, URLs, email, DNS, certificates. Whatever is not on the list ends up broken.

02

Copy and testing

The migrated site is built and tested in parallel: nothing switches over until everything works.

03

Switchover

DNS, a complete set of 301 redirections, certificates: the switch happens in quiet hours, with no visible interruption.

04

Checking

Rankings, 404 errors, forms, email: we watch the weeks that follow, not just the day itself.

RANKINGS SURVIVE A PREPARED MIGRATION

The classic fear with a migration is losing your Google positions. It is a fair one: a rushed migration with no redirection plan can cost years of work. But prepared properly, a migration is neutral for search, and often beneficial when it comes with faster hosting.

FAQ.

How long is the site down?

Ideally: not at all. A well prepared DNS switch is invisible to visitors; at worst, a few minutes in quiet hours.

Is email affected?

Often, yes: it follows the domain. We put it on the inventory every time so no message goes missing.

Can we change CMS while migrating?

Yes, and it then becomes a migration and a redesign combined: content carried over, URLs mapped one by one, redirections put in place. Heavier, but entirely chartable.

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15 minutes. Free. No strings. We tell you exactly what we would do in your place.

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