Website migration SEO (because rankings don't pack themselves).
A new domain, platform or URL structure puts every ranking you have at risk at once. Our website migration SEO lists every address that earns, maps each one to its new home, and watches the move until the numbers settle.
“The entire process was seamless, easy, and incredibly user-friendly. They were patient and flexible with all the changes and back-and-forth... Most importantly, they absolutely nailed the brief.”
We compare the new site with the baseline every week. Any drop is traced to the address that caused it while it is still small.
What we deliver
Weekly baseline comparison
Error and 404 watch
Drops traced to URLs
Close-out report
Baseline recorded
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The long read
What a website migration puts at risk, and how to keep it.
The build is the part everyone plans. The search side decides whether the new site starts where the old one left off.
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A well-run move still dips, briefly
Even a careful migration asks Google to relearn the site, and a short dip is normal while it does.
What matters is the shape. A mapped move usually dips a little and recovers within weeks. An unmapped one can fall and keep falling.
The baseline is how you tell the 2 apart early enough to act.
Search traffic after a mapped move
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Illustrative: the usual shape of a mapped migration, not a measurement or a promise for your site.
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The long tail is where moves go wrong
The homepage and the main services always get redirected. The losses are in the addresses nobody remembers, like an old campaign page, a PDF, or a blog post from years ago that still earns links.
Those don't appear in the menu, so they only turn up in the logs, the analytics and the backlink data. That is where our inventory starts.
addresses nobody remembers
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Migration SEO is the search side of the move
If we are redesigning your site, this work is already inside the redesign. If you are moving an online store, the products, customers and orders are a platform migration.
This service is the search side of any move, including one your own developer or another agency is building. We supply the map and the checklist, and they build to it.
the search side of any move
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Call before the build, not after the drop
The inventory is easiest while the old site is still there to crawl. So start before the build does.
If the move has already happened and traffic has fallen, it is often recoverable. The old addresses can be rebuilt from logs, archives and backlink data, and redirected late instead of never.
the old site is still there to crawl
Tell us what's moving.We'll give every ranking somewhere to land.
Your website talks to the software you already run.
We pick the platform that suits your business. Then we connect the
site to your booking system, your CRM and your ad accounts, so every
enquiry lands where your team already works.
“Up until working with Casey, we had only had poor to mediocre
experiences outsourcing work to agencies... instead of needing
babysitting like the other agencies we worked with, he was not only
completely dependable but also gave us sound
suggestions on how to get better results.”
Chris Jellis Domain Health
“Since going with Casey and his team, we have had nothing but
wins! They are great communicators, but more importantly, have got
awesome results with low lead costs.”
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Anneke Founder, Gentle Wombat
“As an experienced health professional I am a hard sceptic.
Casey and his team over delivered on my project
with an A+ website design having actively listened to every point I was
seeking.”
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Monica T Google review
“Casey has been an absolute standout! His personalised
approach has been nothing short of incredible. We have had amazing results from the get-go.”
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Allan Tomlinson Google review
“Excellent company to deal with and their web design is incredible. Would use them again and again.”
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Stephanie Poma Google review
“Casey was so empathetic and patient in listening to my ideas.
He asked all the right questions and got me thinking on aspects I
hadn't considered. He goes above and beyond.”
“If you're looking for a highly experienced, knowledgeable and
ideas-driven marketing agency, look no further... He's helped transform our business from a fairly humble start-up to a fast growing and highly regarded
service provider.”
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Storm Parker Google review
“We have worked with Casey on a number of website projects and
are super impressed with his promptness, communication,
professionalism, and knowledge of the full suite of digital
marketing... You and your team are second to none!”
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Mark Anthony Valle Google review
“[They have] truly exceeded my expectations... They handle every detail with care, addressing any concerns or
inquiries I had with remarkable responsiveness and genuine
accommodation. The end result was nothing short of fantastic.”
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Questions
What people ask before a website migration.
What you need to know before we start a conversation.
A short dip is normal while Google relearns the site, and nobody can honestly promise zero movement. We redirect every earning URL, file the change of address and keep the old domain live. The aim is a quick return to your baseline, and the weekly checks show if anything slips.
Another agency is building our new site. Can you still help?
Yes, and it's a common setup. We supply the URL inventory, the redirect map and the launch checklist. Then we work with their developer on staging and watch the numbers after launch. They build the site, and we look after the search side of the move.
How is this different from a redesign or a platform migration?
A website redesign with us already includes this work. An ecommerce platform migration moves products, customers and orders to a new store. Website migration SEO is the search side of any move, whoever builds the new site. It fits best when another team owns the build.
When should we bring you in?
Before the build starts, ideally. The inventory and baseline need the old site live, and the redirect map shapes decisions about the new URL structure. Bring us in late and we can still help, but some of the groundwork has to be rebuilt from logs and archives.
We've already migrated and traffic dropped. Is it too late?
It is usually recoverable. We rebuild the list of old addresses from server logs, web archives and link data. Then we find the ones that lost their traffic and redirect them to the right new pages. The sooner we start, the more of the lost traffic tends to come back.
How much does website migration SEO cost?
You get a fixed quote with line items after a free 15-minute call. The price depends on the size of the site and the kind of move. A domain move costs more than a structure change, because there is more to file, contact and watch.
Do healthcare sites need anything extra in a move?
Practitioner and location pages often carry the most search value, and patient booking links break easily in a move. Both get their own lines in the inventory and the launch checklist. Links into booking systems like HotDoc, Halaxy and Cliniko are tested on staging before the switch.