Website Migration Services Without Lost Email or Rankings
A migration is moving a website from one home to another. The platform may change, from Wix or Squarespace to a faster stack that fits the business. The host may change, from an old server to modern hosting. The address may change, from an old domain to a new one. Often all three change at once.
What a website migration is
A migration is also the moment when things go missing: the contact form stops delivering, email goes quiet, old pages return errors and Google forgets you. None of that is caused by moving. It happens when nobody makes a list first.
We make the list. Our job is to move the site, keep your email running and keep your Google position.
Website Migration in about a minute
Who needs it
- Businesses on Wix, Squarespace, Webador or GoDaddy builders that have hit speed, design or editing limits.
- GoHighLevel users who no longer want to pay for a platform just to host a brochure site.
- Owners with an old host that is slow, insecure or no longer supported.
- Sites being redesigned, where the new design lives on different code or a different address.
- Businesses changing domain names, after a rebrand or a merger.
- Anyone who lost track of who hosts the site and needs to take control.
What can go wrong, and how we prevent it
Pages disappear. Platforms like Wix change nearly every page address when you leave. We crawl your live site first and keep a record of every page, then redirect each one.
Email stops. Email depends on DNS records, which are separate from the website but live in the same place. If those are overwritten, mail bounces. We copy the records, test and leave email untouched unless you want it moved.
Rankings drop. Google needs to understand that the new pages are the old pages. We use permanent redirects, keep titles and headings that already work, and resubmit the sitemap.
Forms break. We test every form and send real messages to confirm they arrive.
Verification lapses. If your site is verified in Google Search Console or on your Business Profile, we keep that verification or re-establish it, so you keep your data.
Tracking disappears. Analytics codes are carried over so your history continues.
Our migration process
1. Inventory
We crawl the site and write down every page, title, heading, image, form, redirect and third-party tool. We check where the domain is registered, where DNS is managed, who runs email, and what Search Console and analytics already know. This becomes the checklist for everything after.
2. Redirect map
Each old address is matched to its new one in a spreadsheet you can read. Pages we merge or retire point to the closest useful page, not the home page. A link saved years ago should still lead somewhere that makes sense.
3. Build the new site
The new site is built on a private address, using your content, your images and your structure unless a redesign is part of the job. If it is, we combine this with the redesign process.
4. Pre-switch checks
Before anything goes live:
- Every redirect is tested, with no chains or loops.
- Each page has one H1, a title and a description.
- Forms and phone links work.
- Email records are verified in the new DNS.
- The sitemap lists the right pages.
- The site is tested on a phone.
5. The switch
We change DNS at a quiet hour. Some visitors reach the new site within minutes; others take up to 48 hours as the change spreads. The old site stays available as a fallback until we confirm the new one is working.
6. After launch
We resubmit the sitemap, request indexing for key pages, and check Search Console for errors, redirect problems and dropped pages. A small wobble in rankings after a move is normal, which is why we keep watching.
Moving off specific platforms
Wix. There is no clean full-site export, so content is rebuilt by hand or with tools. Wix-specific apps such as bookings, memberships and stores do not transfer and must be recreated. Page addresses change for most pages, so the redirect map is essential.
Squarespace. Pages and some content export, but the layouts do not. Blog and product content can often be carried over with care. Squarespace addresses differ from other platforms, so redirects are required.
Webador, GoDaddy builders and similar. These usually have no export. We rebuild from the live pages and match their addresses where we can.
GoHighLevel. We move the website and keep any forms or follow-ups you still want, then help you decide what to keep on the platform.
An old server. We copy files and databases, move the domain's DNS to the new setup and retire the old host after a check period.
What it costs
Migration cost depends on the number of pages, what the old site does (forms, bookings, a store), and whether the move comes with a redesign. We scope it in a statement of work (SOW) after a free call, and you see the price first.
If you are on a monthly plan, hosting and upkeep after the move are covered by the plan. You can read the plans on the pricing page.
Timing
Small sites move quickly. Bigger ones with many pages, a store or bookings take longer. The slowest steps are usually waiting for access to old accounts and for sign-off on the redirect map. Because DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to reach everyone, we avoid switching right before a busy period. We give you a date in writing at the planning step.
Migration for Cache Valley businesses
A lot of local businesses have a site that a friend, a student or a past agency set up years ago. The logins are lost, the domain is in someone else's name and nobody is sure where email lives. We start with the detective work. Because we are in Logan, we can meet at your shop or office and go through the accounts with you, which solves problems faster than a long email chain.
What we check in the weeks after
The launch is not the end of a migration. For the first weeks we watch four things in Search Console and your analytics:
- Pages not found. Any old address that still returns an error gets a redirect.
- Pages that dropped out. If an important page falls out of the results, we look at its title, content and redirect first.
- Indexing. The count of indexed pages should settle near the old number, minus anything we retired on purpose.
- Conversions. Form sends and calls should continue at their usual rate. A sudden drop usually means something small is broken, like a form pointing at the old address.
We tell you what we find and what we fixed. A migration that is watched like this rarely produces an unpleasant surprise, and when one appears it is caught in days rather than months.
Migration as a marketing move
Moving platforms is also a chance to improve the site's search footing. A faster host, cleaner page structure, one H1 per page, proper titles and descriptions and current local business markup are all easier to put in during a move than to retrofit later. We use the migration to fix what the old platform would not let you fix, so the new site is better as well as different.
What you keep
- Your domain and email
- Your content, photos and page structure
- Your Google Search Console and analytics history
- Your search position as far as a careful move can protect it
- A written list of what moved and where everything lives
Examples
Our live client sites include Highrise Chess, S&C Handyman, KRYSFIT, The 90 Day Solution, Starlene Consulting and Sage & Stone Pets, listed in the portfolio. We publish before and after numbers only when a client has approved them.
Start the move
Send us your current website address. We will tell you what is on it, what the move involves and what we would watch for.
Pricing
Every price we post is on one page. See all pricing.
We scope this one with you on a call, then send a statement of work (SOW) with your exact scope, timeline and price before any work starts.
These are starting prices for standard builds. Every business is different, so before any work starts we write a statement of work (SOW) with your exact scope, timeline and price, which can come in lower or higher than these.
Questions people ask
Not if the move is done carefully. We crawl your current site, map every page to its new address, set up redirects, keep your Google verification and resubmit the sitemap. Rankings can still wobble for a few weeks, which is why we watch Search Console after launch.
It should not. Email depends on DNS records that are separate from the website. We copy and test them before the switch and leave email alone if it is hosted elsewhere.
Small sites move quickly, larger ones take longer. DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to reach everyone. We give you a date in writing at the planning step.
Yes. These platforms do not offer a clean full export, so we rebuild the pages on new hosting using your content, images and structure, and redirect the old addresses. Things like bookings, memberships and custom code must be rebuilt.
It depends on the number of pages and what the old site does. We scope it in a statement of work (SOW) after a free call, and you see the price before work starts.
The old site stays live and untouched until the new one passes our checks, so there is something to fall back to. After launch we check redirects and Search Console for problems and fix them.
No. You keep your domain. We point it at the new hosting. If your domain is not in your name, we help you take it back.
Where we work
KORB Digital is based in Logan, Utah. We work in person with businesses in Cache Valley & Northern Utah, and remotely with small businesses across Utah and the rest of the United States. Questions about website migration? Call (435) 291-0334 or send a message.
Ready to get started?
Tell us about your business and what you want it to do. You get a straight answer on where to start, whether or not we end up working together.