Website Migration Services

Website migration costs vary significantly depending on the size, complexity and platforms involved. Simple CMS-to-CMS migrations for brochure sites typically start from £3,000-£5,000. eCommerce platform migrations with product data, customer accounts and payment gateway transfers range from £8,000-£25,000+. Complex enterprise migrations with custom functionality and large databases are quoted after a detailed scoping exercise. Contact us for a migration assessment.

Not if the migration is planned properly. SEO preservation is the foundation of our migration methodology. We create comprehensive URL mapping, implement 301 redirects for every page, preserve on-page SEO elements and monitor search performance intensively post-migration. We've handled migrations of sites with tens of thousands of indexed pages without significant ranking drops. For further guidance, see Screaming Frog SEO Spider.

A straightforward brochure site migration typically takes 2-4 weeks. eCommerce platform migrations take 4-8 weeks depending on catalogue size and complexity. Large enterprise migrations can take 8-16 weeks. The timeline includes planning, development, testing, content transfer, redirect implementation and a monitored switchover period.

Yes. Shopify to Magento development services is one of our most common eCommerce migrations. We transfer products, categories, customer accounts, order history and SEO data. Businesses typically make this move when they've outgrown Shopify's customisation limitations and need the flexibility of an open-source platform.

Yes. We've migrated WordPress sites to headless architectures using Next.js development services, Astro and other modern frameworks. Content can remain in WordPress (used as a headless CMS via its REST API) or move to a purpose-built CMS like Contentful, Sanity or Strapi.

Customer data (accounts, addresses, order history, wish lists) is migrated securely with full data mapping between the old and new platforms. Passwords usually cannot be transferred between platforms, so we implement automatic password reset flows for returning customers. Payment details stored with payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal) are unaffected by the platform change. For further guidance, see Screaming Frog SEO Spider.

Yes. We've migrated eCommerce stores with 50,000+ products and content sites with tens of thousands of pages. Large migrations require automated tooling, staged data transfers and phased verification processes. We build custom migration scripts for large-scale projects rather than relying on generic import/export tools. For further guidance, see Google JavaScript SEO documentation.

Yes. Every migration includes a 4-6 week post-migration monitoring period covering technical performance, SEO health, broken link checking and user experience verification. Our website management team provides ongoing support after the monitoring period for clients who need it. Our methodologies are strictly aligned with authoritative resources like rendering guidelines to ensure long-term success.

Minor fluctuations in the first 2-4 weeks are normal as search engines process URL changes and re-evaluate content. However, significant drops indicate redirect mapping errors, canonical issues or lost internal linking equity. Our post-migration monitoring catches these problems within hours, not weeks, so corrective action starts immediately.

Often, yes. Migration to a faster platform with better technical SEO architecture, improved Core Web Vitals and cleaner URL structures can produce ranking gains. The key is preserving existing equity through proper redirects whilst simultaneously improving the technical foundation. Many clients see ranking improvements within 2-3 months of a well-executed migration.