// improve · migration · switch platforms

Move house without losing a single familiar address

A careless website migration can erase the Google ranking you built over years. We move your website with precise redirect mapping — traffic & SEO stay intact.

starting tier

Company Profile

starting price

From IDR 1.5M

duration

1–2 weeks

category

improve

There are many reasons to move a website. Maybe your old platform is slow and can't be fixed. Maybe your hosting goes down often. Maybe you want to change the domain name because of a rebrand. Maybe the old developer disappeared and you're locked in a system no one can access. Whatever the reason, migration is one of the riskiest operations in the website world — and the most often done carelessly. What's at stake isn't just the files moving safely. What's at stake is your SEO history: every URL already indexed by Google, every page already ranking, every backlink pointing to your website. A careless migration — moving without mapping URLs, pointing all old pages to the homepage, forgetting to move half the content — can erase your organic traffic overnight. We treat migration as a precision operation: every URL mapped, every redirect prepared, everything tested in a separate environment before the switch button is pressed.

// why this matters

Context & rationale.

Imagine your website as a shop with an address people know. Customers know the way, ride-hailing drivers know the location, Google Maps has marked it. Moving that shop means everyone who knows the old address has to be directed to the new one — otherwise they arrive at the old address, find it empty, and leave. In the website world, that 'directing' is called a 301 redirect. Every old URL indexed by Google has to have a redirect to its new equivalent. If this is skipped, Google finds the old page erroring out, considers the content gone, and removes it from search results — along with all the ranking it had accumulated. That's why many businesses see traffic plummet drastically after changing websites: not because the new website is bad, but because the migration didn't move the 'addresses'. Beyond SEO, there are technical risks: content left behind in part, images with broken links, a database corrupted during the move, long downtime while the process runs. A migration done right handles all of this systematically. The end result: your website moves to a better foundation, and from both Google's and visitors' perspectives, it's as if nothing changed except the website got faster and healthier.

// what you get

Full deliverables.

A complete inventory: all URLs, pages, content, images of the old website
Mapping old → new URLs, one by one (not a mass redirect)
Precise 301 redirects for every URL that changes
Migration of all content — text, images, media — with nothing left behind
Database migration if the old platform is CMS-based
Setup on the new platform/hosting with the correct configuration
Thorough testing on staging before go-live
Migration with minimal downtime — a matter of minutes, not hours
Post-migration verification: check index, check links, check Search Console
2-4 weeks of monitoring after migration to ensure ranking stability
Re-submission of the sitemap & notifying Google of the changes

// our process

How we work.

01

Inventory & Mapping

We make a complete list of all indexed URLs, all pages & content of the old website. Then map them one by one to the new structure. This is the foundation that determines whether a migration succeeds or fails.

02

Build & Migrate on Staging

We set up the website on the new platform/hosting and move all content — in a separate staging environment. Your old website stays online & functions normally during this process.

03

Test & Prepare Redirects

On staging we test everything: every page exists, every link works, every image appears. We prepare a 301 redirect for every URL that changes. Nothing is skipped.

04

Go-Live & Verify

Switch to the new website — downtime a matter of minutes. Then verify: redirects work, the new sitemap is submitted, Search Console is clean of errors.

05

Monitor Stability

For 2-4 weeks post-migration we monitor Search Console & rankings. If a URL is missed or an error appears, we handle it immediately. The migration is done when the ranking is proven stable.

// technical approach

How it works under the hood.

The first rule of migration: the old website must not be touched until the new one is proven ready. We do all the work in a separate staging environment — your website stays online, serving visitors, undisturbed. The second rule: the inventory must be complete before anything is moved. We export the list of every Google-indexed URL, every page, every media file. If the inventory leaks, there will be content left behind and only discovered when it's too late. The third rule, and the one most often broken by other vendors: redirect mapping must be one-to-one. The old URL '/products/leather-shoes' must be directed to its new equivalent, not to the homepage. A mass redirect to the homepage is the fastest way to erase a ranking — Google considers that page's content gone. We map every URL manually. After migration, the work isn't done: we submit the new sitemap, and monitor Search Console for 2-4 weeks. Google needs time to understand the new structure, and during this transition a missed URL or an unexpected error sometimes appears. We catch them before they become a problem. We declare a migration done only when the data shows the ranking is stable in its new home.

// perfect for

Ideal if you...

  • Websites on an old platform that's slow & can no longer be fixed
  • Businesses whose hosting goes down often & who want to move to something more stable
  • A rebrand that needs a domain name change without losing SEO
  • Owners locked into an old system because the old developer went out of contact
  • Websites wanting to move from a limited builder to a freer foundation

// not a fit for

Maybe not you if...

  • ×A website that actually just needs speed optimization, not a platform move
  • ×A new website that doesn't have traffic yet — its migration is risk-free, an ordinary move works

// real example

Portal Info Wisata — Malang

This tourism information portal had 400+ articles built over years on a website builder that was getting slower and more expensive. Its organic traffic was good — that was its main asset. A previous vendor had once offered a migration but with a plan to mass-redirect to the homepage; luckily they hesitated and came to us. We mapped all four hundred URLs one by one, migrated all the articles along with their images, and tested thoroughly on staging. After go-live, traffic didn't drop — within 3 weeks it actually rose 12% because the new platform was far faster.

outcome

400+ URLs migrated without losing traffic, +12% organic within 3 weeks

// faq · website migration

Common questions.

Is my Google ranking safe during migration?

Safe if done right. The main key is one-by-one 301 redirect mapping for every URL. We never use a mass redirect to the homepage — that's the main cause of traffic plummeting after a migration.

Will my website be down during migration?

The old website stays online throughout the process because everything is done in separate staging. Downtime only happens at the final switch moment — a matter of minutes, usually scheduled during low-traffic hours.

I want to change my domain name, is that included in migration?

Yes. A domain change is a type of migration needing extra care because all the URLs change. We map everything, prepare old → new domain redirects, and handle notifying Google of the change.

My old developer disappeared & I don't have access, can I migrate?

Yes, this is a case we often handle. As long as the website is still online, we can inventory its content and reconstruct it on the new platform. We still need access to the domain & hosting for go-live.

How long does the migration process take?

A small-to-medium website: 1-2 weeks. A large website with hundreds of URLs or a complex database can take longer. Plus a 2-4 week monitoring period post-migration to ensure ranking stability.

What's the difference between migration and redesign?

Migration = moving the website to a new platform/hosting/domain, the focus being continuity. Redesign = changing the look & UX. The two can be combined: switch platforms while also updating the look.

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