Backup & Migration

Backup & Migration FAQs

• What is website migration?

  It’s a significant change to your site with consequences to its structure and performance. Whether you’re changing domains, HTTP protocol, URL structure, or hosting provider you need to redirect pages correctly so you don’t confuse users, lose content or fall down in your search engine rankings thus losing traffic.

• What do website migration & backup services include?

  Whether you want to move your website to a new hosting environment, change CMS platform (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, etc) or e-commerce provider (Shopify, Woocommerce) or you’re changing to a new domain to attract more users, you’ll need someone to help with migration and backup to ensure a smooth transition.

• What is a website backup?

  Backing up your website means keeping a copy of all your data, files, and databases so you don’t lose anything in case of migration, accident, hacking or other unintentional error or malicious attack. It can be done via auto-backup software and plugins or you can order manual backup especially when migrating.

• Can I migrate or back up my website alone?

  When you migrate your website there are many risks, not just to your site's integrity, but also to keeping the SERP positions so you don’t lose your traffic. Hire an expert who can manually back up your site and install the right tools for automating the process going forward.

• How does website migration work?

  Website migrations can be very challenging and complex, so follow a process and hire the help of experts. Map all your existing pages set a goal for migration and a new content freeze, do a backup and make sure you test all your redirects and the new site. Execute and test again.

• How long does website migration take?

  It depends mainly on the size and complexity of your website (pages, databases, etc.).the reason for migrating and the platform you’re migrating from and to. It’s not a simple copy/paste process so you need to ensure all content is migrated, 301 redirects for traffic are in place and everything is well-tested before go-live.