In Episode #146, Eric and Neil teach us how to migrate a website. Whether it’s for a redesign, server improvement, new services offered, or overall better customer experience—at some point, you’ll need to migrate your website to a new one. Tune in as Neil and Eric walk us through the steps of website migration and as they offer us valuable tips to make this process stress-free and easy. Time Stamped Show Notes: 
00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Do a Website Migration
00:33 – Why migrate a website?
01:02 – You’re usually migrating servers as well
01:34 – Make sure you have a backup of your website
01:51 – Duplicate your site to the new server
02:04 – Have everyone check both sites
02:25 – Use a tool like Screaming Frog to crawl your website and see what’s happening on the old site
02:51 – Redirect the top pages to the most relevant pages
03:52 – Be careful when redesigning your website as you migrate your website
04:29 – Neil mentions a story from Eric’s website migration
04:58 – Have the right structures in place
05:28 – Neil tells his share of website migration errors
06:29 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: 
Before making any changes, decide if website migration is the right thing to do.
Creating a backup or having website duplicates should be your FIRST step before migrating.
Remember to test everything first before redirecting people to your new website.

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In Episode #146, Eric and Neil teach us how to migrate a website. Whether it’s for a redesign, server improvement, new services offered, or overall better customer experience—at some point, you’ll need to migrate your website to a new one. Tune in as Neil and Eric walk us through the steps of website migration and as they offer us valuable tips to make this process stress-free and easy. Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Do a Website Migration
</li> <li>00:33 – Why migrate a website?</li> <li>01:02 – You’re usually migrating servers as well</li> <li>01:34 – Make sure you have a backup of your website</li> <li>01:51 – Duplicate your site to the new server</li> <li>02:04 – Have everyone check both sites</li> <li>02:25 – Use a tool like <a href="https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/">Screaming Frog</a> to crawl your website and see what’s happening on the old site</li> <li>02:51 – Redirect the top pages to the most relevant pages</li> <li>03:52 – Be careful when redesigning your website as you migrate your website</li> <li>04:29 – Neil mentions a story from Eric’s website migration</li> <li>04:58 – Have the right structures in place</li> <li>05:28 – Neil tells his share of website migration errors</li> <li>06:29 – That’s it for today’s episode!</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ol> <li>Before making any changes, decide if website migration is the right thing to do.</li> <li>Creating a backup or having website duplicates should be your FIRST step before migrating.</li> <li>Remember to test everything first before redirecting people to your new website.</li> </ol> Leave some feedback: <ul> <li>What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below.</li> <li>Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.</li> </ul> Connect with us: <ul> <li><a href="http://neilpatel.com/">NeilPatel.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.quicksprout.com/">Quick Sprout</a></li> <li><a href="http://growtheverywhere.com/">Growth Everywhere</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.singlegrain.com/">Single Grain</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/neilpatel">Twitter @neilpatel</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ericosiu">Twitter @ericosiu</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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In Episode #146, Eric and Neil teach us how to migrate a website. Whether it’s for a redesign, server improvement, new services offered, or overall better customer experience—at some point, you’ll need to migrate your website to a new one. Tune...

How to Do a Website Migration | Ep. #146

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