What’s the First Step in a Website Migration?

CTO Migrations

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Name: CTO Migrations, a service from Charles Taylor Online LLC
Website: https://www.charlestayloronline.com/seo-migrations/
❓ What’s the First Step in a Website Migration? ❓
Before touching code, launching redirects, or flipping the switch, you need one thing above all else: A plan.
That means:
✅ Mapping out all existing and legacy URLs.
✅ Documenting what’s staying, changing, or being retired.
✅ Creating a redirect plan to preserve SEO equity.
✅ Setting benchmarks for traffic, rankings, and crawl data.
Without this blueprint, you’re flying blind. And that’s when migrations turn into disasters.
Whether you’re changing domains, platforms, or restructuring content, the first step is always to understand your site as it exists today. Only then can you safely move it tomorrow.
If you’re planning a migration and don’t know where to start message me. A well-planned migration saves months (or even years) of lost traffic and headaches.
I’m Charles Taylor, founder of CTO Migrations, a service of Charles Taylor Online LLC. At CTO Migrations, we specialize in guiding SEOs and webmasters through high-stakes website changes — migrations, redesigns, and platform shifts — with one clear goal: preserving and recovering organic traffic fast. Backed by years of technical SEO experience, I provide the strategic planning, risk mitigation, and hands-on support needed to minimize disruption and keep your visibility and revenue intact. Whether it’s redirect auditing, indexation recovery, or signal restoration, we help you move confidently — and bounce back in weeks, not months.