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Web Host Migration

Switching to a new web host can be a long and frustrating process. Viaduct Generation takes all the hassle out of your hands and does the migration for you.

Is your website's host providing the performance you need? Perhaps the overloaded servers are causing slow load times or website downtime or maybe rising costs are forcing your business to look for a new web host.

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Maybe a shared server isn't working for your website any more and you're looking to boost your site speed and SEO with a new host.

Switching to a new host doesn't have to be the arduous process it may initially seem like. Viaduct Generation can handle the entire migration for you, ensuring an accurate and fast transfer with minimal downtime for your business.

Interested in using our web host migration services? Contact us about your website's next steps today. 

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Seamless transfers to your new host

We'll transfer your site to the new server quickly and seamlessly, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption to your business operations. Our expert team can handle complex website migrations with ease, including large eCommerce websites and dynamic websites with large databases. Working with precision and speed, we'll get you set up on the new host immediately. 

Email address transfer

Your business' email addresses may be offered by your web host, meaning that you'll need your email hosting to be transferred. We'll take care of the email address transfers quickly and efficiently, reducing the disruption to your business operations. Side note: if you use a provider that does not offer email addresses, such as WP Engine, you will not need to migrate your email addresses. 

Rigorous testing to find bugs and broken links

After we migrate your website to the new server, we'll run rigorous tests to ensure that everything is working perfectly. We'll ensure that your internal linking structure remains intact and that assets and files don't get lost in the migration. If we identify any issues we'll update the site to resolve them quickly. 

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Why use Viaduct Generation?

Save time and avoid hassle

The process of migrating to a different host has a reputation for being frustrating, tricky, and long-winded. Many businesses put off leaving their provider because they're afraid of the hassle and profit loss associated with their site going down for a long time.

With Viaduct Generation's help, it doesn't have to be this way. Sit back and relax while we move your website to the new hosting platform. By moving quickly and reducing downtime, we'll ensure that your business doesn't miss out on customers and sales during the transfer. 

Thorough backups

We'll take comprehensive backups of your old site for your peace of mind. Storing the website files safely and securely, we'll make sure there's no chance of data loss throughout the process.

Super secure migrations

We ensure total security while migrating your pages to the new server you'll be hosting them on. By using powerful data encryption for your website login details and permanently erasing them afterwards, we'll make sure that all your data is safe and secure.

Ideal for complex websites

If you have a complicated website structure or a lot of pages and assets, our experts can help. We are also able to migrate your website if you do not have cPanel. Just let us know if your website does not have cPanel and we can use our own bespoke migration tools.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can a web host migration affect SEO?

If you're migrating from a shared server that previously made your loading times slow, moving to a new provider can be beneficial for your SEO. A fast-loading website helps you rank higher in search engine results and makes it more likely that your website visitors will stay on your website for longer. This means that moving to a private hosting server is essential for your SEO.

A web host migration should not have a major impact on other aspects of SEO if it is done correctly. Because you are not updating the structure, content, domain names, and URLs of the site itself, there should be little change to your rankings and organic traffic.

According to Google's John Mueller, migration to another host provider can impact your SEO by temporarily reducing crawl frequency. Google slows its crawling after you move to a new host provider in case of any problems, but it will resume the normal crawling frequency after a while.  

For these reasons, it's a good idea to use an agency with an SEO focus to help you change web hosts. 

What are the different types of website migration?

Switching to a new host is only one kind of migration. Others include:

  • Domain name - changing the domain URL
  • Top-level domain - changing between a .com and .net or any other top level domain
  • Subdomain - changing to a new subdomain in your URLs
  • CMS migration - changing between CMS systems such as WordPress to WooCommerce or Joomla
  • Protocol - changing from http to https protocol

If you want to do a different kind of migration, get in touch to learn about how we can help. 

How long does the migration take?

Depending on the size and complexity of your website, the full migration can take anywhere from a few hours to two days. 

Do I need cPanel for a migration?

cPanel web hosting control panel software is useful for migrating your website but it's not necessary. We can use our own tools to migrate your site without the control panel. 

What if I don't know which web host to choose?

Overwhelmed by the choices: Hostgator, Bluehost, GreenGeeks, InMotion Hosting, Hostinger, Cloudways, or one of the many more web hosting services?

Get in touch for a chat and we'll be happy to share our recommendations of the best hosts for your business. 

Will Viaduct Generation change my website?

No, we'll transfer the site as-is to your chosen host. Other than fixing bugs, we won't make any changes to your site so it will look the same on the new host as it did on the old host. The main difference will be that it will load faster.
 
If you're looking to combine the website host migration with SEO, take advantage of our numerous SEO services. Use our technical SEO audit service to analyse your website's technicals such as site and page speed, canonical tags, mobile-responsiveness and more. Use our content SEO audit and content strategy creation services to optimise your on-page content and take advantage of our numerous digital PR services to build backlinks and rise in the search engine rankings.

A website migration is a great opportunity to review and renew your SEO efforts. Chat to us to explore the services we offer.