- Pre-migration
- During the migration
- Post-migration
- There is no identified stage for benchmarking site performance metrics.
- On the day when the site historically has its highest traffic to maximize the visibility of the new site
- On a weekday between 6PM and 11PM
- On a day that will have the least impact on your business revenue, ideally during off-peak hours
- It doesn’t matter what day or time you execute a site migration, they will all have the same effect.
- She should redirect all orphan pages to the website homepage.
- She should redirect each orphan page to its parent category page or the most relevant similar page.
- She should not redirect these pages.
- Use 301 redirects for top-priority pages that you want Google to index first. Use 302 redirects for lower-priority pages which can be indexed later.
- Use 301 redirects all the time. There are no proper use cases for 302 redirects.
- Use 301 redirects when the change is not permanent. Use 302 redirects when the old URL is moving permanently to the new URL.
- Use 301 redirects when the old URL is moving permanently to the new URL. Use 302 redirects when the change is not permanent.
- Making fewer changes at once decreases the risks of errors.
- Google recommends migrating large sites in sections if possible.
- It can be less expensive for the business.
- There are no advantages to migrating a site in sections.
- Protocol changes
- Domain name changes
- Hosting provider changes
- URL path changes
- A goal completion report, which shows which pages are generating the most form submissions
- A content to leads report, that shows which pages are converting the most leads
- A keyword rank report, which shows the overall web presence of their keywords
- A top pages report, which shows which pages are generating the most traffic to their website
- Keyword rank in Ahrefs
- Content to leads in HubSpot
- Goal completions in Google Analytics
- Clicks to impressions to CTR in Google Search Console
- Bounce rate
- Average time on page
- Goal completions
- Organic search impressions
- Percent exits