Why Migrate a website to WordPress?
100% ownership
WordPress powers a majority of websites on the internet but is a unique open source platform that allows the end user to manage all the aspects of it. This allows you to maintain full ownership of all the content posted on your website. This is very different from most managed website platforms where your content, once uploaded is in the hands of the platform you chose.
100% flexibility
WordPress is able to support any design option, and offers an endless number of add on features. It also makes it extremely easy to create your own content. You can start with a small, brochure website and continue growing it into an enterprise level platform, all within the bounds of WordPress.
Common Platforms Customers are Migrating Away from
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Things to Consider when Moving your website
Moving your website is an opportunity to make things better for your business. It also comes with some risks that WP Help 360 will help you mitigate.
- Maintaining the link structure – a new platform might change the urls addresses to the pages on your website. If not managed properly, both the search engines and your faithful customers will be redirected to “non existing pages” which will hurt your business.
- Maintaining your SEO settings – there are settings associated with your pages that are visible to the casual visitor, they are designed specifically for the search engines. Overlooking these can also hurt your website traffic post migration.
- Migrating all the content and all the features – there might be important pages on your website that are not linked from the main menu and can be easily forgotten. It is also critical to test all the features (contact forms, email, donation forms etc) after the site has been migrated.
- User training – Once your site has been launched, your office staff will need training on using the new platform. WP Help 360 is here for you to set up training sessions and record training videos.
How much does a website migration cost?
The hosting and the domain registration cost about $150 per year, depending on the provider. WP Help 360 estimates the website migration based on the number of pages and the number of features present on the site.
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