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Website migration service
Move the site. Keep the traffic.
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A website migration service for moves without a redesign
Same site, new home, rankings carried across
Foundry's website migration service moves UK business websites to a new domain, platform or host without a redesign, while protecting the rankings and traffic they've already earned. We list every URL, map each one to its new address, set up and test the redirects, move email and DNS records safely, and watch Search Console after the switch. It suits businesses changing name, merging sites, leaving a platform or changing hosting. We're based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, and it's a fixed price after a short call.
At a glance
- What
- Domain changes, platform moves, hosting moves, HTTP to HTTPS, merging sites and URL structure changes.
- For
- Businesses changing name or domain, leaving a platform, merging two sites or moving hosts, with traffic worth keeping.
- Price
- Fixed price in writing after a short call. If the move needs a new site built, websites start from £499 + VAT.
- Includes
- Crawl and URL inventory, redirect map, content and metadata checks, DNS and email records, tracking, launch and Search Console checks after the move.
- Where
- Based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Clients across Leicestershire, Nottingham, the East Midlands and the UK, in person or remotely.
- How to start
- Book a call. We'll reply within the hour (working hours).
Ready when you are.
We'll reply within the hour (working hours).
The website moves we handle
Each move breaks something different. We plan for the one you're making.
New domain
After a rebrand or merger: every old URL redirected and Google told about the move.
New platform
Off Wix, Squarespace, WordPress or an old build, with URLs, content and metadata carried across.
New host
Files, database, SSL, DNS and email moved without downtime.
Merging sites
Two sites into one, with the best page for each topic kept and the rest redirected.
URL changes
A cleaner structure, with each old address pointing at its new one.
HTTP to HTTPS
Certificates, redirects and mixed content fixed.
What makes an SEO safe migration
Rankings belong to URLs. Move them carefully.
- Every URL listedPages, posts, images and PDFs, with their traffic and links, before anything moves.
- A one-to-one redirect mapEach old URL to its closest new page, not everything to the homepage.
- Content and metadata checkedTitles, descriptions, headings, schema and canonical tags carried across.
- Email and DNS plannedMail records copied and cache times lowered before the switch, so email keeps working.
- Tracking movedAnalytics, Google Ads and Meta tracking checked on the new address.
- Watched after the moveSearch Console and Bing checked for errors and dropped pages, and fixed fast.
Want a new design while you're moving? See our website redesign service.
How our website migration service runs
- 1
Audit
Crawl the current site, pull Search Console and analytics data, and list everything that ranks or gets linked to.
- 2
Map
A redirect map and launch plan, signed off before anything moves.
- 3
Stage
The site set up on its new domain, platform or host, and checked against the map.
- 4
Switch
Redirects live, DNS switched, sitemaps submitted and Google told about the move.
- 5
Watch
Rankings, crawl errors and traffic checked in the weeks after, with anything that drops fixed.
Our averages. Not our best days.
Our averages
5days
Website, kick-off to livethis service
3hours
Google Ads setup
4hours
Meta Ads setup
7days
To a first PR feature
20mins
Average reply time
Why choose Foundry for a website migration
SEO people run the move.
We run SEO for clients every month, so rankings are the plan, not an afterthought.
Developers in the same team.
Redirects, DNS and hosting handled by the people who planned them.
Checked after launch.
We don't hand over and disappear. We watch Search Console after the switch.
Fixed price, agreed first.
You know the cost before we start.
Website migration FAQs
Not if the move is planned. Redirect every old URL to its closest new page, keep the content that ranks and tell Google about a domain change. A short wobble while Google recrawls is normal, and we watch for anything that drops.
A migration moves your site to a new domain, platform or host and keeps it largely as it is. A redesign changes the site itself. For a rebuild and redesign, see our website redesign service.
It depends on the number of pages and the kind of move. You get a fixed price in writing after a short call. If the move needs a new site built, websites start from £499 + VAT.
It shouldn't. We copy your mail records before the switch and check email after it. Email problems are one of the most common migration mistakes, so we plan for them.
Keep it registered and keep the redirects running for as long as people and links still use it, ideally for good. Letting it lapse undoes the redirects.
Yes. We pick the best page for each topic, move or combine the content and redirect the rest, so the links and rankings both sites earned point to one place.
Yes. We're in Melton Mowbray and move sites for businesses across the UK, remotely.
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Ready when you are. Probably before.
Tell us what you need. We'll reply within the hour (working hours), and most websites go live about 5 days after kick-off.
We'll reply within the hour (working hours).
Or email hello@foundryagency.co.uk