Migration planning
A full audit of your current store, its rankings and its backlinks before anything moves.
Migrating to Shopify
Migrate to Shopify Without Losing Your Rankings
WooCommerce, Wix or Squarespace to Shopify - planned properly.
Moving your online store to Shopify can make day-to-day life much easier - but a rushed migration is one of the fastest ways to lose search rankings and sales. We plan every Shopify migration as an SEO project as much as a technical one, so your products, customers, content and hard-earned visibility make the move with you.
Why migrate
Why businesses move to Shopify
We often meet small businesses whose current platform has become hard work: plugins that need constant updates, hosting worries, slow pages or a checkout that doesn't convert. Shopify takes care of hosting, security and checkout, so you can focus on selling.
The move itself is where things can go wrong. Changed URLs, missing redirects, lost product data and broken structured data can all cost you rankings overnight. A good Shopify migration service protects against every one of those risks.
Shopify migration service
What's included
Products, customers & orders
Product data, variants, images, customers and order history moved across carefully and checked.
URL mapping & redirects
Every important old URL mapped to its new Shopify equivalent with a 301 redirect - so links and rankings carry over.
Design & apps
Your new store designed and set up, with apps chosen to replace your old plugins without adding bloat.
SEO parity checks
Page titles, descriptions, structured data and content checked against the old site - and improved where we can.
Launch & monitoring
A planned switchover, then close monitoring of rankings, traffic and errors in the weeks after launch.
Platforms we migrate from
WooCommerce to Shopify
The most common move we see. We have taken a WooCommerce store to Shopify and grown its organic traffic from 3,000 to 100,000 monthly visits at its peak.
Wix to Shopify
Outgrown Wix ecommerce? We move your products, content and pages across and set up the redirects you need.
Squarespace to Shopify
Moving from Squarespace commerce? We plan the switch so your store keeps its search visibility.
How we work
Our Shopify migration process
01
Audit
Your current store, rankings, backlinks and data reviewed.
02
Plan
URL mapping, data plan, app choices and a launch timeline.
03
Build & test
New store built and every redirect, product and page checked.
04
Launch & monitor
A smooth switchover, then close monitoring of rankings and traffic.
What our customers say
“Fantastic service! Our website updates were completed much faster than expected, with great attention to detail and excellent communication throughout. The whole process was smooth and professional, and we're extremely pleased with the results. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for website services.”
“Nothing is to much trouble, and always available to help.”
The work behind the results
Recent projects
We design great websites and carve out digital strategies to help your business grow online.
Ecommerce Migration, PPC & SEO
Migrating platforms while scaling traffic and ROAS
Results:
ROAS lifted to 380%; organic traffic up from 3,000 to 100,000 monthly visits.
SEO Strategy & Technical Consultancy
Consolidating two websites after an acquisition
Results:
500 backlinks protected, ~2,500 annual visitors saved during a business merger.
Brand, Shopify & SEO
Launching a houseplant ecommerce brand from zero
Results:
7,000 ranking keywords and 3,000 monthly visitors within 12 months of launch.
Branding & Website Design
Smiths Electrical: Bespoke Website Design & Development
Results:
A complete rebrand and website that showcases the client's project portfolio and expertise.
QUESTIONS
Shopify Migration FAQs
A selection of things our customers ask us.
Will I lose my Google rankings if I move to Shopify?
Not if the migration is planned properly. The biggest risks are missing redirects and lost content. We map every important URL, set up 301 redirects and check your SEO before and after launch.
Can you move my products, customers and orders?
Yes - products, variants, images, customers and order history can all be migrated. We check the data carefully after the move.
How long does a Shopify migration take?
It depends on the size of your store and how much design work is involved. Most small business migrations take a few weeks from planning to launch.
Can my store stay open during the migration?
Yes. Your current store keeps trading while we build and test the new one, and we plan the switchover for a quiet time to keep disruption to a minimum.
Are you a Shopify Partner?
No - we're an independent agency, not part of Shopify's Partner or Experts programmes. What we do have is day-to-day, hands-on experience: we build Shopify stores, choose and set up apps, carry out SEO and design work, and review stores to improve how they convert. Our own website runs on Shopify too. We'll always be upfront about what we can deliver for your business.
Ready to make the move to Shopify?
Tell us about your current store and we'll give you an honest view of what a migration would involve.