Website Transfers, Migrations & Security

Move Your Website Without Losing Rankings, Leads, Email or Uptime.

A website migration is not just moving files. Your database, domain, DNS, SSL, forms, email connections and customer pathways still have to work when the move is finished. Standard American Web™ handles the technical migration from your existing environment to a verified launch.

Every migration includes a complimentary Migration Readiness Review. We identify what is moving, where it is going and the critical connections that require attention before the transfer begins.
Protect Search Visibility We account for URLs, redirects and migration-related signals that can affect how search engines reach your site.
Keep Critical Connections Working DNS, SSL, forms and important website connections are checked so customers can still reach you.
Real Technical Oversight Your migration is handled and reviewed by professionals rather than treated like an automated file copy.
Secure website migration from an existing server environment to a new hosting environment
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SSL / HTTPS Verified
DNS & Domain Connected
Forms & Email Checked
New Environment Verified
Included With Every Migration Complimentary Migration Readiness Review — we review the website, destination and important dependencies before the move.
Included FREE
Website migration infrastructure protection and technical verification
A Migration Is More Than Moving Files

A Migration Isn't Finished Because the Homepage Loads.

The website still has to connect, receive leads, load securely and send visitors to the right place. We verify the critical systems involved in your selected migration before we call the move complete.

Verification depth varies by migration plan, website platform and technical scope.
Review Before the Move
Test After Transfer
Verify Before Completion
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SSL / HTTPS Verification

We review secure website connections after the migration so the new environment is serving the site correctly through HTTPS.

Why it matters: Visitors should not be met with browser security warnings after the move.
Connection Checked

DNS & Domain Connection

Domain routing and applicable DNS records are reviewed to confirm traffic is being directed toward the intended environment.

Why it matters: Customers need to reach the new website when they type your domain or click an existing link.
Routing Checked

Critical Forms & Lead Paths

Important forms and website interactions included in the selected migration scope are tested after the move.

Why it matters: A website that looks right can still silently lose leads when forms or integrations stop working.
Lead Paths Tested

Migration Security Verification

We review the migrated website for obvious migration-related security or configuration concerns within the selected service scope.

Why it matters: The new environment should not introduce an obvious security problem during the transition.
Migration Reviewed

Loading & Performance Check

We review the migrated website for obvious loading problems, failed resources and technical behavior associated with the move.

Why it matters: A successful transfer should not leave customers waiting on a website that suddenly performs poorly.
Behavior Reviewed

Backup & Recovery Readiness

Where applicable to the selected plan and available environment, backup or recovery readiness is reviewed as part of the project.

Why it matters: A migration should account for what happens if something needs to be restored or rolled back.
Recovery Considered
Migration Verification Is Not the Same as Full Security Hardening These checks help verify the migration itself. Businesses that want additional firewall, malware, login, backup and protection configuration can add our separate Website Security & Protection Setup.
View $397 Security Setup →
We Don't Call It Complete Until the Move Is Verified Getting the files onto another server is only the transfer. The real goal is a website your customers can still reach, use and trust after the move.
Verification Matters
More Than Website Migration

One Technical Team for the Problems That Can Derail Your Website.

Moving the website is only one technical problem a business can run into. When security, hosting, DNS, email, backups or recovery cross several systems, you need someone who can look at the whole problem — not just one isolated piece of it.

Migration • Security • Recovery • Technical Support
Website security protection
Protection

Website Security

Website security review and protection services for businesses that cannot afford to simply assume their site is safe.

Why it matters: Security problems can become downtime, damaged trust, lost data and expensive recovery work.
Hacked website cleanup and recovery
Recovery

Hacked-Site Cleanup

If the website has been compromised, infected or is behaving suspiciously, we can investigate what happened and help determine the safest recovery path.

Why it matters: The longer a compromised website remains unresolved, the greater the potential disruption to visitors, search visibility and business operations.
SSL certificate and DNS support
Connections

SSL & DNS

SSL certificates, HTTPS problems, DNS records and domain-routing issues diagnosed and corrected.

Protects: Secure access and the path customers use to reach you.
Website backups and recovery
Recovery

Backups & Recovery

Backup configuration, restoration assistance and recovery planning when website data needs protection.

Protects: Your ability to recover when something goes wrong.
Website hosting transfer
Infrastructure

Hosting Transfers

Moving away from an old host? We help coordinate the website's technical transition into its new hosting environment.

Protects: Continuity while the underlying infrastructure changes.
Business email migration
Business Email

Email Migration

Hosting and domain changes can affect business email. We help account for the email connections involved in the transition.

Protects: The communication channel customers and employees depend on every day.
Technical Support

Something Broke and You're Not Sure Why?

Forms stop sending. SSL warnings appear. Domains point to the wrong place. Email stops working. Redirects break. Technical website problems often cross several systems, which means fixing the visible symptom may not fix the actual cause.

Find the Actual Problem
Website technical troubleshooting
You Don't Have to Diagnose It First

Tell Us What You're Moving — or What's Going Wrong. We'll Help Identify the Right Next Step.

If you're ready to migrate, compare the three service levels. If the technical problem is more complicated, call and tell us what you're experiencing.

A Controlled Migration Process

A Controlled Migration From Your Current Host to a Verified Launch.

We review it. Prepare it. Move it. Test it. Then verify the new environment before we call the migration complete.

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Website migration assessment and planning
Review

We Identify What Has to Survive the Move

Before touching the live website, we review the platform, hosting environment and important dependencies involved in the migration.

Why it matters: Problems are easier to prevent before the move than discover after customers start finding them.
Website platform reviewed
Hosting environment considered
Critical dependencies identified
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Website migration destination preparation
Prepare

We Prepare the Destination

The receiving environment is reviewed before the transfer so the website is not simply dropped into a destination that is not ready for it.

Why it matters: A poorly prepared destination can turn a routine migration into unnecessary downtime and troubleshooting.
Destination reviewed
Required access confirmed
Migration path established
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Website data transferring into a new hosting environment
Transfer

We Move the Website

Files, database content and the applicable website components included in the selected service are transferred into the new environment.

Why it matters: The goal is not merely to copy data. It is to move the working website into its new home intact.
Website files transferred
Database moved where applicable
Required configuration adjusted
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Website migration testing and verification
Test

We Test What Customers Depend On

Once the website is in place, we review the critical connections and functionality included in the selected migration scope.

Why it matters: A homepage can load perfectly while forms, SSL, links or DNS are quietly failing behind it.
SSL / HTTPS reviewed
Critical forms and links checked
Domain connection verified
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Verified website operating in its new hosting environment
Verify

We Confirm the New Environment

We verify the critical items included in your selected migration service before the project is treated as complete.

Why it matters: You should leave the migration with a working destination — not a list of problems to discover later.
Website operating in new environment
Migration-related checks completed
Final verification performed
Your Migration Ends With Verification — Not Guesswork. Choose the service level that matches the website, platform and technical complexity you're moving.
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Choose the Right Migration Level

Choose the Amount of Technical Support Your Website Actually Needs.

A simple website does not need the same migration process as a WordPress business site with plugins, forms, email dependencies or custom functionality. As complexity increases, so does the preparation, testing, coordination and technical oversight.

Included With Every Migration Complimentary Migration Readiness Review — we review what is being moved, where it is going and the important dependencies involved before the transfer begins.
Included FREE
$250 Basic Straightforward technical transfer.
$850 Professional Basic + WordPress-specific migration work.
$1,200 Agency-Managed Professional + broader coordination, QA and complex-system support.
Basic Migration

Basic Website Migration

For smaller websites that need a straightforward move between compatible environments without extensive platform-specific work.

$ 250 one-time
Best For Simple informational or small-business websites with uncomplicated migration requirements.
Includes
  • Existing website reviewed before transfer
  • Destination hosting environment reviewed
  • Website file transfer
  • Database transfer where required
  • Basic configuration adjustments after transfer
  • Domain connection review
  • DNS connection check
  • SSL / HTTPS verification
  • Basic page-loading verification
  • Basic link and navigation review
  • Basic post-migration functionality check
  • Final destination verification
INCLUDED FREE: Complimentary Migration Readiness Review.
Managed Migration

Agency-Managed Website Migration

For business-critical or technically complex websites where the migration touches multiple systems and needs broader planning, coordination, testing and quality assurance.

$ 1,200 one-time
Best For Larger or more complex websites where a failed connection, integration or cutover could disrupt business operations.
Everything in Professional Migration — Plus:
  • Higher-touch migration planning and coordination
  • Detailed source-environment review
  • Detailed destination-environment review
  • Migration dependencies identified before cutover
  • Hosting compatibility review
  • PHP/server compatibility considerations where applicable
  • Database compatibility considerations where applicable
  • Larger file and media-library transfer management
  • Complex WordPress installation migration where applicable
  • Staging or preview validation where supported
  • Pre-launch verification before DNS cutover where possible
  • Existing redirect preservation/review where applicable
  • Domain and DNS cutover coordination
  • SSL certificate coordination and HTTPS verification
  • Mixed-content review following HTTPS activation
  • MX/email DNS records reviewed during domain changes
  • SPF/DKIM records considered where already configured
  • Contact-form delivery testing
  • Critical lead-generation pathway testing
  • Login or account functionality testing where applicable
  • Registration functionality testing where applicable
  • Checkout or payment pathway testing where applicable
  • Important third-party integration checks where identifiable
  • Analytics/tracking connection review where affected
  • Existing caching behavior reviewed after migration
  • Basic post-transfer performance review
  • Backup/recovery readiness reviewed before final cutover
  • Rollback considerations established where access permits
  • Broader post-migration quality-assurance review
  • Final managed technical handoff
  • Final migration verification before completion
INCLUDED FREE: Complimentary Migration Readiness Review.
“Where applicable” means the migration follows the technology your website actually uses. A simple informational website does not need checkout testing. A website that processes payments does. The scope follows the systems that must continue working after the move.
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Not Sure Which Migration Fits Your Website? Tell us the platform, current host, destination and anything important the website connects to. You do not need to diagnose the technical complexity yourself.
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Optional One-Time Setup
Website security monitoring and protection environment
New Environment. New Opportunity. Strengthen the website while we're already inside it.
Website Security & Protection Setup

Don't Just Move the Website. Strengthen What You Moved.

Your migration service verifies the move. This $397 upgrade goes further by configuring additional protections designed to reduce common website security risks in the new environment.

Migration Verification ≠ Full Security Hardening We verify migration-related security and configuration issues as part of the applicable migration scope. This separate service is for businesses that want additional firewall, access, malware, backup and spam-protection configuration.
Website Security & Protection Setup One focused security configuration for your newly migrated website.
$397 One-Time
Your Website May Never Be Easier for Us to Secure Than While We're Already Working Inside the New Environment. The website, hosting environment, SSL, DNS and critical connections are already part of the migration workflow. That makes this a natural time to strengthen the site's protection instead of coming back later after a problem appears.
Website firewall protecting a website from online threats
Risks We Want to Reduce Unauthorized login attempts Malware exposure Automated attack traffic Weak or default security settings Poor recovery preparation
What We Strengthen Login and access controls Security configuration Available firewall protection Available malware defenses Backup and recovery readiness

What Your $397 Security Setup Covers

We configure the protections that are applicable and supported by your website and hosting environment.

Website Security Hardening Review and tighten applicable website settings that can reduce common attack opportunities.
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Firewall Protection Setup Configure available firewall protection appropriate to the website and environment.
Malware Protection Configure available malware scanning or protection tools where the environment supports them.
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Login & Access Security Review applicable login protections and strengthen administrative access where supported.
SSL / HTTPS Security Review Confirm secure website connections and review applicable HTTPS-related configuration.
Backup Configuration Review Review or configure available backup protection so recovery is considered before something goes wrong.
Forms & Spam Protection Review Review applicable form protections and anti-spam measures where supported.
Security Recommendations Identify practical next-step security recommendations relevant to the website.
Security Problems Cost More Than Security Settings.

A compromised website can mean downtime, damaged customer trust, lost leads, recovery work and disruption to the business systems connected to it. This setup is designed to strengthen the environment before those problems have a reason to become urgent.

The Best Time to Strengthen the New Environment Is While the Migration Work Is Already Fresh.

Adding protection during the project lets us address applicable security settings while the website, hosting environment and critical connections are already being reviewed.

You Just Invested in Moving Your Website. Protect the Environment You're Moving Into.

Add the one-time security setup now while the new environment is already part of the project.

✓ YES — Add Website Security & Protection
$397 one-time setup
Optional protection upgrade for businesses that depend on their website staying available and secure.
Secure Your Website MigrationChoose your migration service and complete your secure checkout.
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ItemQuantityPrice
Basic Website Migration
1
$250.00
Professional WordPress Migration
1
$850.00
Agency-Managed Website Migration
1
$1200.00
🛡️🔐 Website Security & Protection Setup
1
$397.00
CYBERGUARD T1 — CyberGuard Basic
$35 per month
1
$35.00
CYBERGUARD T2 — CyberGuard WP Basic
$50 per month
1
$50.00
CYBERGUARD T3 — CyberGuard Maintenance
$79 per month
1
$79.00
CYBERGUARD T4 — CyberGuard Premium
$125 per month
1
$125.00
Website Backup + Safety Snapshot
1
$197.00
Protect the Google Rankings You Already Earned
Add Post-Migration SEO & Redirect Protection — Just $149 Your website can migrate successfully and still lose valuable Google visibility from broken URLs, missed redirects, 404 errors or indexing problems. Add our post-migration protection and we’ll review up to 25 priority redirects, broken links, sitemap and indexability settings, canonical tags and other critical search signals after the move. Protect what your website has already earned for just $149.
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Basic Website Migration1$ 250.00
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One Last Thing Before You Move It Your New Website Can Work Perfectly While Old URLs Quietly Lose Google Traffic. Protect up to 25 priority redirects and critical post-migration search signals with our Post-Migration SEO & Redirect Protection service for $149.
Website Migration FAQ

Questions Before You Move Your Website?

These are the questions that most often determine whether a business feels comfortable moving forward. Downtime, rankings, email, backups, security and what happens if something breaks are all worth understanding before the move.

The goal is to keep disruption as small as practical. Downtime depends on the website, hosting environments, DNS changes, platform and technical complexity. Whenever the environment allows it, we prepare and verify the destination before the final cutover.
A properly managed migration does not automatically mean lost rankings. Problems can occur when URLs change, redirects fail, pages become inaccessible, indexing settings change, or important SEO signals are lost. Our optional $149 Post-Migration SEO & Redirect Protection is designed for businesses that want additional protection around those search-related migration risks.
It can if email-related DNS records are changed incorrectly. Where the migration involves DNS changes, we account for applicable existing email records such as MX records and other existing email-authentication records. Website hosting and email hosting are not always the same system.
That is why the process includes post-migration testing. We verify the critical functions included in your selected migration level rather than assuming the project is complete because the homepage loads. If a migration-related problem is identified during verification, it can be addressed before final completion.
The difference is the amount of technical work, complexity and management involved. Basic Website Migration is for straightforward transfers. Professional WordPress Migration adds WordPress-specific database, plugin, theme, form and configuration work. Agency-Managed Website Migration adds broader planning, coordination, testing and quality assurance for more complex environments.
Access depends on the website and migration level. Common requirements can include the existing hosting account, destination hosting, domain or DNS access, WordPress administration and other credentials needed for the systems actually being moved or verified. We identify the required access before beginning.
Timing varies with website size, platform, hosting access, database size, DNS changes and technical complexity. A straightforward website can generally move faster than a large WordPress or business-critical environment. The project is reviewed before the migration path is finalized.
Where the selected migration service and available access permit it, we establish or review an appropriate backup or recovery point before migration. Backup capability depends partly on the existing host, destination environment and access available.
No. Migration verification and full security hardening are different services. Your migration includes the applicable migration-related security checks, while our $397 Website Security & Protection Setup is designed for businesses that want additional firewall, login, malware, backup and spam-protection configuration where supported.
Potentially, yes, but those websites should be evaluated before choosing a migration level. Ecommerce, membership, login, payment, registration, automation and third-party integrations can create additional dependencies. Those projects are generally better candidates for the Agency-Managed Website Migration or a separately scoped migration if the environment is unusually complex.
Usually, no. A hosting migration can move the website while keeping the same domain name. We review the applicable DNS and domain connections so the domain points toward the intended new environment after the move.
You do not need to diagnose the website yourself. Tell us the platform, current hosting provider, destination host and anything important the website does. We can help determine whether the Basic, Professional WordPress or Agency-Managed migration is the appropriate fit.
Still Have a Migration Question?

Tell Us What You're Moving. We'll Help You Choose the Right Path.

You do not need to understand servers, DNS, databases or hosting terminology before calling us.

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