A Site Migration: Redirects, Resources, & Reflection [MozCon 2017] — Jayna Grassel
Channel: Moz
Date: 2023-01-27

Site. Migration. No two words elicit more fear, joy, or excitement in a digital marketer. 

When the idea was shared three years ago, the company was excited. They dreamed of new features and efficiency. But as SEOs, we knew better. We knew there would be midnight strategy sessions with IT. More UAT environments than we could track. Deadlines, requirements, and compromises forged through hallway chats. ... 

The result was a stable transition with minimal dips in traffic. What we didn't know, however, was the amount of cross-functional coordination that was required to pull it off.