Website redesign

Modernise the site without throwing away your rankings.

Redesigns and rebuilds for Grande Prairie and Peace Region businesses — including the part most redesigns get wrong.

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The redesign that costs you traffic

This happens constantly and it is entirely avoidable.

A business redesigns its site, launches, and organic traffic falls off a cliff. The design was fine. The migration was not.

URLs changed with no redirects

Every ranking page that moves without a 301 loses its accumulated value. This is the single biggest cause of post-redesign collapse.

Content quietly dropped

The pages that ranked were often unglamorous ones nobody wanted to keep. Removing them removes the traffic.

Technical basics lost

Titles, descriptions, headings and schema rebuilt from scratch — and often worse than what was there.

Slower than what it replaced

Heavier images and more scripts. A prettier site that loads slower can easily perform worse.

How we handle it

Measure first, then move.

The work before the design starts is what protects you.

Inventory what ranks

Which pages currently bring traffic and for what. You cannot preserve what you have not measured.

Map every URL

Old to new, with 301s for anything that moves. Nothing is allowed to quietly 404.

Keep what works

If a page ranks, its content and structure survive the redesign even if it becomes prettier.

Rebuild the technical layer deliberately

Titles, descriptions, schema and internal links carried across on purpose, not rebuilt by accident.

Verify after launch

Crawl the new site, confirm every old URL resolves, watch Search Console for the first weeks.

Keep a rollback

The old site stays recoverable until the new one is proven.

When a redesign is the wrong answer

Sometimes the design is not the problem.

We would rather tell you this than sell you a rebuild you do not need.

If nobody can find you

A new design does not fix invisibility. That is a search problem and it is cheaper to solve directly.

If traffic arrives and does not convert

Often a content and clarity problem, fixable on the existing site for a fraction of a rebuild.

If it is only slow

Performance work is usually far cheaper than a redesign and produces a more measurable result.

Common questions

Questions we get asked.

Straight answers, no sales pitch.

Will I lose my Google rankings?

Not if the migration is done properly. Redirect every moved URL, keep the content that ranks, and preserve the technical layer. Done carelessly, yes — and that is the usual story.

Can you redesign a site you did not build?

Yes. Most redesigns are exactly that. Send the URL and we will tell you whether it is worth repairing or replacing.

How long does it take?

Usually a few weeks. Larger sites take longer because the URL mapping is the slow part, and it is not a step worth rushing.

Can we keep our existing content?

Frequently yes — particularly the pages that already rank. Rewriting everything is often unnecessary risk.

What if our site is on a platform you do not use?

We will tell you honestly whether migrating is worth it. Sometimes staying put and improving is the better answer.

Do we need a redesign every few years?

No. A well-built site maintained properly lasts a long time. Redesign when the business has changed or the site is genuinely holding you back — not on a schedule.

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What redesigns often include.

Next step

Redesign without the traffic drop.

Send us your current site. We will tell you what is worth keeping.

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