// Service_19

    Site migration SEO, without the traffic cliff.

    Replatforms, redesigns, domain moves, and CMS changes — planned, QA'd, and monitored so organic revenue survives launch day.

    Migrations are the fastest way to lose a decade of SEO equity in a single afternoon. Almost every loss traces to the same causes: incomplete URL mapping, redirect chains, lost internal links, dropped schema, and content parity gaps nobody checked. We run the pre-launch discipline that prevents it, and the post-launch monitoring that catches what slipped.

    // Key_Takeaways

    • Migration losses are preventable. They come from process gaps, not from Google.
    • Every legacy URL with a link, an impression, or a conversion needs a mapped destination before launch.
    • Content parity matters as much as redirects — a redirected page with half the content loses half its rankings.
    • The first 14 days post-launch decide whether a dip becomes a recovery or a decline.

    A redirect map is not a migration plan. Parity is the plan; redirects are one line item.

    — Arise GEO, Migration SEO

    Nobody notices the SEO work in a good migration. That's what makes it good.

    — Arise GEO, Migration SEO
    0 chains
    Redirect standard
    30 days
    Post-launch monitoring
    Parity-tested
    Before approval
    180-day
    Money-back window
    // Pre-launch

    Full URL inventory and mapping

    Every URL from crawl, sitemaps, logs, GSC, and backlink data, mapped one-to-one to a live destination with no chains.

    • Multi-source URL inventory
    • One-to-one destination mapping
    • Chain and loop elimination
    • Priority scoring by traffic and links
    // Parity

    Content, schema and internal link parity

    Staging is crawled and diffed against production for content, headings, metadata, schema, and internal links before anyone approves launch.

    • Staging vs production crawl diff
    • Metadata and schema parity
    • Internal link graph comparison
    • Rendered content verification
    // Launch

    Launch-day runbook

    A sequenced checklist covering robots, sitemaps, analytics, canonical, hreflang, and verification — with owners and timings.

    • Hour-by-hour runbook
    • robots.txt and sitemap switchover
    • Analytics and GSC continuity
    • Rollback criteria
    // Recovery

    Post-launch monitoring and rapid fix

    Daily crawl, index, and ranking monitoring for the first 30 days, with a triage loop for anything that moves the wrong way.

    • Daily index and rank monitoring
    • 404 and redirect error triage
    • Log-based crawl verification
    • 30-day recovery report
    // The_Contract

    The 180-day money-back guarantee.

    We can promise this because our methodology already works. Hundreds of pages now sit in position #1 across our clients' catalogs. The risk shouldn't be on you — it's on us.

    • 01We run the full 10-stage audit and deliver a sequenced 90-day plan.
    • 02You implement our recommendations (or hire us to implement them).
    • 03If you don't see measurable ranking and revenue improvement in 3–6 months — we refund you. In full.
    Lock in your audit slot →
    // Frequently_Asked

    Questions about this engagement.

    How early should we bring you in?+

    Before URL structure is finalized — ideally at the design or information-architecture stage. Post-launch rescues are possible but always cost more than prevention.

    Can you rescue a migration that already went badly?+

    Yes. Recovery work starts with the same inventory and parity diff, then prioritizes the highest-value lost URLs. Most recoveries land within 60–90 days.

    Do you handle domain name changes?+

    Yes — including brand consolidations, ccTLD to subfolder moves, and multi-domain merges, which carry additional hreflang and entity work.

    Will we lose traffic no matter what?+

    A short dip of a few weeks is common while Google reprocesses. A sustained loss is not normal and usually indicates a parity or redirect failure.

    What if we lose traffic anyway?+

    Implement our 90-day plan and if you don't see results in 3–6 months, we refund you in full.

    How do we make sure our company shows up on AI platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini?+

    Three layers, in order. First, entity clarity: one canonical Organization with @id anchors, sameAs links to authoritative databases, and knowsAbout coverage of your real expertise. Second, extractable content: atomic answer blocks, comparison tables, transparent pricing and specs, and FAQ blocks on every commercial page. Third, corroboration: mentions in the roundups, directories, review platforms, and trade publications those engines retrieve. Measure it by probing a fixed set of buying questions monthly and tracking citation frequency per engine.

    What actually makes a page get cited by AI instead of just ranked?+

    Citability. AI engines lift passages that answer one question completely in 40–80 words, in plain language, with a concrete number, definition, or list. Pages that bury the answer under narrative rarely get quoted. We rewrite key pages so every important question has a self-contained answer block, wrapped in schema that labels what it is.

    Is SEO still worth investing in now that AI answers so many queries?+

    Yes, because AI answers are built from indexed pages. Every major assistant retrieves from a crawled index, so pages that aren't crawlable, renderable, or structured never enter the candidate pool. Classic SEO is now the entry requirement for AI visibility, and the two programs share almost all of the same work.

    How quickly can we expect results from an Arise GEO engagement?+

    Technical recovery and on-page work typically show movement in 30–60 days. AI citation lift on long-tail and comparison queries usually lands in 30–90 days. Category-level authority and head-term rankings are a 6–12 month curve. Every engagement ships a sequenced 90-day plan so early wins fund the long work.

    What do we get, and what does it cost?+

    You get a forensic audit, a prioritized 90-day execution plan with effort and impact scoring, and optional done-for-you implementation by our engineers and editors. Pricing is scoped per engagement based on catalog size, locale count, and whether you want execution included. Implement our 90-day plan and if you don't see results in 3–6 months, we refund you in full.

    Migrate without the traffic cliff.

    Audits scoped within 24 hours. Results within 90 days, or your money back.

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