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“Working with Creative Labs has been a game-changer for our business.”
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Poplar Forest Nursery TeamPoplar Forest Nursery
Migrated to Shopify for brands like
IN SHORT
A migration is a rebuild plus a careful move. We inventory every URL first, move content and data through each platform’s export or API, rebuild the front end on the new platform, and redirect anything whose path changes. Stores usually move to Shopify; marketing sites, blogs and docs move to Astro or Next.js. Fixed price from $2,500 for a single page; ten pages run $6,500 to $14,500.
Why migrate with us
Every URL is mapped before anything moves, content and data go over through each platform’s API, and rankings are watched for 30 days after cutover.
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You10:02
Can we keep /collections/bass-rods ranking after the move?
CL agent10:03
Yes. 2,431 old URLs inventoried, 2,431 redirects staged, 0 unmatched. Rankings baseline captured today; I’ll flag any drop over 5% daily for 30 days.
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Which path?
Where should your site move to?
01
Shopify
You sell products online, and checkout, inventory and orders matter more than custom page logic.
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02Astro
Your site is mostly content: marketing pages, a blog, docs. You want it fast and easy to edit.
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03Next.js
Your site also needs logins, a customer portal, dashboards or live data.
Learn more →
04
Stay where you are
A small site that works and ranks may not need a move. We’ll say so on the first call.
Our process
How a migration runs.
A full migration in about 8 weeks, with one cutover weekend. Coloured bars are our work, grey ones are yours.
FULL MIGRATIONSTRATEGY, DESIGN AND BUILD
WEEK 1
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
WEEK 6
WEEK 7
WEEK 8
Y
You
Access, exports, sign-offs
Access
Sign-off
Cutover
A
Audit
URLs, rankings, apps
Crawl + redirect map
D
Data
Products, customers, orders
Dry run
Final sync
B
Build
Theme, apps, QA
Theme build
QA + launch
Point at any part to see what happens there.
App, partner or us?
When a managed migration is worth it, and when it isn’t.
A migration app is fine for a small catalog with no SEO to protect. Once URLs rank, dealers reorder or orders need history, the move needs a plan.
Migration app
Shopify’s import tool
Creative Labs
This pageBest for
Under 200 SKUs, little organic traffic
Simple CSV catalogs, no history
Catalogs with rankings, B2B or order history
What moves
Products, customers
Products, customers
Products, variants, customers, orders, discounts, gift cards, blog
Redirects
Manual, after launch
None
Mapped one-to-one before launch
Theme
Not included
Not included
Designed and built in your repo
Time to launch
Days
Days
4 to 8 weeks
SEO risk
High
High
Low, watched for 30 days
Cost
$50 to $500
Free
From $2,500
Not sure which fits? Send the store URL and we’ll tell you in one call whether an app is enough.
Inside a migration
Drag to see the store before and after the move.
Four migrations, each starting from the old platform. Pick a client, then drag.
lamiglas.com
Lamiglas
75-year-old rod maker moved to Shopify without losing a dealer or a URL
1
Every old URL mapped before design started
2
Catalog and dealers moved in a dry run first
3
48-hour cutover, rankings watched for 30 days
How we work
Decided before anything moves.
01
Every URL inventoried
Crawl, Search Console and backlinks merged into one sheet before design starts.
02
Data in Shopify’s format
Variants, metafields and customer tags mapped, not squeezed into a CSV.
03
Rankings protected
Titles, schema and 301s set per page; sitemap submitted at cutover.
04
A 48-hour cutover
DNS, redirects and payments go live in one weekend, with a rollback plan.
From our case studies
What our migrations actually kept.
Real numbers from stores we moved, not estimates.
0
URLs lost on the last 20 migrations
48 h
typical cutover window
100%
of order history carried over
+18%
avg. mobile speed score after the move
Want more examples?
A few of our recent migrations.
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Pricing
One project, or a team every month.
Fixed price for the project, or a subscription that keeps shipping after launch.
One-time project
$2,500
from
From $2,500 for a single page; ten pages run $6,500 to $14,500. Redirect map, data move, build and a 30-day watch.
✓Redirect map, every URL
✓Content and data moved
✓Front end designed and built
✓Launch-day cutover
✓30-day ranking watch
Subscription
$3,000
/ month
Development subscription for stores and sites that keep shipping after the migration.
✓Senior engineer
✓Updates every 24–48 hours
✓Apps and integrations
✓Pause or cancel monthly
Quality
What every migration is checked for before cutover.
Redirects one-to-one
No chains, no 404s, tested with a crawler.
Data reconciled
Order and customer counts match the old platform.
Rankings baselined
Top queries recorded before, watched after.
Payments and taxes
Gateways, tax zones and shipping rules tested.
Emails rebuilt
Transactional emails on Shopify, branded.
Apps replaced
Every plugin mapped to an app or removed.
Speed up, not down
Core Web Vitals measured on launch day.
Rollback plan
DNS and data ready to revert for 72 hours.
Words from the brands we've built for
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“Creative Labs has elevated our online presence to a whole new level.”
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Care Hope College AdministrationCare Hope College
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“Creative Labs exceeded our expectations in delivering a secure, user-friendly platform.”
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Cellocity TeamCellocity
Still got questions?
Your questions about migrations
Will I lose SEO when I move to Shopify?
Not if it's done properly. Every URL is mapped and redirected one-to-one, titles and structured data carry over, and rankings are watched for 30 days after cutover.
How long does a WooCommerce to Shopify migration take?
A WooCommerce to Shopify migration typically takes eight to twelve weeks, depending on catalogue size, customer and order history, and whether the design changes at the same time. The proposal fixes the timeline before we start.
Can we keep selling during the migration?
Yes. The new store is built alongside the old one, and cutover happens on a planned day with your team informed, so selling continues throughout.
Do you migrate subscriptions and gift cards?
Yes, where the platforms allow. Gift card balances and subscriptions are migrated with care so customers keep their balances and billing dates; some subscription moves need customers to re-confirm payment details.
What does a migration cost?
Migrations start at $2,500 for a single page and run $6,500 to $14,500 for ten, at a fixed price that depends on catalogue size, data and design changes. See pricing.
What happens to my old plugins?
We list what each plugin did and replace it with Shopify's built-in features, an app or a theme section, or drop it if it's no longer needed.
Do you migrate websites, not just stores?
Astro or Next.js: which should we choose?
Astro for content-led sites: marketing pages, blogs and docs. It ships almost no JavaScript by default. Next.js when the site also needs logins, a customer portal, dashboards or pages built from live data. We recommend one after the audit, and the content model works with either. See Astro vs Next.js.
You've reached the end, so now…
Tell us what you're selling.
Send us your store. Within one business day you get a short Loom from a senior: the three things we'd fix first, what it would cost, and whether we're the right team for it.
- No pitch deck, no discovery-call theatre
- You keep the audit whether or not you hire us
- Fixed-scope quotes, no hourly surprises
Prefer to talk? Book 20 minutes with Haniel or call +1 855-764-4977