Migration Recovery

Law Firm

Recovering from a botched site migration and achieving new historic highs in rankings and traffic.

+60% Rankings
Improvement
60%
Rankings Recovery
4-6
Weeks to Recovery
Historic
New Highs
Multi-$M
Cases Generated

The Challenge

The client came to me immediately after making a significant update to their existing website. They were facing a classic migration disaster:

Old Website

Before Migration

  • ! Looked outdated
  • Ranked really well
  • Generating leads
New Website

After Migration

  • Looked beautiful
  • Lost their rankings
  • Traffic plummeted

With this known, it was time to audit and strategize. The stakes were high—every day without rankings meant lost potential clients and revenue.

The Strategy

Here is a breakdown of the audit, the findings, and the steps we took to fix the issues:

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Content Analysis via Wayback Machine

The first thing I wanted to see was the content of the old site. Using the Wayback Machine, I accessed it and noticed content had changed significantly. Most importantly, keywords had consistently been removed.

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Technical Issue Discovery

We restored most of the old content, but it only helped a little. After reviewing their website's backend, I found a widespread technical issue that was diminishing the strength of their backlink profile and, thus, their authority.

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Redirect Repair

I worked with their developer to repair these redirects as quickly as possible. Over the course of 4-6 weeks, their link equity was restored, allowing the site to regain its authority.

The Results

The recovery graph tells the story of what happened after the strategy was fully realized:

Rankings Recovery Journey

Original Rankings Migration Drop Strategy Implemented New Highs
Traffic Drop
Recovery Phase
New Growth

The site rose, then plateaued, but with continued optimization work, the site was able to reach new levels—above anything it had achieved historically.

Along with a 60% rankings improvement (and correlating traffic improvement), the firm received leads that became multi-million dollar cases and added to its extensive portfolio.

60%
Rankings Improvement
4-6 wks
Recovery Time
Multi-$M
Cases Generated

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