Move your Fort Myers business website to a platform your team can actually manage, with every page, image, and URL accounted for. I currently run Contentful-to-WordPress migrations for a U.S. government agency, and I bring the same checklist to a twelve-page local site.
Most migrations go wrong in the details: redirects nobody mapped, images that silently 404, form submissions that stop arriving. My process starts with a full content and URL inventory, maps every content type to its new home, and validates the result before anything goes live. You see the new site on a staging URL and approve it before cutover.
01Full content and URL inventory of the current site
02Content model mapping (pages, posts, products, custom fields, media)
03Automated import with validation reports, not copy-and-paste
04301 redirect map and metadata carried over page by page
05Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA) and performance check before launch
06Staging review, scheduled cutover, and a rollback plan
Local context — Fort Myers
WebsitesforFortMyersbusinesses
Fort Myers businesses compete for seasonal visitors and a fast-growing year-round population at the same time. Contractors, medical practices, restaurants, and marine services here usually need a site that ranks for neighborhood searches across Lee County, loads quickly on a phone, and makes calling or booking a single tap.
A lot of Fort Myers sites started on a quick website builder and were outgrown once the business added locations, services, or staff. A migration moves that content onto a platform you control without starting over. Every page that already ranks keeps its address or gets a redirect, forms and tracking are rebuilt and tested, and the switch happens on a quiet weekday so the phones keep ringing across Lee County.
Who I build for in Fort Myers
Medical and dental practicesPatients compare reviews, insurance details, and appointment availability on a phone, so the site needs clear service pages and a booking path that takes two taps.
Contractors and home servicesHomeowners search by trade and neighborhood, so each service and area needs its own page and a quote form that asks only what you actually need.
Restaurants and hospitalityMenus, hours, and directions have to be current and readable on a phone, especially in winter when visitor searches peak.
Marine and boating servicesBoaters search for specific services along the Caloosahatchee and the Gulf, so service-area pages and fast mobile pages win the call.
02 — Proof
Relatedwork
A few of the sites behind this service. Live links where the client allows it.
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Developed a custom Laravel-powered backend with a fully bespoke cart and product system. Optimized for performance, scalability, and user-friendly e-commerce experiences.
Four steps and no surprises: you approve the scope before work starts and the site before it launches.
01
Discovery
A short call or email exchange about your goals, your customers and what is not working today. Free, with no commitment.
02
Proposal
A written scope, timeline and fixed price, so you know exactly what you are getting before anything starts.
03
Development
The work happens on a staging site you can open at any time, with plain-language updates at agreed checkpoints.
04
Delivery
Testing, a launch in a low-traffic window, documentation and a handoff session, then support while your team settles in.
04 — Questions
Commonquestions
01Can we meet in person in Fort Myers?
Yes. Most of the work runs remotely, which keeps costs down, but I am based in Southwest Florida and glad to meet in Fort Myers for a kickoff or launch review when it helps.
02Will my site stay online during hurricane season?
Yes, as long as it is hosted outside the region. I set sites up on cloud hosting with servers elsewhere, so a power or internet outage at your office does not take the site down, and I show your team how to post closure or reopening notices from a phone.
03Will a migration hurt my Google rankings?
Not if URLs, titles, and content are preserved and redirects are in place. That is the core of my process. Temporary ranking movement in the first weeks is normal; losses come from missing redirects and dropped content, which the inventory and validation steps are built to prevent.
04Which platforms can you migrate from?
Contentful, Squarespace, Wix, Weebly, Drupal, Joomla, static HTML, and older or hacked WordPress installs. Destinations are usually WordPress (often with WooCommerce) or a Next.js site when you need a custom application.
05How long does a migration take for a Fort Myers business?
A typical local business site of 10 to 50 pages takes two to four weeks including review. Larger catalogs or sites with many custom content types are scoped after the inventory.
05 — Service areas
Areasserved
I work with businesses across Florida, on both coasts. Pick your city for details specific to your area.
Send me your current website address and what is not working for you. I will reply within one business day with a clear scope, timeline, and price, or tell you if I am not the right fit.