Migrate to Shopify Without Losing Orders, SEO, or Sanity
Moving off WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Wix, or a custom cart is where most e-commerce SEO and revenue gets lost — broken redirects, missing customer history, and downtime during the cutover. We migrate the catalog, the customer data, and the URLs, in that order of priority.
We'll map your current store first, then plan a cutover that doesn't cost you rankings or a single order.
Migrations Fail on the Boring Parts
The catalog import usually goes fine. What breaks stores is everything downstream of it — redirects that 404, customer accounts that don't carry over, and app integrations left disconnected after cutover.
DIY or rushed agency setup
- 301 redirects skipped, rankings drop after launch
- Customer accounts and order history left behind
- Apps and integrations reconnected after the fact, if at all
- Cutover done live, with real downtime during business hours
- No before/after QA to confirm the new store actually works
Operator who ships stores
- Full URL-to-URL redirect map before cutover, not after
- Customer, order, and (where possible) review history migrated
- Integrations mapped and reconnected before go-live
- Cutover scheduled and staged to minimize downtime
- Post-migration QA — checkout, tracking, and redirects verified
What We Migrate — and In What Order
Catalog first, customer relationships second, SEO equity third — all verified before the old store goes dark.
Product & Collection Migration
Products, variants, images, collections, and metafields moved into Shopify's data model — not a lossy CSV dump.
- Products, variants & images
- Collections & metafields
- Inventory levels carried over
Customer & Order History
Customer accounts and historical order data migrated where the source platform and Shopify plan allow, so repeat customers aren't starting from zero.
- Customer account migration
- Historical order data
- Subscriptions carried over where possible
SEO-Safe URL Redirects
A full old-URL-to-new-URL redirect map built before cutover, so indexed pages 301 to their Shopify equivalent instead of 404ing.
- Full URL redirect mapping
- 301s implemented before go-live
- Rankings monitored post-migration
App & Integration Re-Setup
Email/SMS platforms, reviews, ERP, and payment integrations mapped to Shopify equivalents and reconnected before launch.
- Email/SMS platform reconnection
- Reviews & ERP integrations
- Payment gateway re-setup
Low-Downtime Cutover
A staged cutover plan — DNS, final sync, and go-live sequenced to minimize the window where the store is unavailable.
- Staged DNS & final data sync
- Cutover scheduled for lowest-traffic window
- Rollback plan if something's wrong
Post-Migration QA
Checkout, payments, tracking, and every redirect tested on the live Shopify store before we call the migration done.
- Test orders on new store
- Redirect & 404 audit
- Tracking & analytics verified
KAZA Bows & Toes — A Store We Actually Built
KAZA Bows & Toes is a real SMRTLV-built e-commerce storefront for a kids accessories brand — a full custom store with a React frontend and Stripe checkout, live at kazabowsandtoes.com.
Honest note: results vary by brand, traffic, margins, and starting point. We don't publish invented conversion or revenue numbers. When a store owner shares real performance data we're allowed to use, we add it here.
See the Full Store Growth System
This is one piece of managed e-commerce growth. See how store builds, conversion, retention, and paid traffic work together as one system.
How Migration Engagements Are Scoped
Migration scope depends on catalog size, how much order/customer history needs to move, and how many integrations are involved. Our pricing page shows starting tiers; exact scope is confirmed after we map your current store.
Shopify Migration Services — FAQ
Let's Map Your Migration Before You Commit to a Date
We'll review your current store and platform, flag what's actually at risk in a move to Shopify, and give you a cutover plan — before anything goes live.