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Website Relaunch: where to start without losing focus

The most common mistake when starting is not the wrong technology, but the wrong first step. A sequence that has proven itself in small businesses.

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Quote upon request5 to 10 weeksAs of 2026
In short

Getting started with a website relaunch doesn't begin with the technology, but with a week of tracking: What repeats, what costs the most time. Then a single, clearly defined process with a measurable goal — only with clear scope do quotes become comparable in the first place.

01 — Getting started

Where to begin

  1. Name the bottleneck

    Not the most interesting thing, but what takes the most time. A week of tracking what repeats delivers a more realistic list than any workshop.

  2. Define a small scope

    One process, one measurable goal. What works gets expanded — what doesn't costs little.

  3. Survey the starting situation

    Which content, data, and access is available. For a website relaunch, this is the factor that most strongly influences effort and duration.

  4. Decide who is responsible

    For the implementation and for operations afterward. Without this definition, every system becomes outdated.

  5. Only then request proposals

    With a clear scope, proposals become comparable. Without it, you get numbers that have nothing to do with each other.

02 — Fit

When it's worth it

  • The process in question occurs at least weekly.
  • It follows rules you can write down — even if there are exceptions.
  • Today it's manual work that no one enjoys doing.
  • There's one person who decides, not three who need to coordinate.
  • You can name what would tell you it worked.

03 — Checklist

Clarify before the first quote

  • What should improve? In one sentence, no jargon.
  • How will you know? One number that should change.
  • Who decides? One person, not a committee.
  • What budget is available? A range is enough — it makes quotes comparable instead of arbitrary.
  • By when? And what the deadline depends on.
  • Which systems are involved? And who has access to them.
  • What do you already have? Content, data, preliminary work — this reduces the cost.

04 — Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do we have to go offline during the relaunch?

No, the old site stays online until the switchover day. The change happens on a set date, usually outside business hours, and typically takes only a few minutes.

Will we lose Google rankings with a relaunch?

Only if you do it wrong. Short-term fluctuation over two to four weeks is normal, a lasting drop is not. The cause is almost always the same: missing or incorrect redirects. We create the list before the move and check it afterward.

Should we carry over all content?

No. Pages that bring neither visitors nor serve a purpose are removed — that makes the site clearer and the remaining pages stronger. What brings visitors is carried over and improved.

Is a relaunch worth it if we're renaming soon anyway?

Not in that order. Clarify the renaming first, then relaunch — otherwise you build a site that needs adjustment again shortly after.

What happens to our existing Google Business Profile?

It remains untouched as long as the website address doesn't change. If the domain changes, the link stored in the profile needs to be updated — we take care of that.

What happens to our email addresses?

They remain untouched as long as the domain stays the same. We still check the settings before the move, because an incorrectly set record can stop mail delivery.

Can we switch over gradually?

For larger sites, yes — section by section. It takes longer but spreads the risk and cost.

05 — Next

Related pages

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Next step

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