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Originally Posted by suzstephens
Seiretto, this step, mentioned in the article that you referenced, "Correctly copy all pages and folders from your old host to the new web space, then test and test again until your sure all pages are present and correct" is simply not possible with the large real estate web site providers because users can't FTP to the sites."
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No FTP - I see, you are providing the CMS. And its not really a large site.
Even if it was a large site there is NO excuse, you, or the site owner, can check ALL links are present. Check ALL links (even on a real large site) automatically for broken hyperlinks and broken image links using:
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So long as your new host provides you with a sub-domain as we do (i.e. [Username].s4-web-hosting.co.uk) this enables you to setup your web site prior to transferring in your existing domain. This ensures any down time of your web site is kept to a minimum. And your ranking will be spared.
If you are considering transferring to a new host always ensure the new web hosting account has a method to test your website prior to moving. If they can not provide this go elsewhere. And for best
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