Re: Best way to update a site while minimizing downtime
I just did this exact thing 2 weeks ago. I left my old site intact and 301'ed all my old pages to a subdomain. That way I would not lose my current rankings. Then I went live with the new site, now I am slowly getting indexed for the new pages and gaining new SERPs. Eventually, when the traffic has shifted, I will phrase out the old site.
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