Will a rebuild tank my Google rankings?

Only if it's done sloppy — that's the whole risk. We map every URL and set the redirects before launch, so the pages you rank for keep their authority. Done right, a rebuild holds position and then climbs.

My site is slow. Will a redesign fix it?

Almost always. Slow contractor sites are usually an old theme with a stack of plugins. Clean code cuts the load time hard, and we hand you the before-and-after PageSpeed numbers so it's not a guess.

Do I have to change my domain?

No. You keep your domain. We rebuild what's on it and carry the good pages across.

Can you keep the content that's working?

The parts worth keeping, yes. We migrate the pages that earn traffic, tighten the copy, and cut the dead pages that were only slowing things down.

How is a redesign different from a new build?

A new build starts empty. A redesign starts with rankings and links to protect, so more of the job is redirect mapping and migration a fresh site never has to worry about. Different work, priced accordingly.

Website redesign

Rebuild the site. Keep the rankings.

Rebuild an old, slow contractor site without dumping the rankings you already earned. Projects from $6,000.

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Why a redesign is different

A redesign is trickier than a fresh build because you've got something to lose — the pages Google already trusts and the traffic they pull. We map every URL and set the redirects before anything moves, so launch day doesn't wipe your search history. Then we rebuild in clean code: faster, easier to update, and pointed at the jobs you actually want. You keep your domain. You keep your rankings. You lose the plugin sprawl.

What's included

Audit of your current pages, speed, and rankings
URL map with 301 redirects for anything that moves
Rebuilt design and code on a modern, static stack
Content migrated and tightened, not dumped
Speed and mobile fixes with before-and-after numbers
Post-launch check that the rankings held
Analytics carried over so you keep your history

A cutover that held

The redesign risk is losing the rankings the old site earned. Here is a WordPress-to-Next.js move where every legacy URL was mapped and none were dropped — labeled by how each number was verified.

Painting · WordPress → Next.js cutover · Mobile + Baldwin County AL

$25–30K

June work from 8 site leads

CDS-verifiedOwner-reported

8 form leads we logged → 4 closed jobs. The dollar range is owner-reported.

Site form logs · owner-reported job value

Pages shipped

424

CDS-verified

Live-sitemap-verified — a two-metro painting platform

Live sitemap · 2026-06-09

Legacy URLs preserved

75/75

CDS-verified

WordPress → Next.js cutover; every old URL 301-mapped, none dropped

301 redirect map · 2026-06-07

Form leads → closed jobs, June

8 → 4

CDS-verifiedOwner-reported

Submitted through the site in June 2026; owner reports 4 closed

Site form logs · owner-reported · 2026-06

The caveat, stated: Stated every time we use this number: it's one month of data, and lead flow is lumpy month to month. One thing in the other direction — the domain carried prior search history, but the owner reports the previous site's forms weren't producing leads at all, so every form lead here came through the site we built.

Pro 1 Painters · pro1painters.com · sources

Live sitemap · 2026-06-09 — 424 pages
301 redirect map · 2026-06-07 — 75/75 legacy URLs preserved
Site form logs · 2026-06 — 8 form leads, June 2026 (CDS-verified)
Owner-reported — 4 closed jobs / ~$25–30K June work (not CDS-verified)

Rebuild without dumping your rank?

We map every URL and set the redirects before launch day. Send your current site and we'll tell you what's worth protecting.

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Straight answers

Will a rebuild tank my Google rankings?
Only if it's done sloppy — that's the whole risk. We map every URL and set the redirects before launch, so the pages you rank for keep their authority. Done right, a rebuild holds position and then climbs.
My site is slow. Will a redesign fix it?
Almost always. Slow contractor sites are usually an old theme with a stack of plugins. Clean code cuts the load time hard, and we hand you the before-and-after PageSpeed numbers so it's not a guess.
Do I have to change my domain?
No. You keep your domain. We rebuild what's on it and carry the good pages across.
Can you keep the content that's working?
The parts worth keeping, yes. We migrate the pages that earn traffic, tighten the copy, and cut the dead pages that were only slowing things down.
How is a redesign different from a new build?
A new build starts empty. A redesign starts with rankings and links to protect, so more of the job is redirect mapping and migration a fresh site never has to worry about. Different work, priced accordingly.

From $6,000. Redesign scope tracks how many pages carry traffic worth protecting — we price it on the call.

Weighing a rebuild against a fresh build? See what a contractor website actually costs in Denver — tiers, 3-year math, and the retainer trap.

Keep the rankings. Lose the plugins.

Send the site you've got. You'll get a straight read on the rebuild — what carries over, what gets cut, and what it costs.

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