You already have a domain. Here's how we switch it over.
This is the question we get most, so here's the whole thing in plain English: what happens to your current site, your domain, your email, and the day we flip the switch. Short version — your site stays up the entire time, and nothing changes until you say go.
Five steps, no downtime
From the first look at your current site to the moment your domain points somewhere new.
You send us the site you have
Just the address. We look at how it reads on a phone, how fast it loads, what's missing, and what's worth keeping. You get that back in writing within a day — no meeting required.
We build the new one quietly
Your live site never moves. The rebuild happens on a private preview link only you can see, so nothing your customers visit changes while we work.
You review it and we fix things
You get the preview link and tell us what to change. Seven days of unlimited revisions start from that first draft — reply as many times as you need.
We point your domain at it
Two DNS records change at your registrar. We can walk through it with you on a screenshare, or you give us temporary access and remove it right after. Your email records stay untouched.
It goes live, and the old site retires
Same domain, same address people already know — new site behind it. SSL renews itself. Then you either leave it alone or put it on a care plan for edits.
A domain is a signpost. We change where it points.
Your domain and your website are two separate things. The domain is the name people type; the site is what it points at. A redesign doesn't move your name — it changes the destination behind it. That's why you keep the same address you've printed on cards, trucks, and every review you've ever collected.
- Two DNS records. The ones that decide which server answers when someone types your name.
- Nothing else. Your mail records, your billing, your renewal date — untouched.
- Temporary access only. Screenshare with us on Google Meet, or grant access and remove it the moment the site is live.
- SSL, handled. The padlock is set up during launch and renews on its own. No fee, ever.
The things people ask first
No. Your current site stays exactly where it is and keeps running the whole time. We build the new one separately and only switch the domain over once you've approved it — usually a few minutes of changeover, not days offline.
Not if it's done right. Email runs on separate DNS records from your website. We only change the records that point your domain at the site and we leave your mail records untouched. If you're unsure who handles your email, tell us and we'll check before we touch anything.
To publish on a domain you already own, two DNS records have to change. We do that with you in a short screenshare on Google Meet, or with temporary access you remove afterwards. It's DNS only — we never need your billing details, and we don't keep the access once the site is live.
Yes, and most people do. If we manage it, renewals, SSL, and DNS are handled and you never think about it again. If you'd rather hold it yourself, that's fine too — it's your domain either way, and we'll transfer it whenever you ask.
We keep the URLs that matter the same wherever we can, and redirect the ones that change so links and search results still land in the right place. Your page titles and descriptions get rewritten around what people actually search for.
Same as a new build — $199, $299, or $499 depending on how many pages and features you need. Nothing is due before launch, and there's a seven-day window after your first draft for unlimited changes.
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Tell us what you're building.
Tell us a little about your business and what you'd like the site to do. We write back within 24 hours with a short audit and a straight price. No sales calls, no follow-up spam.
Pay after launch. No deposit upfront. Once you've approved your finished site, we email you a secure Stripe invoice you can pay by credit/debit card or bank transfer.