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Redesign & Relaunch

Website Redesign – When the Old Site Is Costing You Trust

Your website is already known, but its services, design, or technology date from an earlier stage. In a redesign, I first check what needs to be kept before content and interface are reorganized.

Checking What Exists Before Anything New Goes Live

Signs a Redesign Is Overdue

A relaunch becomes relevant once outdated services still shape the site, key pages are hard to use on mobile, or changes to the existing system get riskier every time.

  • current services are missing or sit in the wrong place
  • navigation and contact path don't match how you actually work now
  • mobile pages lose their content order
  • small technical changes have hard-to-predict consequences

What Carries Over from the Old Website

I capture important URLs, existing content, contact functions, metadata, and technical dependencies. This stock-take separates what's usable from what needs to be rebuilt.

For URLs that go away, we decide whether a redirect is needed. Approved content isn't discarded in passing.

What Shapes the New Site

The new page order follows the current offer rather than the old navigation. Design makes the differences between services, proof, and contact visible.

  • priorities in navigation and page order
  • a readable hierarchy for content and actions
  • reusable design elements
  • a technical base for agreed follow-up changes

How the Switch Gets Prepared

Before launch, old and new URLs are reconciled, redirects are set, and key contact paths are tested. Metadata and indexing rules follow the approved page structure.

This preparation reduces avoidable errors. It's not a guarantee that external search systems will react the same way as before.

Risks I State Openly

Missing redirects, duplicate pages, outdated sitemaps, and untested forms can cause problems after a relaunch.

I document these points before publishing and separate fixable tasks from the reactions of external services, which can't be promised.

  • load key pages before and after the switch
  • test redirects for replaced URLs
  • assign page titles and canonicals to the new structure
  • test request paths with realistic input

Let's Check the Existing Website First

Send me the current address and tell me what no longer works. The publicly live website Die Mediatorin shows my role in design and implementation; I'm not claiming any effect beyond that.