I’m in the process of moving mostly from my office into my home office, almost full-time. I’ve been moving documents, gadgets, furniture, and trinkets from one office to the other and throwing things away. It is just a pain.
You know what else is a pain? Moving sites and redesigns. It is a lot like a physical move but totally digital.
I recently launched version 5 of Search Engine Roundtable. While the new design is a lot more modern and nicer to look at (like my new office), making that move was a pain. It took months of planning and work. I had to throw away a lot of old documents and code, move servers from one to another, redirect some pages from one location to another and so much more.
But in the end, the move is worth it – at least I hope.
Barry Schwartz,
Writer in transit
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