In practice, relaunch consulting follows a structured, multi-phase process with a clear focus on risk minimisation and strategic prioritisation.
1. Analysis & risk assessment: analysis of the existing website (SEO, content, structure, tracking); identification of traffic, ranking and conversion drivers; assessment of potential risks arising from the relaunch.
2. Strategic planning: definition of the target vision, positioning and site structure; prioritisation of business-critical content and pages; development of a clear URL and redirect logic.
3. Support during implementation: coordination with internal teams or agencies; quality assurance for structure, content and technology; ensuring strategic requirements are met.
4. Launch & monitoring: support during go-live; analysis of rankings, traffic and user behaviour; rapid response to deviations. Important: the biggest lever isn't in implementing individual measures but in the early identification and avoidance of critical mistakes. In short: good relaunch consulting ensures the right decisions are made early - not corrected only after launch.
Related questions
- Do you still need a classic CMS today, or is a no-code/builder-based website enough?
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- Can you implement a relaunch yourself - or when is external consulting or an agency worthwhile?
- When should you really relaunch a website - and when is a redesign enough?