website migration to breakdance WP site

WordPress & Breakdance Expert: Migrate Three Sites into One (500+ Pages) Project Overview We are consolidating three websites — housepaintingguide.org, wonderfulcolor.org, and our current shearerpainting.com — into a single WordPress site under shearerpainting.com. This is a like-for-like migration: every existing page will be recreated exactly as it stands today. We are not merging or rewriting overlapping content in this phase; topical consolidation is a separate, later project. The goal is a unified, professionally designed site that preserves the search authority and page history of all three domains through careful 301 redirects, while establishing a single brand and a foundation built for strong technical SEO. Materials We Provide - A live URL environment, already set up with Breakdance (fully licensed, all options unlocked) and Yoast SEO installed. - Complete list of all existing pages to migrate. - A full 301 redirect chart (one-to-one, legacy URLs to their new shearerpainting.com locations). - Tech stack: WordPress with Breakdance Builder. Process ### Phase 1 — Paid Design Trial (Vendor Selection) Top candidates will be paid **$250** to complete a trial milestone in a temporary environment: 1. Propose and present **two distinct design concepts** for the unified Shearer Painting brand. This may be delivered in Figma or built directly in the environment. 1. Build fully functional Home Page , shearerpainting.com one sample Post Page in Breakdance, based on your recommended concept. recreate https://www.housepaintingguide.org/why-paint-blisters-and-what-to-do-about-it/ one sample case study page , based on your recommended concept , recreate https://www.wepaintseattle.com/exterior-repaint-cedar-roof-restoration-in-laurelhurst-seattle-historic-wood-preservation We select the full-project vendor based on this deliverable. Phase 2 — Full Build & Migration The selected vendor scales the approved design to the full site: - **Global architecture:** header, footer, and navigation menus. - **Dynamic templates:** layouts for Case Studies, Projects, and Blog Posts. - **Migration (500+ pages):** recreate each page as-is. You will not write or edit any copy — all existing text must be preserved exactly, word for word. Original publish dates must also be kept intact (for example, a post published in 2012 must retain that 2012 date, not the migration date). Text, images, and metadata are transferred cleanly into Breakdance. Includes image re-optimization and alt text on all images. - **Redirects:** execute the 301 chart exactly, then verify with a full crawl audit to confirm no broken links or redirect chains. ## Required Qualifications - Proven Breakdance Builder experience; portfolio required, including at least one large or migration-heavy site. - Strong technical SEO: schema markup, semantic HTML, clean heading hierarchy, and fast Core Web Vitals. - Experience with large-scale migrations and bulk 301 redirect execution. - High attention to typography, site speed, and responsive design. ## Budget & Timeline - Phase 1 design trial: $250 (fixed). - Full project budget: $3,000. - Substantial completion target: 3.5 weeks from project start. ## How to Apply 1. **Portfolio:** links to 2–3 live WordPress sites you built in Breakdance. 1. **Technical brief:** how you structure a site for clean, machine-readable HTML and search authority — including your approach to schema and site speed. 1. **Phase 1 estimate:** your timeline for the two-concept design trial plus the Home + Post build (payment is fixed at $250). 1. **Redirect method:** how you test and verify a large 301 chart before and after launch.