Why and How to Migrate from BigCommerce to Magento

WHY AND HOW MIGRATE from BigCommerce to Magento Read about benefits of two popular shopping carts and find out how to move data between them Strong Sides Bigcommerce sell more 40,000+ stores worldwide Initial release - 2009 Intuitive and User- Most Feature-Fich Hosted Platforms 24/7/365 Official Support Friendly Interface Magento Strong Sides Open Source eCommerce 200,000+ stores worldwide Initial release - 2008 Totally customizable Free and commercial versions Regular Updates Web Search 10 20 30 60 70 90 Magento | BigCommerce The gpaph shows search interest between 2010 and 2013 years Pre-Migration Tips Let Your People Know This can seriously decrease your traffic and help to complete shopping cart switch without losing client's Make a Backup Make this step every time before any serious action over your shop Schedule Migration Analyze your store statistics and find time when it the number of visitors is the lowest. trust. Find Hosting II Magento is a resource consuming platform. So, find the appropriate hosting to suit its needs. Install Magento To move your data from existing BigCommerce store you will have to install Magento and make sure it is available via Internet. Data Migration with Cart2Cart Cart2Cart is a shopping cart migration provider that allows to move products, customers and orders absolutely automatically. DATA MIGRATION PROCESS CAN BE PERFORMED IN ONLY 7 SIMPLE STEPS 1. Register a New Cart2Cart Account or Login via Facebook/Google 2. Set Up BigCommerce as Your Source Shopping Cart 3. Select Magento as Your Target e-Commerce Platform 4. Choose Entities You Would Like to Migrate 5. Perform Free Demo to See How It Works 6. Start Full Migration 7. Enjoy All the Advantages of a Brand New Magento Store Post-Migration Tips - Make sure your new store is crawlable - it would be a real trouble if Google bot couldn't get proper access to your new site. - Create a sitemap - it will help to assure search engines do not miss any of your store pages. -Use canonical tags and meta robots - canonical tags and meta robots, which include noindex and nofollow tags. - Set 301 redirect - it will allow you to direct customers and search engines to your new store and keep site positions. Take Care About SEO - Inform Google about your store migration - if you are switching domains it Since Cart2Cart doesn't support design migration you will have to handle this step on your own. Magento has a number of great templates to make your store beautiful. Although, make sure to set up a responsive design - your store will look perfect at any type of device including smartphones, tablets, laptops and traditional desktops. Site Design Make a test purchase, check if all payment and shipping options are working correctly. Visit your site from multiple devices via numerous browsers. And only after that you can consider your store successfully migrated to Magento and ready to start selling. Test Your Store Sources: http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/44-migration-service-tips/12796-forewarned-is-forearmed-pre-migration-tips http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/44-migration-service-tips/13211-the-game-is-worth-the-candle-post-migration-tips http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/61-must-know-tips/11152-roadmap-for-successful-e-commerce-re platforming-infographic http://www.bigcommerce.com/ http://www.magentocommerce.com/ http://www.google.com.ua/trends O Cart2Cart Gently designed by automated shopping cart migration 01/2013 01/2012 01/2011 01/2010