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Hey Mark Good idea? Yep! Basic process; Plan out the structure of your new site. Map the old pages to the new pages. Create the new site on a development or local server (some folks will build it right on the main domain, but just keep it hidden - I don't recommend that). If using a dev server, use your privacy settings and "discourage search engines from indexing the site" - you don't want the dev site indexed!! Prepare your 301 redirects (as Kade suggested, I actually don't think you should keep your URLs the same at all - now's a good time for improvement). Move WordPress from the dev environment to the new server. You basically "pull the plug" on the old site by removing index.hrml and letting index.php (which is part of wordpress) take over. Put in your 301 redirects ASAP. Crawl the new site for 404s Monitor WMT like crazy for a few weeks looking for any missed redirects. I definitely recommend getting a dev to assist you if you don't feel comfortable! Hope that helps. -Dan