Substack to WordPress
Migrate your Substack newsletter to WordPress
Substack not working out? Our Substack to WordPress migration solutions enable you to make the switch seamlessly.
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Our Process
Our Substack to WordPress migration process
Our CMS migration process is structured to tailor your Substack newsletter. Here’s how we can help you take your newsletter to the next level by migrating to WordPress
process
Discovery
Understanding your specific Substack newsletter and migration needs.
Strategy
Tailoring the migration as per your timelines.
Execution
Working around an operational model to suit your needs.
Going Live
Migrating your Substack newsletter, email list, and subscribers to WordPress.
What our clients said
Ambika Seth, Founder at CAARA
Dellos helped us make the switch from Shopify to WordPress. From design to development, the team understands the intricacies of switching between different platforms and managing the transition systematically.
Rahul Khanna, Co-founder at Azure Hospitality
Team Dellos did an incredible job moving four brand websites of ours to WordPress. We were able to manage our websites with greater ease in a structured WordPress environment.
Sanjeev Bhandari, Founder at AirBrickInfra
Dellos built the WordPress version of our website from the ground up. The results were instant – we were able to capture more traffic and leads with the new website.
Blueprint for migration
Migration strategy
Every Substack newsletter is different. Our migration strategy is designed to suit the unique requirements of your newsletter blog.
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Comprehensive analysis
Deep dive into your Substack newsletter and identifying the appropriate infrastructure to manage traffic and send emails.
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Understanding migration goals
Based on your needs, we assess how similar or different you’d like to make your newsletter blog after moving to WordPress.
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Initiating design and personalization
Once we understand the scale of your Substack website, we start personalizing your WordPress website on a new instance.
Moving content
Migrating your Substack blogs to WordPress
We understand the time and effort you’ve invested in writing your newsletter blogs. Let us manage their migration to your new WordPress website.
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Export content from Substack
With cutting-edge tools, we’ll scrape and extract all your Substack blogs to a new database.
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Import blogs in WordPress
Using import tools, we’ll republish your blogs on your new WordPress database.
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Quality assurance
Let our QA team ensure all your content has been imported correctly from Substack.
Moving subscribers, free and paid
Move your email lists and paying subscribers
Subscribers are the lifeblood of your Substack newsletter. With our unique operational model, we ensure your email lists and paying subscribers are migrated seamlessly to a brand new email service provider and payments system.
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Choosing the right ESP
Based on your needs, we’ll move your email lists to a brand new email service provider. Popular options include Sendgrid, Mailchimp, and so on.
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Setting up a payment system
To ensure you can keep charging subscribers for gated content, we’ll integrate a payment system like Stripe or Paypal with your WordPress site.
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Configuring email delivery
Our email marketing experts will ensure your emails keep working efficiently, as they did with Substack. We optimize for better delivery and open rates.
Search engine optimization
Rank better on Google
One of the major reasons Substack users move to WordPress is better SEO. Our SEO experts ensure all your existing SEO equity is transferred to your new WordPress website.
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Keyword consultation
Let our SEO experts help you identify better keywords to structure your new website on.
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301 redirects
We ensure all your old Substack URLs are correctly mapped to your new WordPress pages
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Optimized performance
Our migration team ensures your website loads fast anytime, anywhere in the world.
Why migrate from Substack?
How does migrating from Substack to WordPress help?
CMS migration is not a small undertaking. However, there are many benefits you can bank on by moving your Substack blog to WordPress.
Full ownership
Complete control over your content, design, and monetization options.
More customization options
Extensive theme and plugin options to tailor your site’s appearance and functionality.
Better SEO outcomes
Use better SEO tools and optimization features to improve search engine rankings.
Monetization flexibility
Diverse options like ads, memberships, and e-commerce integrations.
Subscriber control
Manage your email list directly with more flexibility in email marketing strategies.
Scalability
WordPress can handle a growing site with complex features as your needs evolve.
Contact us
Ready to move to a new CMS?
Drop us a line to get started. You can also book a discovery call with a migration expert from Dellos.