WordPress Server Migration Expert & Local SEO/GMB Specialist (NDA Required)

Hi there, I read through your posting carefully. I can't see your site yet or talk specifics until the NDA is signed, but the structure of the project is clear. You're extracting yourself from an agency that still controls your WordPress environment and your Google Business presence, and you need someone who can handle both the technical surgery and the local visibility work without leaving fingerprints. I've been building and migrating WordPress sites for 13+ years, and I've done dozens of quiet exits exactly like this. The risk isn't the backup or the migration. The risk is broken redirects, plugin conflicts that surface a week later, or a GMB audit that accidentally triggers review spam filters because someone cleaned too aggressively. Here's how I'd approach this: 1. Silent extraction and clean migration. I'll pull a full database and media backup from your current environment, test the clone locally to catch plugin conflicts before we ever touch production, then migrate to your independent WP Engine (or similar) instance with zero downtime. I'll audit landing pages, fix crawl errors, and verify that nothing breaks in the handoff. 2. GMB audit and local cleanup. I'll run a full technical audit of your Google Business profile, resolve map conflicts, correct directory citations, and clean up localized metadata without triggering spam signals. This includes setting up a simple internal pipeline so your front desk can upload and tag before-and-after photos weekly without needing a developer. 3. Ongoing support structure. Once you're independent and stable, I'll stay on hourly for maintenance, updates, and optimization work as needed. I've done similar work for Blue Pencil Digital Marketing (RTL multilingual site migration with zero SEO loss), Book4Time (enterprise WordPress SEO rebuild), and several healthcare clients where discretion and clean execution mattered more than speed. I'm Pacific time, U.S.-based, and comfortable signing your NDA before we go further. Once that's in place, I can review your current environment and give you a clear migration plan with timeline and cost estimate. Are you working with a target date for Phase 1 completion, or is this more about getting it done correctly than quickly? Trust, Tai