Redirects, in this case, mean redirecting individual pages, such as product, product group, or other pages, to a new address.

The bolded part at the end is the URL address of the individual page. It will change when the e-commerce platform changes.

For example, the product page above might have a good visibility on Google. And therefore, you get a lot of traffic to your online store.

If the page address changes and is not redirected, the visitor will see an error message "Page not found." Then the visitor returns to Google and probably finds your competitor's online store. This is why it is essential that the links on Google still function once the store has moved to another platform.

In addition to Google, the same applies to other sites that link to your site and social networking sites such as Facebook. If redirects are not implemented, the visibility that may have been accumulated over the years will vanish suddenly.

You can import your data using CSV files. Instructions here: CSV import and export.

Unfortunately, orders cannot be imported from the old platform Finqu.

Nonetheless, make sure to download the order data to your device from the old platform and keep it in a safe place before you terminate your contract with them. You may need the old order data later, for example, for customer service or accounting purposes.

In addition to the online shop itself, it is useful to know whether you can use all the same external services on Finqu as on the old platform. These include payment services, transport services, Google or Facebook connections. This will likely be okay, as Finqu's app store contains several apps allowing you to use third-party services in your online store.

Once your new store is ready to launch, it's worth making a few test purchases to ensure it works how you want it to.

You can read more about publishing here: Publishing the online store.

The final step in the transfer is to point the domain name to the new store. You can transfer your domain name to Finqu by following the Transferring a domain to Finqu article. Or, if you want to keep your current domain name provider, you can also Redirect a domain name hosted elsewhere.