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Friday, April 14th 2023

Incremental migration from WordPress for a dev-first approach

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Kelsey Dillon

Senior Content Strategist

Navigating the agency world can be complicated, with each agency claiming to offer the most innovative solutions. Enter Gearbox, a five-person team that crafts stunning sites and apps while empowering their clients to retain complete control over their brand. The secret to their success: a "dev-first approach" that sets them apart from typical marketing and design-focused competitors.

Flexible enough to power both their small team and larger brands, Next.js and Vercel are Gearbox's go-to solutions—even for clients who may not be ready to transition to a headless stack all at once.

Features to power an incremental migration

When he first founded Gearbox, CEO Troy McGinnis served his clients using WordPress, which was the tech he was accustomed to from his previous agency. After two years of working around security, maintenance, and performance issues with Wordpress—the Gearbox team endeavored to move to a headless tech stack