Dedicated Server Switch

[sportsmonarch]

Hey everyone,

I currently have Bluehost, but I'm looking to switch over to a dedicated server since the sites I manage are getting bigger and need more speed and stuff. I picked out a good dedicated server, but I was wondering if any of you have some tips I could use about the process in general. I'm mostly concerned with how long they say it takes for them to transfer over the data itself and how I should set it up so that my visitors know what's going to happen.

I'm also concerned with whether or not my sites being down for a long time will affect me with Google and other search engines. Any tips you can share with me?

[it career]

First of all backup whole of your website content (html,php,mysql database) to your PC, you may also check review of top ten web hosts at website like http://aplis.net/ .

[technica]

Or you can pay little more to upgrade your current hosting account at bluehost.

[sportsmonarch]

that's the frustrating part. bluehost doesn't have any dedicated servers.