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Switch without a leap.

The seven steps to switch, in order

1. Export your leads. Download your saved leads and contacts from your current IDX vendor as a CSV file and keep a copy before you change anything.
2. List what your old vendor hosts. Write down every listing, search and landing page URL, and note which ones sit on your own domain and which sit on your vendor's domain or subdomain.
3. Check your old plan terms. Find the notice period, the next billing date and the refund rules for your current IDX plan, and do not cancel yet.
4. Install and run Preview mode. Install IDX Bloom, press Turn on my site, and open Preview mode so one private page runs next to your current IDX.
5. Compare the two pages. Open both pages on a phone and a slow connection, and note what differs in speed, look and search. Only the contact form works during the 7-day trial. The listing lead forms switch on with the $49 a month plan, so test those once you are on it.
6. Live listings need approval first. New sites start with sample listings, private to you. Live listings are not automatic yet: they need approval first. You, or your brokerage, still need to be an MLS participant.
7. Switch your public pages and cancel the old plan. Point your menu to the new search page, remove the old IDX shortcodes and iframes page by page, redirect any old pages that sit on your own domain, check them in Google Search Console, then cancel the old plan.

What happens to your old listing pages

Pages on your own domain can be redirected. Point each old address to its new one in a single hop, using permanent redirects so Google learns the page moved, then check the old addresses with the URL Inspection tool. Pages your old vendor hosts on its own domain or subdomain stay with that vendor, and you cannot redirect them. Plan for the new listing pages to start fresh. IDX Bloom builds its pages on your own domain, with no iframes or subdomains, and it cannot promise how they will rank.

When you change the menu, keep the links ordinary. Google generally crawls links only when they are anchor elements with an href, so a button that runs a script can hide your new search page from it.

What happens to your leads and saved searches

Export first, as in step 1. IDX Bloom collects new leads in its own inbox, with a junk-lead filter and a CSV download, and sends them to seven connected CRMs, a webhook or email. Keep your export file, because this page makes no claim that another vendor's leads can be imported.

Try it beside your current IDX first

Preview mode runs one private page next to your current IDX, so you can compare both on your own site before anything public changes. Search your slowest MLS area and check how the page fits your theme. The Core Web Vitals describe what Google measures about loading and layout, and PageSpeed Insights tests both pages. IDX Bloom publishes no speed figure for customer sites, so compare your own results.

The 7-day trial starts when your broker says Yes and your site goes live. Until then you can compare on the private page. New sites start with sample listings, private to you. Live listings are not automatic yet: they need approval first.

MLS rules and the day you switch

IDX Bloom holds no MLS license. The site owner must be an authorized MLS participant or work under one. On switch day, work in this order: menu, redirects, Search Console check, cancel. Your leads reach you through the integrations IDX Bloom supports, and the MLS coverage page explains its coverage labels. For what IDX Bloom costs, see the live pricing.