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Lesson 05Intermediate2 min read + 15 min exerciseFree account

What every website owner should have access to

A complete list of the accounts your website depends on, who owns each one, and how to give helpers access without giving away your password.

What you’ll learn

  • Every account your website depends on
  • Owner access versus helper access
  • Why two-step verification matters
  • How to remove someone safely

Why it matters

When a business changes web designers, staff or bookkeepers, old logins are how websites get lost or hacked.

Make a key list

Write down every account your website depends on: the registrar, the host, the website editor, Google Business Profile, Google Analytics, Search Console, your email provider, and any booking or payment tool.

Write down where each login lives and who owns it. Never write the passwords themselves in a list, a spreadsheet or this academy; keep them in a password manager.

RegistrardomainHostserverEditorwebsiteGoogleprofileYou own each account. Helpers get their own login.

Free with an account

Keep reading. It’s free.

Create a free Site Desk account to read the full lesson and every lesson in all four paths, use the Implementation Lab and keep your progress on every device.

Still to come in this lesson

  1. Owner first, helpers second
  2. Two locks are better than one
  3. A real-world example
  4. Your toolbox: 1 copy-and-paste template and 2 free tools
  5. Implementation Lab: Account Access Inventory
  6. Verification checklist
  7. Common mistakes, quick answers and a printable resource

No password. We email you a 6-digit code. Already use Client Updates? Use the same email; it’s the same account.