Website Ownership Checklist

Know who holds every key to your website.

BusinessDate

My domain is registered in my business name, with an email I read
I can log in to my domain registrar myself
Auto-renew is on and the card on file is current
I know where my website is hosted and can reach support
I can log in to my website editor (if I have one)
I own my Google Business Profile
I own my Google Analytics and Search Console
I have my logo, photos and original files
Everyone who helps me has their own login, not mine
My logins are stored in a password manager

Before you switch web design companies

Logins secured before announcing anything
Full backup and original files received
Email (MX) settings saved
Old page addresses listed for redirects
Old hosting kept until the new site works

The Site Desk · Lesson 01: Who really owns your website? · tlwebdesign.net/learn

Use the interactive version: Website Ownership Inventory →Read the lesson →What you type is saved on this device only.

TheSiteDeskby TL Web Design

Your website. Understood.

Learn it. Apply it. Make it work.

Learning paths

Understand your website
Manage your website
Grow your business online
Protect and improve

The academy

Implementation Lab
Resource library
Glossary
Ask The Site Desk
My learning

Need a hand?

Have our team implement it
Client portal

The Site Desk is a free learning academy from TL Web Design. Lessons are general education, not legal advice. Website work requested through Client Updates is estimated first and billed per task.