Why YOU need to do THIS (newbies especially)
Well, I am currently working with a new client who owns a restaurant.
This client has a website up and has had it for a few years. They initially hired a company to acquire the domain name and the hosting for them.
After unsuccessfully trying to contact the company for the last 5 months so they could update the site, I have been pulled in to remedy the situation.
They currently have no control over the hosting or the domain. They have a designer who has made updates for the site, but the designer is unable to load the information where it needs to go as there is no information available to FTP.
A funny mistake happened when the printers went to print up new menus, and someone submitted a "dot net" instead of the dot com.
First thing I did was get the owner of the restaurant to purchase the dot net on their own new account at godaddy. I was then able to redirect it to the dot com for the time being - so if anyone did type in the dot net they would be taken to the right location. Lucky for them the dot net was still available.
Next, I encouraged them to put their dot com domain on back order. This way, when the guy currently holding the dot com does not pay the next bill (as he is no longer getting paid) the dot com will hopefully drop and go into my new clients account.
Client now has full access to their domain names.
Next, we are setting up a hosting account, and the new site will be uploaded on the dot net location.
Client will also be putting this hosting information in their name so the account can be accessed by them at any time.
Finally, I'm encouraging the client to add a blog onto the new dot net site, and an autoresponder. She does a lot of catering and is serving lunch to corporate accounts.
The AR will allow her to send out reminders weekly to clients to get their lunch orders in - as well as giving them specials for the week.
The blog can showcase special events and functions.
I really felt bad for them that they have lost control over their site.
You need to do the legwork and get your own domains and hosting in your own name.
And if you have clients you are doing work for, encourage them to have the accounts set up in their names. This way, if something happens to you they are in full control.
Personally, I think this builds trust. A lot of people would probably want to offer to get these things for the client and charge more than what they are. It is just as easy to set up a long term relationship with the client for a "regular maintenance" fee.
I'll likely be updating the blog, handling the AR blasts for a while, and as another courtesy to the client I am making them videos on how they can make simple blog posts and how to navigate around the back of their aweber account.
Anyway, don't be lazy or too trusting. Get your accounts for domains and hosting in your own name and make sure you have control over what you can do with them.
This client has a website up and has had it for a few years. They initially hired a company to acquire the domain name and the hosting for them.
After unsuccessfully trying to contact the company for the last 5 months so they could update the site, I have been pulled in to remedy the situation.
They currently have no control over the hosting or the domain. They have a designer who has made updates for the site, but the designer is unable to load the information where it needs to go as there is no information available to FTP.
A funny mistake happened when the printers went to print up new menus, and someone submitted a "dot net" instead of the dot com.
First thing I did was get the owner of the restaurant to purchase the dot net on their own new account at godaddy. I was then able to redirect it to the dot com for the time being - so if anyone did type in the dot net they would be taken to the right location. Lucky for them the dot net was still available.
Next, I encouraged them to put their dot com domain on back order. This way, when the guy currently holding the dot com does not pay the next bill (as he is no longer getting paid) the dot com will hopefully drop and go into my new clients account.
Client now has full access to their domain names.
Next, we are setting up a hosting account, and the new site will be uploaded on the dot net location.
Client will also be putting this hosting information in their name so the account can be accessed by them at any time.
Finally, I'm encouraging the client to add a blog onto the new dot net site, and an autoresponder. She does a lot of catering and is serving lunch to corporate accounts.
The AR will allow her to send out reminders weekly to clients to get their lunch orders in - as well as giving them specials for the week.
The blog can showcase special events and functions.
I really felt bad for them that they have lost control over their site.
You need to do the legwork and get your own domains and hosting in your own name.
And if you have clients you are doing work for, encourage them to have the accounts set up in their names. This way, if something happens to you they are in full control.
Personally, I think this builds trust. A lot of people would probably want to offer to get these things for the client and charge more than what they are. It is just as easy to set up a long term relationship with the client for a "regular maintenance" fee.
I'll likely be updating the blog, handling the AR blasts for a while, and as another courtesy to the client I am making them videos on how they can make simple blog posts and how to navigate around the back of their aweber account.
Anyway, don't be lazy or too trusting. Get your accounts for domains and hosting in your own name and make sure you have control over what you can do with them.
nothing to see here.