1. Start with the site and geography you actually serve
Gulf Shores is a municipality in Baldwin County, Alabama. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate records 16,401 residents, with a margin of error of 29. That figure describes the city’s population; it does not establish legal demand, search volume, competition, cases or revenue. It does, however, give your firm a precise geographic boundary for a hosting review. First identify which website properties serve Gulf Shores, Baldwin County and any other locations your firm intentionally covers. Then list the pages, forms, intake tools and third-party services that must remain available when the site moves. A hosting decision should follow the actual site architecture rather than a generic local-business assumption.
Recommended approach
Bring Bosseo a current inventory of domains, subdomains, page types, forms, databases, email records and outside services. Ask which items Bosseo will migrate, which remain with another provider, and which require separate approval. Keep Gulf Shores, Baldwin County and broader Alabama service areas distinct in your internal inventory and website plan.
