1. Start with the website you actually operate
Before comparing hosts, identify what your current website contains and what must continue working. Review the content management system, databases, forms, redirects, media files, analytics, domain registration, DNS records, SSL certificate and email-related records. A site serving clients in Aptos and Santa Cruz County may also support visitors elsewhere in California, so define the geographic scope of the website rather than treating Aptos as a proxy for all traffic or all demand. Bosseo states that its migration work can cover files, databases, DNS and SSL, but the exact work required depends on your existing setup.
Recommended approach
Ask for a written inventory of the current environment and a migration plan tied to your domain, forms, redirects, email records and third-party services. Do not approve a move until the firm knows which assets are included, who controls each account, and how the pre- and post-migration checks will be performed.
