1. Start with the site your Cary firm actually operates
Cary is a municipality in McHenry County, Illinois. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year population estimate for Cary village is 17,923, with a margin of error of 48. That geographic fact helps define the service area, but it does not establish website demand, case volume, search visibility or revenue. Your hosting review should therefore begin with the website itself rather than with assumptions about the local market. List the domains, subdomains, page types, forms, media, databases and third-party services that must remain available. Include pages intended for Cary, McHenry County and any other locations your firm serves, without treating those geographies as interchangeable.
Recommended approach
Ask for an inventory of the current site, its hosting account, DNS records, SSL certificate arrangements, email records, administrator accounts and external services. The consultation should identify what is known, what needs access from your current provider, and what must be tested before a move.
