1. Start with the site and data you must preserve
A hosting move is not only a server decision. It can affect website files, databases, DNS records, SSL, redirects, forms and other settings that your firm relies on. Bosseo states that its migration work covers files, databases, DNS and SSL, and that it can host existing websites rather than only sites it built. Before considering a move, identify the site’s current host, registrar, content management system, database, form destinations and email-related DNS records. Keep domain ownership separate from hosting ownership: the website may move while the domain remains registered to the firm.
Recommended approach
Ask for a written inventory of what will move, what will remain with another provider and who can approve each change. Because Lansing is in Cook County, define the firm’s actual service geography separately from the hosting inventory; neither the municipality nor county relationship tells you which pages, forms or records your site requires.
