1. Start with the site you actually operate
A hosting decision should begin with your present website rather than with a generic package. Record the site address, current hosting provider, content management system, domain registrar, DNS administrator, SSL arrangements and any email records that depend on the domain. Also identify every person or vendor who can change the site or its DNS. A Chevy Chase firm may serve clients beyond the CDP and Montgomery County, so your review should cover the full service area represented by the website, not treat the 9,445-person CDP estimate as a forecast of website demand. Bosseo’s public page says it can migrate existing sites and handle files, databases, DNS and SSL as part of a move; confirm the exact scope for your site before proceeding.
Recommended approach
Bring a current hosting invoice or account description, a domain and DNS contact, and a list of site administrators to the consultation. Ask for a written inventory of what would move, what would remain with another provider and who approves each change.
