1. Start with the site and its actual dependencies
A hosting decision should begin with an inventory, not a label. Ask where the website files, database, domain DNS, SSL configuration and email records are managed. Confirm which services depend on the current host and who can change them. A Farmington law firm may serve people in the town and elsewhere in Strafford County, but that geographic fact does not determine traffic, demand or technical requirements. It does make accurate service-area information important when reviewing the pages and systems the site must continue to serve.
Recommended approach
Request a written inventory of the current hosting account, domain registrar, DNS records, SSL arrangement, website platform, databases, forms and third-party services. Treat any unknown item as a discovery question rather than an assumption.
