The checklist
- Domain registrar: the account is in your name and your email, with auto-renew on.
- Hosting: you have your own login, or at least admin access.
- Website admin: you have an administrator account on WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace or whatever you use.
- DNS: you know where it is managed (often the registrar or Cloudflare).
- Email: you have admin access to Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 or your email host.
- Analytics and Search Console: you are an owner, not just a viewer.
- Backups: you know where they are and how to restore.
Store them safely
Keep logins in a password manager, not a spreadsheet, and turn on two-factor authentication.
If someone else holds the keys
Ask politely for ownership to be transferred to you. Registrars have a process for this. If you are stuck, ask us.
