Do You Own Your Website? A Business Owner’s Checklist
Many business owners only ask “who owns my website?” after something has already become a problem. A developer stops responding. A marketing agency will not provide access. A form stops sending inquiries. A website needs urgent updates, but no one knows where the domain or hosting account is managed. Paying for a website does not always mean your business controls every part of it. Website ownership usually depends on several separate pieces: your domain, hosting, WordPress admin access, website files, database, content, plugin licenses, tracking accounts, and backups. If one of those pieces is controlled by someone else, your business may not have full control