Well, you should own your website! If you work with a web developer or company make sure that you own all the content afterwards. I’ve heard of many cases where the client paid for a website but had no idea what name the domain was under, the theme they bought, or what website hosting service they used. After a few months or even years later, they lose touch with their web developer and don’t know what to do to update their website. Actually, the worst case scenario is that their website domain name expires or their web developer disappears and their website is gone for good. You don’t want that happening to you.

One of the jobs I have taken over the years, is to collect, organize all the clients web properties, and list them for them, I make sure that they have all their logins, and have access and own their own servers, domain names, etc.

Make sure to get all Accounts Under Your Name.

It’s best to purchase and maintain your own web hosting service as opposed to letting a company or individual do it themselves, so that you can ultimately have control over everything. It’s perfectly fine to let someone else take control over this, but just keep in mind that if something is not in your name, you may not have authority over it.