Domain ownership
Confirm the domain is registered to the correct owner. Check its expiry date, renewal method and account recovery details.
Small business
Hosting for your business website.
Keep your website, domain and email in accounts your business can access and renew.
Hosting options
Compare the services for your project.
01
Web hosting
Website and email hosting with Virtualmin included. Compare current plans and resource limits.
See Web hosting →02WordPress
Hosting for WordPress sites, with PHP and database support. Check your themes, plugins and maintenance needs.
See WordPress →03Domains
Register, transfer and renew domains, and manage the DNS records used by your website and email.
See Domains →04Backups
SFTP storage for your backup software. Confirm physical separation when the source is also at DotMoose.
See Backups →Your requirements
What does your project need?
For Canadian small businesses that need their website and domain to be understandable, maintainable, and ready to hand to a real person when something changes.
Website and email
List the site, mailboxes, contact forms and booking or payment services. Check that the hosting plan supports what the business uses.
Ongoing responsibilities
Agree who handles website changes, software updates and problems. Record support contacts and recurring costs.
Backups and moving hosts
Keep a backup you can restore. Save the information needed to move the website and email when required.
Next steps
Plan your setup.
Choose the simplest suitable hosting plan
Keep domain ownership clear
Use independent backups
Have an upgrade and migration path if the site changes
Free guide
Small Business Website Ownership Checklist
Use the detailed checklist to plan setup, access, migration and recovery with your team.
Download PDF →Help choosing
Tell us about your project.
Send us the software you use, your storage needs and your launch or moving date.
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