Hosting and domains.
Hosting, domains, DNS and certificates for client sites, explained for people who are not system administrators.
Win and deliver websites
Moving a client site to a new host without downtime
How a one-person AI agency moves a client website to a new host without downtime: set up and test first, lower the DNS TTL, leave email alone, switch, check.
Own your agency and choose tools
Should you host client websites yourself?
Should a one-person AI agency host client websites? The work it adds, when it suits a care plan, when the client should hold the account, and the exit.
Win and deliver websites
How to hand over a site your AI agent built
How a one-person AI agency hands over a website its AI agent built: the files, source, accounts and notes a client should get, and what to check first.
Services, honestly
Let's Encrypt's 45-day option: should client sites switch now?
Let's Encrypt's opt-in tlsserver profile now issues 45-day certificates. Which client sites should switch now, which should wait, and how to check renewals.
Services, honestly
How to price a care plan when hosting is included
Should a care plan include hosting? How to price hosting and care as recurring revenue for an AI agency, what to pass on at cost, and when a client leaves.
Win and deliver websites
Website handover: what the client should own
What a one-person AI agency hands over when a client website goes live, from the domain and hosting to logins, files and renewals, so the client can run it.
Own your agency and choose tools
Who owns what in a client project: domain, hosting, email and numbers
Should your AI agency or the client own each account? A plain rule, account by account, for domains, hosting, email, phone numbers and the tools in between.
Services, honestly
SSL certificates are getting shorter: what it means for your care plans
Let's Encrypt is moving to 45-day SSL certificates by 2028. What changes, the dates, and what to check and write into your website care plans now.