Free self-assessment / 10 questions
Do you actually own your website?
Operational website ownership means the practice controls its domain, DNS, hosting, source files, administrator access, measurement accounts, brand assets, and handoff records well enough to update, recover, or move the site. No email gate. Your answers stay in this browser and are not sent with analytics.
Free operational check
Website Ownership Audit
Ten plain-language checks to help you see who controls your website, accounts, data, and files. No email or sign-up required.
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Ten website ownership checks you can verify.
The interactive tool presents one question at a time. This full list lets a practice review or print the complete framework without stepping through the tool one question at a time.
Read the eight-layer ownership guide- 01
Can you personally sign in to the account where your website domain is registered?
The domain registration account controls renewals and the legal contact details for your web address.
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Can your practice access and change the website’s DNS settings?
DNS settings control where your domain points and can affect your website, email, and other connected services.
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Is the hosting or deployment account in your practice’s name, with your team able to sign in?
Hosting or deployment access is usually needed to publish changes, review billing, and move the site.
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Can your practice get a complete copy of the website’s source code and files?
A live website alone is not the same as having the editable code, media, configuration, and other source files.
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Does someone at your practice have full administrator access to update the website?
Administrator access should let an authorized person manage content, users, and important settings—not only submit change requests.
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Does your practice control its Google Analytics and Google Search Console accounts?
These accounts contain website performance and search visibility history that should remain available when providers change.
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Does your practice own the advertising accounts used for its campaigns and retain their history?
Practice-controlled ad accounts preserve settings, audiences, billing visibility, and campaign history.
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Do you have copies of your logo, fonts, photos, written content, and the usage rights your practice was granted?
Keeping the original assets and related license records makes future updates and provider changes easier to evaluate.
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Is your practice the primary owner of its Google Business Profile, with a practice-controlled recovery account?
Primary-owner access protects the listing, reviews, contact details, and local-search history when team members or providers change.
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Do you have a written handoff list showing every website account, owner, renewal, and recovery contact?
A written account and offboarding inventory helps the practice understand what can be exported, transferred, backed up, or relicensed when people or providers change.
A simple risk screen, not a legal verdict.
Yes = 0 points. Not sure = 1 point. No = 2 points.
Scores of 0–5 indicate low ownership risk, 6–12 need attention, and 13–20 indicate high ownership risk. Every check is weighted equally, and a higher score means more items need verification.
This is an operational website ownership checklist, not legal advice. Review contracts, licenses, and account terms with a qualified professional when needed.