Ownership and access
- Domain registrar and DNS
- Hosting account or platform login
- Shopify owner account, not just staff access
- WordPress admin and server access
- Email provider and MX records
Store ownership review
Before you switch agencies, freelancers, or platforms, get a clear map of who controls the accounts, assets, and access your store depends on.
The practical question
You do not need to hate your agency to need clarity. The useful question is simple: if you stayed, switched vendors, hired someone else, or brought work in-house, would you still control the domain, store, code, ads, analytics, email, and billing you need to operate?
What the review maps
The output is built for action: know what you own, what to request, what to export, and what could break before anyone changes access.
Technical ownership kit
This stays inside authorized, practical work: preserve the public site, export business data, document settings, and create a rebuild map before the transition gets tense.
Use HTTrack, SiteSucker, or wget to preserve visible pages, images, CSS, and JavaScript.
wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension \
--page-requisites --no-parent https://example.com If you have Shopify admin access, download the theme file. If you have CLI/collaborator access:
shopify theme pull Capture DNS, apps, pixels, checkout, shipping, taxes, payments, redirects, and campaign settings before anything changes.
What is included
A 60-minute review call focused on ownership, access, and transition risk.
An asset/control map for domain, hosting, Shopify/CMS, code/theme, ads, analytics, and email.
Risk notes on what could break if access is refused, delayed, or unclear.
A copy/export checklist, access request email, and transition order of operations.
Neutral by design
The point is to help you understand and own your business. You can stay with the vendor, switch to someone else, handle it internally, or ask me for implementation later. The review stands on its own.