@GCarlD
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone,
Excuse my poor title. Basically I have been approached by a company who would like me to create a fresh, new, contemporary website for their business. I am unsure / a bit confused about how to go about the 'behind the scenes' part of their site in order to remove their old site and create a new one. You see, their current site was built by an Indian web dev company (yes you are right & I agree with everything you are now thinking), so they already have a domain & hosting. They mentioned that they are having trouble getting hold of the Belgium company they obtained their domain from but he is on the case.
The hosting is where I am a bit confused about. Should I request the hosting login details in order to make changes to their site, ie. scrap their old one for my new one. Or should I set everything up as new; offer a new hosting package, use the same domain and just get on with it? Also, am I able to 'point' their current domain to the new website I build for them, or is that something they need to sort out with their current hosting providers over in India?
Basically, I would like to know all the information I need to request from them, that they may need to obtain, before I sort out the contract and can start the job.
I am guessing I should just treat this job as someone that doesn't currently have a website, but because an old website is involved and live, it has thrown me a bit, as to how to go about things, and information I need from their side in order to do the job.
Thanks for the help in advance and apologies for any confusion.
Excuse my poor title. Basically I have been approached by a company who would like me to create a fresh, new, contemporary website for their business. I am unsure / a bit confused about how to go about the 'behind the scenes' part of their site in order to remove their old site and create a new one. You see, their current site was built by an Indian web dev company (yes you are right & I agree with everything you are now thinking), so they already have a domain & hosting. They mentioned that they are having trouble getting hold of the Belgium company they obtained their domain from but he is on the case.
The hosting is where I am a bit confused about. Should I request the hosting login details in order to make changes to their site, ie. scrap their old one for my new one. Or should I set everything up as new; offer a new hosting package, use the same domain and just get on with it? Also, am I able to 'point' their current domain to the new website I build for them, or is that something they need to sort out with their current hosting providers over in India?
Basically, I would like to know all the information I need to request from them, that they may need to obtain, before I sort out the contract and can start the job.
I am guessing I should just treat this job as someone that doesn't currently have a website, but because an old website is involved and live, it has thrown me a bit, as to how to go about things, and information I need from their side in order to do the job.
Thanks for the help in advance and apologies for any confusion.