Comments on: How to fire a webmaster

And not get your website defaced in the process.

[RUGullible]

This is a fairly good write-up. However, it completely overlooks the fact that EMAIL addresses are connected to a domain in 95% of all cases. So, if you just follow these steps you will end up losing TONS of business because email will start bouncing all over the net, customers will complain in large numbers, and whoever decided to follow this guide could end up getting fired (if it is your own small business, you may have fired yourself).

Just make sure the new webmaster knows how to effectively handle the email migration process (it is NOT easy unless you have been the "trial by fire" route, or don't care about missing important emails). Many "webmasters" have little to no experience handling this critical step. Make sure you engage someone who does...or is at least will jump on it immediately when problems crop up.

[dpeeks]

How will the changeover effect incoming links?

[mhinnewyork]

to: dpeeks
I'm not sure I understand your question. If the new site uses the same URLs as the old one, which it should, then there is no change to incoming links.
Michael Horowitz

[dpeeks]

Sorry, I wasn' t thinking when I posted the question. However, you answered it correctly. Thanks!

[spyonu]

I have a webmaster that put our company in their name. I can not contact that webmater to update my site. I need that site. What do I do?