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Yes. We will need to communicate with the current registrar and review their domain transfer process. Costs associated with the transfer vary from each registrar.
Go to http://mxtoolbox.com/, set the drop-down to a “Whois Lookup”. This provides:
If there is limited information for the domain listed at http://mxtoolbox.com/, try:
A domain may be privately registered and not provide all the information for reviewing.
No. If e-mail is desired to migrate to a new e-mail service provider, hourly rates apply for assisting in the creation and setup of accounts. Account pricing to be established through e-mail service provider with the requirement of a client credit card.
Go to http://mxtoolbox.com/. Complete an “MX Lookup” for the domain. This will give you the e-mail server information.
Clients own textual data and structural design layout of the website.
Clients are provided with a customized user role. This role provides access to all elements within the site for updating content; adding and updating text, adding and updating images, uploading media files, adding pages and posts, and slight modification of design elements. Client user role ability to add/modify plugins, add/modify themes and update WordPress is restricted for design and security concerns. Administrative access is ONLY provided on a limited basis with the client understanding full responsibility of a security breach from their actions will result in hourly support rates for the rectification of said breach.
Website hosting agreements include maintaining a backup* of your website, WordPress updates, theme** updates, plugin** updates and minor website revisions.
*Hosting package limitations apply.
**If a theme or plugin author is no longer supporting the installed item and updating WordPress, PHP, plugins or other site integrations cause the site to error and/or becomes a security concern, the website will need to be redesigned. This fee is NOT covered in website hosting agreements.
We provide a 24-72 hour e-mail reply and 5 business days for task completion*. Monthly revisions over 30 minutes require a monthly maintenance agreement in addition to a hosting agreement. Anything estimated to take more than an hour will require a signed agreement. Websites migrated to our hosting environment are subject to agreements for work completed outside the normal hosting maintenance.
*Clients requesting revisions with past due invoices will be placed in the work queue until account is paid in full.
Additional costs and upgrades for the theme, plugins and license keys are hard costs associated outside of design and hosting fees, not as a paid cost by clients. All themes, plugins and license keys are owned by SearchBar Marketing.
Clients with hosting packages consisting of a backup will be provided with the latest backup of their website data along with the assistance of our support team for migrating the website. Hourly rates apply for assisting in the migration, setup and support of website data.
Clients electively migrating from our hosting services are not subject for a refund. The hosting cost allocated has been procured on the server for the length of time and space defined within the agreement.
All invoices are sent via e-mail unless requested in other form of communication. Design project deposit payments are required prior to the beginning of agreements. Design project balance payments are required at the completion of agreements and prior to launching websites. Recurring services will be invoiced until agreements are terminated in writing. Additional services may be added and invoiced at a later date with the addition of a signed Agreement or change order and charged to a client’s payment method with prior approval. All agreements automatically renew unless terminated with ninety-day (90) notice preceding the renewal date.
Cash, check and credit card payments are accepted. Credit cards stored on file will be processed within the month of annual hosting agreements. Project balance payments will be processed at the discretion of SearchBar Marketing.
Accounts will be suspended due to non payment on the last day of the invoiced month.