Customer Stories
They were paying $500 a month for a website they didn't own.
$500/mo
$45/mo
0
100%
What they came to us for
They wanted more website traffic.
What they needed was much more fundamental.
A small architectural firm with under five employees joined Ready, Plan, Grow! to strengthen their brand presence and improve SEO. They wanted more traffic to drive sales. Straightforward.
But when we opened the hood, the engine wasn’t theirs.
What we actually found
None of this was visible from the outside. It took a full access audit to uncover.
The website wasn't theirs
The main admin login was under the vendor's name. The business owner couldn't make changes, updates, or fixes without going through someone else.
The domain was at risk
Registered to an inactive email address through GoDaddy. If that email was ever shut down, the domain could be lost entirely.
They couldn't see their own data
Google Analytics and Search Console were set up under the vendor's Google account. The business had zero visibility into their own traffic, rankings, or performance.
The site was broken and insecure
Outdated software, a broken SSL certificate, and legacy code that slowed everything down. Visitors were seeing security warnings. Load times were painful.
Before and after
Before
Monthly hosting cost
$500
Website ownership
Vendor
Domain control
At risk
Analytics access
None
SSL certificate
Broken
Google Business Profile
Missing
Site speed
Slow
Before
Monthly hosting cost
$500
Website ownership
Vendor
Domain control
At risk
Analytics access
None
SSL certificate
Broken
Google Business Profile
Missing
Site speed
Slow
"We had no idea we didn't own any of it. If our vendor had disappeared, we would have lost everything."
This is what we fixed. In this order.
1
Clarity
2
Structure
3
Visibility
Could this be happening to your business?
Most owners don’t find out until something breaks. Run a quick check right now.
- Is your domain registered under your business email?
- Are you listed as the main admin on your website?
- Do you pay your hosting provider directly?
- Can you log into your Google Analytics and Search Console?
- Do you have a list of every account and login for your business?
If you can’t answer yes to all five, you have a problem. Our free Brand & Marketing Audit gives you a human-reviewed starting point for what to fix first.