05Field Guide

Practical answers to common questions.

These articles address the questions that come up most often in conversations with small businesses and organizations. Some are technical. Most are not. All of them are written to be useful, not impressive.

DOMAINS & DNS
I don't know who owns our domain name. How do I find out?READWhat is DNS, and why does it matter for my business?READWhy did changing my DNS break my email?READWhat should I check before changing DNS records?READWhat actually depends on my domain name?READ
EMAIL
What happens when business email runs through a personal account?READ
OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY
What is a key-person dependency, and does your business have one?READThe verification code goes to a former employee's phone. What now?READEverything works, but nobody knows why. Is that actually a problem?READWho should receive domain and hosting renewal notices?READMy website is working. How do I know everything behind it is in order?READ
WEBSITES
My website stopped working. Where do I start?READWhat is web hosting vs. website maintenance?READWhat should I preserve before replacing a website?READ
SYSTEMS
Does my business need a password manager?READWhy does IT always tell me to restart my computer?READ
GOOGLE & REVIEWS
Poor Google reviews: what should I actually do?READWho owns our Google Search Console, Analytics, and Business Profile accounts?READ
SECURITY
I clicked something suspicious. What should I do now?READI received a password-reset email I didn't request. Is it legitimate?READ
BACKUPS
How do I know whether my backups are actually working?READIs file syncing the same thing as having a backup?READ
VENDORS & CONTRACTS
A service renewed automatically and nobody expected it. What should we check?READTwo technology vendors are blaming each other. How do I figure out who actually owns the problem?READ

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