Transferring Your Website After Your Plan Ends? or Get A Maintenance Plan

When you partner with Excelin Web, we take care of everything — from design to hosting and updates. However, once your 1-year or 2-year plan comes to an end, you gain full rights to your website. At this point, you’ll face an important decision:

We'll continue to manage, update, and host your website for you.

You take full control of your website and are responsible for hosting, maintenance, security, and licensing.

This guide will help you understand what's involved if you choose to transfer the site.

Transferring your website doesn’t just mean moving files. It’s a full migration of your domain, design, backend functionality, and email setup. You will also become fully responsible for technical issues, performance, and licensing renewals unless you choose to keep us onboard for support.

If you plan to take full ownership and manage the website on your own, here's what you need to prepare:

You’ll need a web host where your site files and database will be stored. Your hosting plan should include:

• At least 2GB of storage

• PHP & MySQL support

• SSL certificate for security

• Access to a dashboard or cPanel

• Basic email accounts (if email hosting is needed)

🔗 Recommended Hosting Provider: Hostinger

Your website uses a premium theme included in your subscription. This theme controls the layout, design, and responsiveness of your site. Without a valid license:

• You won’t get access to design features

• Security and compatibility updates will stop

• Your website may break over time

🔗 Buy Theme License: Gutenverse

Some features on your website may rely on premium plugins. These could include:

• SEO optimization

• Performance and caching tools

• Custom forms

• Visual builders

• Security/firewall systems

• Membership access

• Ecommerce functions (if applicable)

While some plugins may continue working without a license, you’ll lose:

• Access to updates

• Security patches

• Support from developers

📝 We will provide you a full list of premium plugins used on your website upon request.

We handle the full technical side of the migration, including:

• Creating a full website backup

• Exporting and packaging all files and databases

• Reconfiguring your domain and DNS settings

• Installing the website on your new hosting

• Setting up email and SSL

• Verifying plugin/theme installations

• Testing your site on your new server

• Providing limited post-transfer support

💵 Estimated Fee: NZD $79 – $129, depending on size and complexity.

Once transferred, you’re in charge of:

• ✅ Plugin, theme, and WordPress updates

• ✅ Regular backups (daily or weekly)

• ✅ Security monitoring (firewall, malware scans, login protection)

• ✅ Performance optimization (caching, image compression, uptime checks)

• ✅ Email configuration (if you have contact forms or business email)

• ✅ DNS management

• ✅ Renewing domain name annually

• ✅ Purchasing and renewing licenses for paid tools

⏱️Timeframe for Transfer

The typical timeframe for a full website transfer is 3 to 7 business days, depending on the complexity of the site and the responsiveness of the client in providing access to:

• Hosting login or cPanel credentials

• Domain registrar (for DNS configuration)

• Confirmation of plugin/theme licensing (if applicable)

Here’s a breakdown:

⏱️ Maximum time (if delays or complications): 7 business days

Before choosing to self-manage, be aware of the possible challenges:

• Missed updates can lead to broken layouts or site crashes

• Expired licenses may remove features or compromise security

• No backup means lost data if something goes wrong

• DNS misconfiguration can result in email or site outages

• Conflicts between plugins can crash your website without warning

• Security breaches may occur if no firewall or SSL is enforced

Unless you have someone technical on your team, you’ll need to invest time learning how to handle these areas.

If you'd rather stay focused on your business and avoid the technical headache, our Maintenance Plan is the most reliable option.

Here’s what it includes:

• 🔒 Secure cloud hosting with SSL

• 🛠️ Regular updates for themes, plugins, and WordPress

• 📦 Automated backups and disaster recovery

• 🧰 Continued access to our premium theme & plugin licenses

• 📧 Business email hosting and support

• 🧑‍💻 Priority support (fast issue resolution)

• ✏️ Minor content updates every month

• 💬 Monthly performance report & recommendations

💰 All bundled into a simple monthly or yearly fee.

If you're tech-savvy and ready to take full control of your site, we’re here to help with a smooth handover.

But if you value convenience, peace of mind, and expert support — staying with Excelin Web through our Maintenance Plan is the smarter choice.

• Want to transfer the website? Contact us to initiate the migration and receive a full checklist.

• Prefer to renew your plan? Let us know and we’ll send you the available maintenance options.

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We're here to support you — whichever path you take.