Website ownership, hosting and changes explained
Understand how owning your website, keeping it online and requesting future changes fit together in an afterworks.space proposal.
Part of our guide: Who Owns Your Business Website? Domains, Content, Hosting and Access Explained
When reviewing a website proposal, it helps to separate the initial purchase from the services you may need afterwards. Ownership, hosting and updates each answer a different question.
What do you own?
Under our proposed arrangement, you own the purchased website after paying the agreed price. You can continue hosting with us or move it elsewhere. Third-party photographs and other assets remain subject to their own licences.
Your proposal should describe the website being supplied and any included features. An editing dashboard is not automatically part of a website rebuild; if one is included, it should be identified in the proposal.
Thinking about your own rebuild?
Tell us about your business, your current website and what you would like to improve. We will help you work out the next step.
What does hosting cover?
Hosting keeps the website available on a server. Our website purchase includes the first year’s hosting, followed by annual hosting at the renewal price in your proposal. Your quotation shows any applicable VAT, and we notify you of the hosting charge before renewal.
Domain registration, domain renewal and email hosting are not automatically included. We review those arrangements before launch so everyone understands what is changing and who is responsible for it.
How do future changes work?
Content updates, design alterations and new features are quoted separately. That might mean changing the description of a service, adding a page or discussing a new function.
Describe what you would like to change and ask for the scope and price before the work begins. Hosting does not automatically include ongoing development or marketing.
What should be agreed before launch?
The final discussion should cover the agreed website, any pre-launch corrections, payment and approval steps, and the arrangements for hosting and support.
Keep a copy of the proposal and make sure any outstanding questions have clear answers. You can read our pricing and ownership information, learn about hosting or ask about your proposal.
Connect ownership with the wider budget
Use the guide to business website redesign costs as the parent overview. It separates the initial project from the services required afterwards.
The detailed guide to ongoing website costs covers maintenance, licences, content and support. The explanation of website hosting costs helps you compare infrastructure and managed service rather than judging the headline fee alone.
If your team will make regular changes, also check how an Astro website can be edited and agree the workflow before purchase. Check that the ownership agreement gives you practical access, documentation and a way to leave the service.
