I'm guilty of it myself... Not taking care of I site I built! In this case, it was to leave to take care of family in a medical emergency, and dropping the care of my site for a number of months.
And that is how a site dies... So what can be done to protect your pagan web when, as life so often throws at us, intrudes and prevents you from taking full care of your web?
To start, if your site is pretty easy to care for, you can pass control to a friend. There are plus and negative sides to this action, because you had *better* know that person.
Handing the FTP and password keys to that friend is no small act of trust. And when you do depend on that person to do the right thing, it really becomes critical to at least have *some* involvement in the site while you attend to needed business.
So here is a list of recommended actions for handing off a site to be "babysitted" by your proxy webmaster:
1. Train that person in person, as to how to care for the site. If possible, make sure their passwords work, that they are clear on your policies, and that they understand that they cannot pass control over to someone else without your clearance.
2. Monitor the site on a weekly basis to check how things are going... You'll be glad you did.
3. Call your temporary webmaster to be sure they are doing well, and to deal with any emergencies or problems as they come up... A regular call does not take that much time.
4. Have a definite date in mind so that the handoff is not open ended, and that everyone knows you'll be back by, in order to reassume control of the web.
These are simple things to consider and will keep your site humming along while you are away from it.
Comments invited as always!
AJ
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