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Can you take over care for a site you didn't build?

Usually, yes. We regularly take over maintenance for sites built by someone else — a previous agency, a freelancer who's moved on, or an in-house effort that's outgrown DIY. The process is straightforward: we review the site to understand how it's built and flag any existing issues, get it onto secure, monitored hosting with proper backups, bring software and plugins up to date, and close any security gaps we find. From there it's maintained like any site we build.

The main things that affect a takeover are getting full access (admin logins, domain, hosting) and the condition of the site: something built on unusual or badly outdated tech may need more work up front, and we'll tell you honestly if a rebuild would actually cost less than propping up something fragile. But most sites are perfectly maintainable regardless of who built them.

If you've been left without support, or you're nervous your current setup isn't being watched, a takeover gets you a real team and real backups without starting from scratch.

How we build

We assess and stabilize whatever you have, then maintain it to the same standard as sites we build ourselves.

How we protect

Takeover starts with backups, updates, and monitoring — closing the gaps an unmaintained inherited site usually has.

How we grow

Getting an existing site healthy and fast lets your marketing work against it without a full rebuild.

Growth Partnership fit

You can bring an existing site into the Growth Partnership and add services around it as you grow.

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A free, no-obligation consultation is the fastest way to a real answer for your situation.

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