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EMERGENCY READINESS

Website Emergency Readiness Score

Eight yes/no questions about domain ownership, billing, hosting access, backups, and whether you could restore without the original developer. Free self-check — not a paid diagnostic.

Take the score Site already down?

WHY IT MATTERS

Why ownership gaps become emergencies

When the site goes down, the first delay is rarely the fix — it is finding who can log in, pay the host, or restore a backup that actually works.

  • Registrar and billing

    If you cannot reach the domain or hosting invoice, every repair waits on someone else.

  • Hosting access

    Without panel, SSH, or cooperative host support, diagnosis stops at the login screen.

  • Off-server backups

    A snapshot on the same failing server is not a recovery plan.

  • Restore without the developer

    If only one person knows the stack, their silence becomes your outage.

FREE SELF-CHECK

Answer honestly — then see your readiness tier

Score updates when all eight are answered: Low risk, Exposed, or High recovery risk. Soft next steps only — no new product upsell.

Answer each question Yes or No. Your readiness score appears when all eight are done.

  1. 1.Do you know where your domain is registered?
  2. 2.Do you control the billing account?
  3. 3.Can you access hosting?
  4. 4.Are backups stored outside the server?
  5. 5.Do two people have emergency access?
  6. 6.Are forms or checkout monitored?
  7. 7.Is there a current list of administrators?
  8. 8.Could you restore the website without the original developer?
Emergency Readiness Score0/8 answered

Finish all eight questions to see Low risk, Exposed, or High recovery risk.

RELATED

Soft next steps — existing hire paths

This score does not invent a new assessment product. Use what already exists when you want help.

READINESS FAQ

Free score vs paid diagnostic

What the tiers mean and when to hire.

Is this a paid assessment? +
No. This is a free self-check. If you want a paid investigation, use Request Rescue (Rescue Diagnostic) or the Website Health Check hire path.
How is this different from the Website Health Check? +
Health Check is a paid Rescue Diagnostic with written findings. This score only asks whether you can own and recover the site — registrar, billing, access, backups, restore without the original developer.
What do the tiers mean? +
Low risk (7–8 yes): basics in place. Exposed (4–6 yes): gaps that hurt in an outage. High recovery risk (0–3 yes): likely scramble if the site fails.
Do I have to request a diagnostic afterward? +
No. Soft links only — Care plans, Health Check, domain/hosting recovery, or Request Rescue when you want help closing the gaps.
What if the site is already down? +
Start with Emergency Website Repair or Request Rescue. You can still use this score later to prevent the next scramble.

Know your gaps before the next outage

Use the score above, then request a diagnostic or Care when you want hands-on help — this page does not invent a separate assessment fee.

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