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Domain, hosting and mail at one provider or split them up?

For business use, splitting is usually wiser. Mail at Microsoft or Google, domain at a SIDN registrar, hosting where your site runs best. One bundle sounds simple but makes moving harder.

Try this first

  1. 1Keep your domain at a serious registrar with DNS management, that is your center: everything points to it.
  2. 2Run mail separately at Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, even if hosting stays with your hosting party, this avoids downtime during moves.
  3. 3Pick hosting based on what your site needs, not what the mail provider throws in.
  4. 4Avoid setups where mail, domain and hosting sit in a fixed bundle without DNS control, then you are stuck.

When to bring us in

If you want to untangle your setup without losing mail, we can migrate it step by step.

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