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I know you're getting a lot of good technical advise in this thread but let me bring out something that needs to be said more often: No web developer or web de

I know you're getting a lot of good technical advise in this thread but let me bring out something that needs to be said more often: No web developer or web development agency or SEO person or whatever needs your EPP/transfer codes. I say this because I have absolutely lost count of the amount of businesses that just hand this over because these people just say they need it and before you know it, the domain you put so much effort into managing ends up on some crappy web hosting service. It's gotten beyond the joke. I feel like every business I've ever been associated with has seen this. Marketing hires some "digital marketing consultant". Suddenly the domain is sitting on Crazy Domains and the entire zone is empty.

davidkuennen 5y ago
Yes, I think business domains should be handled with absolute care and know how internally. Hence why I put so much importance on this matter.
- technion 5y ago
  Honestly have a look at web development subs. You'll often find posts like "this business asked me to change their landing page but they want to manage their own domain WTF is this possible??". And I have to admit, yes I'm salty. I got torn to pieces over a large mail cluster "failing" and this turned out to be the cause.
  - vasco 5y ago
    Maybe you should be salty that management thinks "tearing people to pieces" is an appropriate response to an incident before the cause is even known.
    - HWR_14 5y ago
      > "tearing people to pieces" is an appropriate response to an incident before the cause is even known. Or after the cause is known. Unless maliciously done "tearing someone to pieces" is a strange way to deal with managements training failures, lack of procedures or similar.
      - closeparen 5y ago
        Strongly disagree with this sentiment, the point of hiring a professional is that there’s not a manual or a rulebook for every situation they face. You need their creative problem solving skills and good judgement.
        HWR_14 5y ago
        It's an incident response. That almost always means an error, normally in policy like code review or security. Sure, I expect programmers to be able to write code creatively without having their hands held. But incidents should be prevented with checklists, because that's the best practice to prevent them.

davidkuennen 5y ago

Yes, I think business domains should be handled with absolute care and know how internally. Hence why I put so much importance on this matter.

technion 5y ago
Honestly have a look at web development subs. You'll often find posts like "this business asked me to change their landing page but they want to manage their own domain WTF is this possible??". And I have to admit, yes I'm salty. I got torn to pieces over a large mail cluster "failing" and this turned out to be the cause.
- vasco 5y ago
  Maybe you should be salty that management thinks "tearing people to pieces" is an appropriate response to an incident before the cause is even known.
  - HWR_14 5y ago
    > "tearing people to pieces" is an appropriate response to an incident before the cause is even known. Or after the cause is known. Unless maliciously done "tearing someone to pieces" is a strange way to deal with managements training failures, lack of procedures or similar.
    - closeparen 5y ago
      Strongly disagree with this sentiment, the point of hiring a professional is that there’s not a manual or a rulebook for every situation they face. You need their creative problem solving skills and good judgement.
      - HWR_14 5y ago
        It's an incident response. That almost always means an error, normally in policy like code review or security. Sure, I expect programmers to be able to write code creatively without having their hands held. But incidents should be prevented with checklists, because that's the best practice to prevent them.