How to use this page
Go through each section one at a time. Follow the steps to log in and verify each account genuinely belongs to you — Green & Green LLC, doing business as Rainbow Watersports — and that billing is under your name.
Click the numbered circles to mark steps complete. Progress saves automatically.
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GoDaddy
Where your domain name (rainbowwatersports.com) is registered and renewed
ℹ️Your domain expires September 23, 2026. If it isn't renewed before that date, your website goes offline and the address can be purchased by someone else. Everything — your Google rankings, 17 years of history — is attached to this domain. Renewing takes about 5 minutes.
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Go to GoDaddy and sign in
Open your browser and go to the address below. Click "Sign In" in the top right corner.
godaddy.com ↗2
Find your domain in My Products
After signing in, click your name in the top right, then click "My Products." Look for the Domains section.
What you're looking forYou should see rainbowwatersports.com listed here. If you don't see it, the domain may be under a different GoDaddy account — this is worth tracking down directly with GoDaddy support before anything else here matters.
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Check the expiry date and renew
Next to the domain name you'll see an expiration date.
NoteIf the domain shows September 23, 2026 and has not been renewed, click the domain and select "Renew" immediately. Enable auto-renewal while you're there.
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Check the nameservers
Click on rainbowwatersports.com to open its settings. Scroll to find the "Nameservers" section.
What you're looking forThe nameservers should currently read ns1.nexcess.net, ns2.nexcess.net, ns3.nexcess.net, ns4.nexcess.net. This confirms the domain is pointed at your live hosting. These will change at launch.
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Confirm the account belongs to you
Click your name in the top right and go to "Account Settings."
What you're looking forYour name and payment method listed as the account holder — that's what actually proves you control this account, not just being able to see the domain listed.
NoteIf you see someone else's name or payment method here, this account isn't fully yours yet — resolve it directly with GoDaddy (a domain transfer requires the current holder's cooperation; there's no unilateral claim process) before treating the domain as secured.
Send DJ
Nothing needs to be sent anywhere for this one — it's a self-check. Once the expiry date, nameservers, and account details all check out, this system is confirmed.
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Nexcess
The web hosting company currently running your live website
ℹ️Nexcess is the company whose servers your current website lives on — confirmed via WHOIS as where the domain's nameservers actually point today. The new site will move to different hosting — but until launch day, Nexcess needs to stay live and fully under your control.
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Sign in
Use the email address and password for your Nexcess account. If you've never logged in before, try the "Forgot password" link with the email address associated with Rainbow Watersports.
NoteIf the account turns out to still be under the previous owner, that's a real gap — open a support ticket directly with Nexcess to get it transferred into your name. No self-service ownership-claim exists; it has to go through their support team.
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Locate the Rainbow Watersports hosting plan
Once logged in, look for your list of services or hosting plans.
What you're looking forA hosting plan associated with rainbowwatersports.com. It should show the domain name, the server, and the renewal date.
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Confirm billing is under your name
In account settings, check the billing information.
What you're looking forYour name and payment method on file. If it shows someone else's name or an unrecognized card, that's the same transfer situation above — resolve it with Nexcess support directly.
Send DJ
Nothing needs to be sent anywhere for this one — a self-check. It's confirmed once you can log in and billing shows your name.
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Hostinger
A second, separate hosting account found during the audit — not the one your live site actually runs on
ℹ️While confirming Nexcess as the live host, a completely separate Hostinger account was also found holding what looks like another copy of the website. It's unclear whose account this is, why it exists, or whether it's still needed. This is a real, unresolved gap.
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Try signing in
Use any email address you might have used for Rainbow Watersports. If you don't recognize this service at all, that's useful information too — note it as such.
NoteIf you can't log in and don't recognize this account, it may belong to a previous owner or be genuinely unrelated to the business. Don't attempt to claim or recover it without knowing what it actually is first.
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If you can log in, see what's actually there
Look for any hosting plans, domains, or files connected to this account.
What you're looking forWhether rainbowwatersports.com or anything related to the business appears here at all. Note exactly what you find, even if it's nothing.
Send DJ
This is genuinely unresolved and needs a decision, not just a check: whether you can log in, whether you recognize this account, and what (if anything) is actually hosted there. "I have no idea what this is" is a completely valid outcome to land on.
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WordPress
The software that runs the current website and manages its content
ℹ️WordPress is the system powering your current site. Full Administrator access — not just Editor or Author — is what actually proves ownership here, since viewing the site isn't the same as controlling it.
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Go to the WordPress login page
Type the following address directly into your browser.
rainbowwatersports.com/wp-admin ↗2
Sign in
Enter your WordPress username and password. This is separate from GoDaddy or Nexcess — it's specific to the website itself.
NoteTry the email associated with Rainbow Watersports and use "Lost your password?" to reset it. If nobody has Administrator access at all, that becomes a hosting-level problem (database access via Nexcess), not a WordPress-level one.
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Verify you have Administrator access
After logging in, go to Users → Your Profile in the left sidebar.
What you're looking forUnder "Role" it should say Administrator. You should also see Plugins, Appearance, Users, and Settings in the left sidebar — these only appear for Administrators.
Send DJ
Nothing to send — confirm you can log in and that your role shows as Administrator.
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Google Search Console
Google's tool that shows how your site appears in Google Search
ℹ️Search Console shows which pages Google has indexed, any errors Google finds, and how your site performs in search. Verified Owner status — not just being listed as a User — is what proves you actually control this property.
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Go to Google Search Console
Sign in with the Google account associated with Rainbow Watersports.
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Find the Rainbow Watersports property
Click the dropdown in the top left to see all properties on your account.
What you're looking forA property for rainbowwatersports.com or https://www.rainbowwatersports.com.
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Check your permission level
Select the property. Go to Settings → Users and permissions.
What you're looking forYour Google account listed as Owner — a Full User with no Owner status doesn't actually prove ownership here, only that someone else granted access.
NoteIf the property doesn't show up, or your account isn't listed as Owner, add the property to your own GSC account and use "Request access" — that notifies existing Verified Owners, who have to approve it.
Send DJ
Nothing to send yet — confirm the property appears and your account shows Owner status. Granting DJ access happens separately, once this is confirmed (see Credential Handover).
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Google Analytics
Tracks who visits your website, where they come from, and what they do
ℹ️Google Analytics has been recording traffic data for your site. The property ID we found is G-6WXE90X597. Confirming you hold Administrator access at the Account level — not just the Property level — means all historical data carries over to the new site seamlessly.
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Go to Google Analytics
Sign in with the Google account associated with Rainbow Watersports.
analytics.google.com ↗2
Find the Rainbow Watersports property
Click the gear icon in the bottom left to go to Admin. Look at the Measurement ID under Property Settings.
What you're looking forThe Measurement ID should read G-6WXE90X597. If you see this, you're in the right place.
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Check your access level — at the Account level, not Property
In Admin, click Account Access Management, under the Account column — not Property Access Management, which sits under the Property column.
What you're looking forYour Google account listed with Administrator role at the Account level. Property-level access alone is like having the keys to the car without being on the title — it lets you drive it, but you don't control it.
NoteThis distinction genuinely matters and is easy to get backwards in the Analytics interface — Account and Property have separate access-management pages that look similar.
Send DJ
Nothing to send yet — confirm you hold Administrator access at the Account level for property G-6WXE90X597.
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Google Tag Manager
Manages all the tracking scripts running on your website
ℹ️Google Tag Manager controls every tracking script on your site. Several unknown scripts were found running through it during the audit. Confirming real Admin access at the account level is what proves control here.
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Go to Google Tag Manager
Sign in with the Google account associated with Rainbow Watersports.
tagmanager.google.com ↗2
Find the Rainbow Watersports container
After signing in you'll see a list of accounts and containers.
What you're looking forA container associated with rainbowwatersports.com, identified by a GTM-XXXXXX code.
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Check your permission level
Click the container, then go to Admin → User Management, under the Account column.
What you're looking forYour account showing Admin access — that's the actual role name GTM uses at the account level. "Administrator" isn't a real GTM role; if you see that word used elsewhere, it's shorthand, not the literal UI label.
Send DJ
Nothing to send yet — confirm you can see the container and that your account shows Admin access at the account level.
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Email (Google Workspace)
Your business email — info@rainbowwatersports.com — runs on Google Workspace, confirmed via public DNS records
ℹ️This is the one that can go wrong silently: when the domain's DNS gets updated for the new website launch, a mistake in that same change can accidentally break inbound or outbound email without any warning. Confirming Super Admin access now — and checking the authentication record before launch — is what prevents that.
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Go to the Google Admin console
Sign in with the Google account that manages Rainbow Watersports' email.
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Check your role
Once signed in, go to Account → Admin roles, or check the top-right account menu.
What you're looking forYour account listed as Super Admin — full administrative control over the Workspace, not just a regular inbox login.
NoteMailbox access and Workspace admin control are separate things. Being able to read info@rainbowwatersports.com doesn't by itself confirm Super Admin status — check the Admin roles page directly.
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Confirm the domain and users look right
Go to Directory → Users and confirm info@rainbowwatersports.com and any other real accounts are listed.
What you're looking forOnly email addresses that actually belong to the current business.
What DJ needs
DJ does not need ongoing access to your email or Workspace admin — this step is purely about confirming ownership before the DNS migration, so email doesn't break during the switch.
Send DJ
Nothing to send yet — confirm you have Super Admin access and that the users listed look correct.
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FareHarbor
The booking system that handles all online reservations and payments
ℹ️FareHarbor manages your availability, takes payments, and sends confirmation emails. Ownership here means holding a login at Owner, Admin, or Director permission — not just being someone who uses the system day to day.
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Log into your FareHarbor dashboard
Your account shortname is rainbowwatersportsadventure.
fareharbor.com/dashboard/rainbowwatersportsadventure/ ↗2
Check your permission level
Go to Settings → Users & Permissions.
What you're looking forYour own user account listed at Owner, Admin, or Director level — that's what actually proves ownership, distinct from simply being able to log in.
NoteIf you don't hold one of those three permission levels, there's no self-service reclaim process — this goes through FareHarbor Support directly, who verify your relationship to the business before making account-level changes.
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Quickly verify pricing on each listing
While you're in the dashboard, check that pricing matches what you actually charge.
What you're looking forPrices that match what you tell customers on the phone. If anything is wrong, update it in FareHarbor directly.
Send DJ
Nothing to send yet — this step is about confirming your own permission level. The separate list of active listings and embed codes DJ actually needs is covered in Credential Handover.
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Google Business Profile
The listing that shows up in Google Maps and local search results — separate from the website itself
ℹ️This is a client-side ownership check only — DJ does not need or want access to this, and it plays no role in the website rebuild. But it's still worth confirming it's genuinely under your control and not still tied to a previous owner, since it directly affects how customers find the business on Google.
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Search for the business on Google
Search "Rainbow Watersports Haleiwa" on Google and look for the "Own this business?" or "Manage this listing" option, or go directly to the address below.
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Check who has access
Once in the listing, go to Business Profile settings → People and access.
What you're looking forYour name listed specifically as Primary Owner — Google allows only one at a time, and "Owner" (non-primary) or "Manager" isn't the same title.
NoteIf a previous owner still shows as Primary Owner, Google's own "Request ownership/access" flow handles the transfer — it notifies the current Primary Owner, who has a few days to respond before other options open up. This is entirely your own timeline to manage; it doesn't block or involve the website project.
Send DJ
Nothing needs to go to DJ for this one — it's for your own records. Just confirm you hold Primary Owner access, or note if someone unexpected is still listed.