What will happen to your Web site after you meet your maker, bite the dust, and, as the famous Monty Python dead parrot sketch says, “This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be!” I think this is something everybody should consider but nearly nobody does. I don’t even have any plans myself on what happens to my own network of Web sites.

For the most part, I would say if you have a large network of Web sites or you think it might be a mess to sort out - you might want to get a lawyer involved to make sure everything goes to the proper place. For small time folks, you might tell your close family or friends one day, if anything happens to you, Uncle Herman gets the Pokemon fan Web site and Cousin Betty gets your blog.

It might also be a good idea to make sure somebody you trust knows how to unlock that safe under your desk with all your login information and passwords. As long as you can prove the fact that the original owner is gone - almost every Web host will be willing to work with you to make arrangements to transfer the hosting for a Web site over to you as well.

So what do you think? Is it better to plan ahead to make sure your Web projects still go on without you?

[tags]hosting, death, web sites, will, afterlife[/tags]