Had falling out with friend who manages my website

[yaxomoxay]

Asking friends to do stuff that falls within the realm of professional activity is okay when you are in college and/or starting out.
To my mind, it is inappropriate after that, because, on one side or another it blurs boundaries - the boundary between the personal and the professional - that are better left intact.

Agreed 100%.
Things should be kept separately, and never, ever be intimate with a coworker.
Friends, family, love =! workplace.

 

[jtara]

Oh, it is rather a great problem, when you mix your professional and personal activities. So f you have no idea of how and what to do next, you can just ask the specialists about it

And... if they are true professionals ... the first thing they will tell you is that you MUST do the registration of your domain yourself. A professional should REFUSE to do it for you. And if they say "I'll take care of that" - you should run! Find somebody else to work with.

 

[ericgtr12]

Water over the bridge, but I bend over backwards about never mixing business and friends (or family).

At this point, if that website is important to you, then take the actions to ensure you have control of the site by changing the passwords and assume control of the site.

Agreed 100%.
Things should be kept separately, and never, ever be intimate with a coworker.
Friends, family, love =! workplace.

Agreed on both points here. I manage sites for people, one who is a pretty popular celebrity, and as a rule I always prepare a secured document with their access information, etc. and present it to them. It's their right, they pay for it, they are the face of it and anyone withholding that information from you for any reason should never be trusted IMO. It also serves as a way for them to more easily change hands if needed. It's really easy for them to just give you a CC and ask you to handle it but I always insist they're at least aware of where and what the info is.

In this case it sounds like what's done is done but for future reference these are good guides to keep in mind. I hope you were able to salvage/access your site, the advice from others in this thread is solid. If not, let us know where you're at.