: How do I best communicate that my website is shutting down? I am at a crossroads. I have received an offer for my domain name that I am likely going to accept. It's something that has not

@Karen161

Maybe you can consider to sell your domain name under the condition that the new owner will place a good looking message about your shutting down and a link to how to find your new domain and your apps:


a message in your wordings on his front page (or maybe somewhere else
too),
with your (old/new) logo for better recognition,
in the px dimensions and font-size you prefer,
during a certain period (1 year, 1.5 year?),
and a juridical waterproof penalty if the new owner doesn't do it or
removes the message before the period is ended.

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@Heady270

Here is a blog post that Dan Blumenthal (a friend of mine) wrote about shutting down a long time project and website. I think that he handles the situation well.


Post about the shutdown fully explaining your reasoning on a blog so that people looking for the resource can figure out what happened after the fact.
Email your users explaining the situation
Allow a grace period for your users to retrieve any data from your system.

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@Margaret670

1) Buy a new domain.
2) Email all your users your new domain.

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