You've bought the site. Do you transfer it or do you leave it where it is? And if you do want to transfer it, where do you start?

To Transfer Or Not To Transfer, that's the question

If the seller recommends his hosting company highly, the history shows they've treated him well, the site has had little to no downtime (check using Netcraft), support questions were answered promptly and efficiently, and the charges are reasonable, there is the temptation to stay put.

The status quo implies

- no stress of moving. For some sites you'll have to move not just files and pages but databases and programs - can be tricky.

- dealing with the devil the site knows. While another hosting company ...