If Canceling Triggers a Competitor Threat, That Wasn’t a Partner
You should own your GBP, Search Console, and DNS. Monthly work should tie to booked jobs. Here’s a clean-exit checklist.
If canceling an agency relationship triggers a threat about competitors, access, or “what happens to your listings,” that wasn’t a partner. That was a vendor holding keys.
You should own your Google Business Profile, Search Console, and DNS. Monthly work should tie to booked jobs, not vanity charts. The three questions from earlier in this series still apply: Maps calls that booked, source-tagged site leads, and cost per booked job.
Clean-exit checklist:
- Confirm you are the owner on GBP, not just a manager.
- Change passwords and revoke third-party access you don’t need.
- Export or screenshot Search Console and any tracking you paid for.
- Demand an action report tied to booked work, not impressions alone.
- Keep DNS and domain renewals in an account you control.
Partner vs vendor is simple. A partner can be fired without drama because you already hold the keys.
This wraps the Delaware Digital local series: Maps first, weekly hygiene, real review replies, ROI that books jobs, a phone path that works, citations over magic files, honest local pages, and ownership of your assets.
If you want a partner who leaves you with the keys, Delaware Digital is built that way.
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