What You Actually Receive.
When IECAN completes your website, you receive a folder containing every file that makes your site work. HTML pages with all your content and schema markup. CSS stylesheets that define your visual design. JavaScript files that power any interactive features. Image files you provided or we generated. Configuration files for hosting and AI crawler access.
These are standard web technologies. Any web developer in the world can open, read, modify, and host these files. They're not proprietary. They're not encrypted. They're not locked to a platform. They're yours.
What Happens If You Leave.
If you decide to stop working with IECAN — for any reason, at any time — here's exactly what happens:
You receive a complete file archive. Every source file, organized and documented, delivered as a standard zip file. Your website at the moment of departure, preserved completely.
Your website keeps working. If it's hosted on Netlify (or any other host) under your account, nothing changes. The files continue serving your website. Visitors see no difference.
Any developer can maintain it. Because the files use standard HTML/CSS/JS, any web developer can pick up where IECAN left off. They can modify designs, update content, add pages, or rebuild entirely — using your files as the foundation.
What you lose: Access to IECAN's ongoing services — AEO monitoring, content updates, schema maintenance, and support. You don't lose your website, your content, your design, or your data.
How This Compares to Proprietary Platforms.
| Scenario | Proprietary CMS (Scorpion, FindLaw, etc.) | IECAN (File Ownership) |
|---|---|---|
| You cancel service | Website disappears. Content lost. | Website continues. Files are yours. |
| You want to switch developers | Start over from scratch. Nothing transfers. | Hand files to new developer. They continue. |
| You want to modify design | Request changes through vendor. Wait. Pay. | Edit files yourself or hire anyone. |
| You want to move hosting | Impossible. Locked to vendor platform. | Upload files to any host. Done. |
| You want to sell your practice | Website contract complicates sale. | Transfer files to buyer. Clean. |
Why This Matters.
Website ownership isn't about distrust. It's about building a business asset that holds value regardless of your vendor relationship. A website you own is part of your practice's equity. A website you rent from a vendor is an expense that evaporates the moment you cancel.
For professional service firms — where the website is often the primary client acquisition tool — this distinction has real financial implications. A law firm paying $15,000/year to a proprietary vendor has nothing to show for it if they switch. A law firm that paid $5,000 once to IECAN has a permanent asset they own outright.