Web Hosting - Made Easy

If you have never set-up a website, or been a webmaster, you may expect that you need a lot of technical knowledge to do this. In fact you would be wrong because easy website hosting is now available to anyone wanting to set-up their own website or blog. You need both a domain name and a hosting account so there will be cost involved. You might be able to get one or other of these free by using a single supplier but if you want a premium domain (e.g. a.com) it will probably be cheaper to buy them from separate suppliers. Proceed as follows: Select you Domain Name: The extension you need will depend on the purpose of your site. If you are looking for an international audience then a .org or .net might be appropriate or .com if there is a commercial element. In this case cheapestsitehosting.com is a good place to start looking. Search for a local registration site if you go for your local extension e.g. .co.uk or .de. Look for the cheapest site to register the name (but don’t do so yet). Chose your Website Hosting Provider: There is a lot of choice here with varying levels of service. Unless a hosting provider has been recommended to you I would recommend selecting one of the big names who have a good reputation for their support services. If any problems do arise you can then be confident that you will be able to get support. Website hosting companies often also offer domain registration services and you can do this as part of the sign-up process with them. This is certainly the easiest way to go but it may not be the cheapest. The alternative is to register your domain name first with another company and, later, enter the DNS information provided by your hosting company. This is easy, it just adds another step to the setup process. If you proceed on this basis you should register your domain name first, so that you have the information when setting up your hosting account. Set-up Hosting Account: On your hosting company’s website you will need to choose your package and the period you will pay in advance. The “monthly” cost is lower the further in advance you pay. You then enter your contact and payment information. You should pay by credit card or PayPal as this makes it easier to get a refund should you need to cancel later. If you registered your domain name elsewhere the hosting company will advise you of their nameserver(s). You then need to login to the site where you registered your domain and enter these. If you purchased your domain from the hosting company you do not need to worry about this. Creating your Site/Blog:: Your hosting company will give you access to your Cpanel through which you control everything including your email and FTP accounts. To get started quickly open “Fantastico De Luxe” which is in the Software/Services section. This will enable you to quickly set-up WordPress, the very popular software for creating websites and blogs. WordPress in free and there are so many themes and plugins to choose from that you can effectively make it do what you want without any technical knowledge. To install it in your root directory (i.e. your home page will be at yourdomain.xxx) select WordPress in the left hand column of Fantastico. Click “New Installation” on the next page then complete the simple form leaving the “Install in Directory” box blank. The data entered on this page can be changed later and you will no doubt want to do so once you see what it is used for. Finish the installation and you will then get a page containing your database and login details.

Web Designing - Outsourcing a Web Designer

If I were to ask you if you can give me a name of a company that wouldn’t be willing to have an online website, would you be able to give me? I’m sure you’d find a hard time looking for one because almost all companies would like to break into the online scene. Businesses have recognized the need for having a website to be able to market and promote their product to a much bigger audience. Not to mention, having a website is an easy way to reach the international market as well. However, to be able to make a website, you need to employ a web designing company or a web designer to make it from you and this where the analysis will start. You have the option to get a web designer on board your company to do the job for you or simply outsource a website designing company to do the project. Well, some people would answer that they’d prefer having their own web designer but what they don’t realize is that they are really not making more money by simply having a web programmer in the company. Thus, the first thing you will need to think about whether to outsource or not is the practicality. Ask yourself, will you be making more money if you employ a web designer? Chances are you are not. When you outsource a web programming agency or a designer, you don’t have to worry about other things like the time you’ll be searching for one for your company. You simply just look for a website designing company or a designer, talk to them, assign them the project and pay for their services. The only time you will be giving them is when you need to communicate what you wanted with the project and when you need to approve drafts. Outsourcing a web programming company or a website designer is very practical as you don’t have to waste time and effort. The next thing to think about whether to outsource a website programming company or not is the cost. By hiring a designer to work for you in the company will just be added cost. You have to pay his salary and give him benefits just like any other employee. As opposed to just outsourcing a company or a designer, you can just pay them for the project and that’s it. You don’t have to pay for anything else. On the other hand, the main benefit of having a web designer on board your company is that you can monitor his work step by step. If you have a company outsourced, you won’t be able to do this and you’ll just see drafts of the website they are making. Having your own designer will also allow you to communicate more effectively with what you want to be done. The choice of whether to outsource a web designing company or web designer is really up to you. There are pros and cons to every decision and you and your company must weigh out which factors are most important to you.