Domain Name Registration
First thing to consider before looking for a web designer is your domain name. A web site domain name should be well thought out as it will reflect your business.
For the purpose of "search engine optimization" the domain name should have words included that relates to your online business. For example, if your business is in the travel industry, select a domain name with the words vacation travel, caribbean travel, all inclusive deals etc. Let your domain name be as short as possible but with a word or short phase that someone can remember.
There are several companies where you can go to see if the domain name you choose has been taken, here is one http://www.dnsstuff.com/ we recommend.
Finally, the next step is to register the domain name. There are several companies that provide this service. Domain names are registered for 12 months and cost about $10.00. Domain names and hosting are two separate things
Web Hosting
Once the domain name has been established it is important to choose a hosting plan. Hosting plans range from $7.00 to $140 a month depending on what plan you choose.The most plans now give larger bandwidth, space, guest books, blogs, cgi scripts, shopping carts, databases, easy navigation controls, reliability, etc. If you are planning to have a database it is very important that the hosting plan is compatible with the type of platform you will build your database with. Most popular are "Windows" or "Linux". Windows supports Microsoft products, such as MS SQL, MS Access, ASP.net, ASP, Front page and more. Linux supports PHP, Perl, Mysql etc. If not considering a database in the near future then the type of platform is not that important in the web site development.
Finding The Right Plan For Your Budget
Finding the right web hosting company can be a tedious task. We will provide you with advice on sites that provide hosting plans and setup your site if required. Below are some examples of different plans:
FrontPage Web Hosting
Plans that support Microsoft FrontPage extensions (often needed if you used FrontPage to design your website).
Budget Web Hosting Plans
Budget web hosting plans that are great for small websites Very Cheap Web Hosting Plans - Extremely low price web hosting plans, some great deals if your needs & expectations are not high.
Ecommerce Web Hosting
Web hosting plans specifically focused on ecommerce and business.
Dedicated Servers
Plans that provide a complete server Semi - Dedicated Servers (VDS) - mid way between shared and fully dedicated.
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