| u’re interested in starting a website for your | | | | When you’re looking for a web hosting |
| company or even just for your own personal use, | | | | service, it’s a good idea to find one that |
| there are a few things you’ll have to do first. | | | | offers telephone support. If something goes wrong |
| One of the first steps you’ll have to take is | | | | with your website, you don’t want to spend |
| to register a domain name. Domain names, also | | | | hours trying to figure it out online yourself – |
| referred to as Internet or web addresses, are the | | | | instead, you want to be able to call the service |
| lines you type into your browser to let it know | | | | directly and talk with a real person who can help you |
| where to go. These usually start with www, and end | | | | solve your problems. |
| in .com, .org, .uk, or any number of other extensions. | | | | You may also want to consider using a local UK |
| When you’re starting a new website, | | | | based service rather than overseas companies such |
| you’ll have to make sure the web address | | | | as those found in the US or India. Local web hosting |
| you want is not already taken by another website. | | | | services are more likely to understand your specific |
| First check on your own – type in the address | | | | needs and the unique aspects of web hosting in the |
| you’d like to have, and see if anything comes | | | | UK. ICANN accreditation is especially good to look for, |
| up. Keep doing this until you find one that’s | | | | as are local TLD accreditations such as that held by |
| not taken. When you have an address that works, | | | | the massive UK Company Nominet. Nominet is |
| it’s time to go to a domain provider. | | | | responsible for the .uk web suffix, and is the fourth |
| Different domain providers offer varying levels of | | | | largest registration company in the world. |
| service. Some offer only the bare service of | | | | Prices vary widely depending on how much and how |
| registering the domain name, and require you to | | | | good the service is that you expect to get. For a |
| perform all requisite design and hosting operations on | | | | simple registration – keep in mind that this |
| your own. Many offer web storage as well, allowing | | | | requires you to have your own server and design |
| you to use their servers to store your website. | | | | technology – companies like Nominet may |
| Unless you have the kind of 24 / 7 Internet access | | | | charge as little as two or three pounds a year. If |
| and server technology it takes to host a website | | | | you’re looking for the more standard options, |
| yourself, you’re going to have to use a web | | | | though, including web hosting and search engine |
| hosting company to keep your website online. Some | | | | registration, expect to pay around ten pounds a year. |
| web hosting companies even offer web design | | | | Considering cable and broadband bills these days, ten |
| services for an extra fee, allowing you to focus on | | | | pounds is pocket change. So register your website |
| nothing but the actual content of your site, while | | | | today and place your company on the cutting edge |
| others may register you for access by popular web | | | | of the modern marketplace. |
| search engines. | | | | |