Rennewing Domain Name and Hosting Package
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I currently have a website that is hosted by Bluehost and the domain name is also registered/paid through them.
After my initial 3 year deal/promo the renewal price shocked me last year so I only did it for a year as had no time to deal with it.
Its come around for renewal again so want to look at options.
Do I have to renew my domain name with the people that I originally bought it from ?
I do my 'stuff' through Wordpress publisher and don't want to change that.
Basically I want a seamless way of how I do things, my renewal costs for a year seems to be about 215 dollars which includes domain name and privacy, and website hosting.
After my initial 3 year deal/promo the renewal price shocked me last year so I only did it for a year as had no time to deal with it.
Its come around for renewal again so want to look at options.
Do I have to renew my domain name with the people that I originally bought it from ?
I do my 'stuff' through Wordpress publisher and don't want to change that.
Basically I want a seamless way of how I do things, my renewal costs for a year seems to be about 215 dollars which includes domain name and privacy, and website hosting.
Not sure about WordPress but do WordPress host the site for you and then you point your domain to them? or is the WordPress site located on your web hosting package?
I use a platform called Format to sort out the design, content and hosting and my domain which is registered with a third party just points to the Format servers.
I'm using TSOHost and I pay something like £8 a year for domain registration and forwarding to Format. I then have my office tools like email set up with G Suite (Google) for like £4 a month. Works well and way cheaper than what I was paying before with one.com - roughly £200 a year.
I use a platform called Format to sort out the design, content and hosting and my domain which is registered with a third party just points to the Format servers.
I'm using TSOHost and I pay something like £8 a year for domain registration and forwarding to Format. I then have my office tools like email set up with G Suite (Google) for like £4 a month. Works well and way cheaper than what I was paying before with one.com - roughly £200 a year.
SimonTheSailor said:
Well initially it was far cheaper than that as it was a 3 year package purchased up front.
Now the cost has shot up so why I need to change !
A domain name is a tenner (ish) a year and hosting can be anything from a couple of quid a month upwards.Now the cost has shot up so why I need to change !
If you want an easy life I'd PM HantsRat, I've never used his service but just having someone who can help with some of the technical stuff that you may not be familiar with (DNS records etc.) is worth its weight in gold.
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hstewie said:
hstewie said: A domain name is a tenner (ish) a year and hosting can be anything from a couple of quid a month upwards.
If you want an easy life I'd PM HantsRat, I've never used his service but just having someone who can help with some of the technical stuff that you may not be familiar with (DNS records etc.) is worth its weight in gold.
I’d agree. Especially if he’s familiar with Wordpress. If you want an easy life I'd PM HantsRat, I've never used his service but just having someone who can help with some of the technical stuff that you may not be familiar with (DNS records etc.) is worth its weight in gold.
ashleyman said:
I’d agree. Especially if he’s familiar with Wordpress.
I've had a scenario with work recently where were asked to do something web related that was outside my area of expertise.I found a really nice host that I'd use in a heartbeat but I actually felt a bit awkward with the level of help/support they were willing to give relative to the amount of money we'd be paying them for the service.
If you're making £50/year off someone that doesn't pay for too much direct time if you need help.
Just a general observation that I don't know many small hosts make any money if they can give everyone the levels of service I'd had from some of them.
If HantsRat is willing to give a little support as I'd bite his arm off.
bhstewie said:
hstewie said: I've had a scenario with work recently where were asked to do something web related that was outside my area of expertise.
I found a really nice host that I'd use in a heartbeat but I actually felt a bit awkward with the level of help/support they were willing to give relative to the amount of money we'd be paying them for the service.
If you're making £50/year off someone that doesn't pay for too much direct time if you need help.
Just a general observation that I don't know many small hosts make any money if they can give everyone the levels of service I'd had from some of them.
If HantsRat is willing to give a little support as I'd bite his arm off.
There's not really much to be made in terms of hosting but I still hosts for people I know and some on here. My main source of income is website design, SEO etc but the odd hosting only account is still worth doing I found a really nice host that I'd use in a heartbeat but I actually felt a bit awkward with the level of help/support they were willing to give relative to the amount of money we'd be paying them for the service.
If you're making £50/year off someone that doesn't pay for too much direct time if you need help.
Just a general observation that I don't know many small hosts make any money if they can give everyone the levels of service I'd had from some of them.
If HantsRat is willing to give a little support as I'd bite his arm off.
There's an abundance of hosting services out there vying for your site.
I'm not having a dig but your site is unlikely to require extra cooling for their servers so they make money off you even at a cheap price.
If, as you say, you are not IT savvy then fast technical support is a must. That can cost a bit though.
I'd go for recommendations. I've had one host since 2001 but their technical help is not 24/7. More like 18/7, but I've only raised five tickets in nine years. I pay the same price as I did originally - part of the contract - so it's a bit of a bargain. I've also taken over a club site that is on a host, but at a cost of a fraction over twice the price. There were some problems with the site and I was forever on their helpline initially. It was excellent service; fast and gave good advice.
However, you don't always get what you pay for in hosting.
As I say, go with recommendations.
I'm not having a dig but your site is unlikely to require extra cooling for their servers so they make money off you even at a cheap price.
If, as you say, you are not IT savvy then fast technical support is a must. That can cost a bit though.
I'd go for recommendations. I've had one host since 2001 but their technical help is not 24/7. More like 18/7, but I've only raised five tickets in nine years. I pay the same price as I did originally - part of the contract - so it's a bit of a bargain. I've also taken over a club site that is on a host, but at a cost of a fraction over twice the price. There were some problems with the site and I was forever on their helpline initially. It was excellent service; fast and gave good advice.
However, you don't always get what you pay for in hosting.
As I say, go with recommendations.
Sorry guys my previous replies were removed as I posted a personal business link. Feel free to get in touch if require any hosting. I host a few sites for PH'ers. Contact details and URL in my profile.
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Try to avoid any of the hosting companies listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_Internatio... They're renowned to cramming thousands of sites on shared servers bringing performance down massively.
I used https://www.123-reg.co.uk/ for domain name registration and also hosting. £50/year at the moment. They also do a specific package for WordPress.
I've only had to use their tech support once, but they were very good and sorted my problem out in a few exchanges for emails/tickets etc.
I would recommend them.
I've only had to use their tech support once, but they were very good and sorted my problem out in a few exchanges for emails/tickets etc.
I would recommend them.
hosting varies hugely, in terms of how many sites are on each server, to how much bandwith is available, to the level of service you get, to how much it is managed for you...
as an example, we charge c. £15 p/m for a domain and hosting, which is definitely not the cheapest, but it is fully managed business hosting in the UK - and we are regularly updating our servers which cost us thousands a year, we make very little money on hosting...
sometimes, chasing the lowest price is the right goal, for others it may bring compromise
as an example, we charge c. £15 p/m for a domain and hosting, which is definitely not the cheapest, but it is fully managed business hosting in the UK - and we are regularly updating our servers which cost us thousands a year, we make very little money on hosting...
sometimes, chasing the lowest price is the right goal, for others it may bring compromise
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