Host & Domain

**scruffy.thedog** · 21 June 2011, 05:18 PM

Hi M

I use 1+1 uk I find it easy to use lots of bolt ons if you want. i use them for for domain reg and hosting - no real complaints tech wise usual outsource to india at the mo they offer some good deals (6 mo free) . Be aware if you have brought your domain else where it can be a bit of an arse to get it to 1+1 plus there can be a transfer fee so best to order through them

**Megg81** · 21 June 2011, 05:48 PM

Thanks all, that's good info. Im just taking a look at webhost.uk.net at the mo - 4GB monthly bandwidth, is that a useful amount? I mean I have no idea how much traffic that might equate to? There's nothing really to download from my site, just few forms and online payment via PayPal. Site will prob be around 40MB when finished.

**Miko** · 21 June 2011, 06:06 PM

Take a look at Krystal http://krystal.co.uk/ I have just set up my first website for someone.

**mikehihn** · 21 June 2011, 06:27 PM

I'm a GoDaddy reseller for about ten years now and recommend them highly. It's not just the fine tech support some have mentioned. They're the only "budget" provider I know of with 24/7 customer service, by phone. And they PROMOTE their phone service by telling you in many places how many minutes you will wait if you call now.

You're not going to phone them from England, but that may assure you how well they respond to email inquiries. In ten years, I've had ONE complaint with the service I got, and as a reseller I seek their service a lot more than most folks.

I've been doing websites since 1995, and I've tried them all!

Luck.

**Cloud** · 21 June 2011, 09:29 PM

Tried godaddy, tried 1 and 1, tried 123 reg, tried fasthost. The best by a long stretch is ipage, unlimited hosting, free domain, just £1.99 per month and the service is incredible, live chat 24 hours a day, I recommend it to all my customers for their sites and they all heap praise on ipage. As for being country specific, from experience it makes no difference whatsoever from an seo point of view. Just use google webmaster tools to tell google which country the site is aimed at, no matter what the domain suffix. or location of server

**jeb** · 22 June 2011, 03:22 AM

I use StartLogic and have nothing bad to say about them - unlimited domains, 24 hr support, live chat. - jb

**Megg81** · 28 June 2011, 01:54 PM

Hi again all,

I have what I think is likely a very very simple question, but Im right at the very beginning with Xara and site building so I need advice...

I've found a host I want to use, but when I asked if the site I built in Xara would be compatible they said that they didn't support third party site builders - they only supported the file extensions .php, .html, .flv, .py

So when Ive finished up my site in WD6 and I've got the host and the domain name and I finally export the website to make it live what does it export as...?

**andremartin** · 29 June 2011, 10:41 AM

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**mfinnaus** · 01 July 2011, 10:27 AM

i use www.planetdomain.com.au they are great, i think they are international, i use to be with godaddy, they are very good also.

you want a server thats loads to your target audience the fastest.