Hosting Site?

femur61

Our web site was designed for us and we had to use the company to host it for a year as per contract we signed.

Now the year is up and the site now is effectively ours. Do we need to use another company to host it. There will be no changes required for it ever just want to have a web address and to have us on gooogle. I am aware of SEO and did get a few tips on how to keep it listed near the top of Google.

pixeldesign

If you need hosting i can give you for free if you dont have a big site.Just pm me!

tomED

femur61 wrote: »

Our web site was designed for us and we had to use the company to host it for a year as per contract we signed.

Now the year is up and the site now is effectively ours. Do we need to use another company to host it. There will be no changes required for it ever just want to have a web address and to have us on gooogle. I am aware of SEO and did get a few tips on how to keep it listed near the top of Google.

If the contract states that you own the website, well then you can do whatever you like with it. However, if the site is anyway complex, it may be an absolute nightmare to move.

Most hosting companies will not move the site for you. It's like if you bought a new house, the seller wouldn't pay for the removal company to move your stuff in.

Hosting is very competitive price wise today - just make sure you get someone you can trust and has great support!

pixeldesign wrote: »

If you need hosting i can give you for free if you dont have a big site.Just pm me!

I've a few hundred sites, you want to host all mine for free?

pixeldesign

I said that i would host his website only if it is not too big.

tomED

pixeldesign wrote: »

I said that i would host his website only if it is not too big.

I know.... just playin! :P

DublinWriter

I switched to Hosting365 recently and am extremely delirah.

mneylon

femur61 wrote: »

Our web site was designed for us and we had to use the company to host it for a year as per contract we signed.

Now the year is up and the site now is effectively ours. Do we need to use another company to host it. There will be no changes required for it ever just want to have a web address and to have us on gooogle. I am aware of SEO and did get a few tips on how to keep it listed near the top of Google.

If you want to move hosting provider you will need to:

• Backup existing site in its entirety
• Setup all content on new provider
• Test it
• Check how your email is configured
• Test that the email is all setup properly
• Transfer the domain (or at least the DNS)
• Wait for the DNS to update globally

And that's not an exhaustive list ..

Depending on how the site is setup and how complex it is (databases etc.,) moving it to a new provider could be very easy or it could be an absolute nightmare

Huff n Puff

I wouldn't be the biggest fan of hosting365 in the world.

I don't think you can go wrong with Blacknight for hosting to be honest. Their customer support is second to none.

femur61

I was in contact with them. They offer live online chat so got immediate reply to my questions. No wonder they come so highly recommended. I was on a web design course and the instructor suggested them. My husband is in construction so we have to cut costs so have to do as much as we can ourselves.

Vurnon San Benito

I hosted with JustHost and they've been nothing short of excellent. Not a plug or anbything.