web hosts

So You Have a Domain Name. Now What?

You have to attach a website to it, that’s what

It’s similar to having decided on the name for a house, then having to build the house.

So what’s the first thing you need to do after deciding on the name for a house? You have to buy or lease land!

In an exactly similar fashion, you have to buy or lease space on the Internet. If you want to buy space, well, that’s pretty expensive. For most people, renting some space for around ten dollars a month is the optimal solution.

People who will rent you space on the Internet are called ‘hosting providers’, ‘domain hosts’ or ‘hosting companies’, because they ‘host’ your website on their computer (‘server’) which is connected to the Internet.

Let’s face it, my associates and I have been on the Internet since 2003 and know what’s going on in terms of hosting providers. We have used many and have a good idea of who’s reliable and who’s not.

Our pick is The Ultimate Marketing Center for a number of reasons. The reasons that are easy to grasp at this stage are that

1. Their rates are very competitive

2. Their servers are very reliable

3. Their hosting comes with additional features worth $20 or more per month

4. Their customer service is the best we have seen. After signing on with them, we got to know the owner personally, so if you sign up through the above link and ever have a problem, we can use our relationship with him to sort things out quickly.

Of course there are thousands of other hosting providers, and it’s up to you as to whom you ultimately go with.

So now you have your land. It’s time to think about the house you’ll build on it, which translates into designing your website and putting it up in your rented space. That’s a large subject and I’ll reserve a separate post for it… stay tuned!

Have a great day,