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Web Hosting Advice?
Hi. I am looking to set up a fairly simple web site to host some information about our rental property in the Alps (this is the Facebook site my wife set up recently- https://www.facebook.com/androsace24).
Two questions:
- Does anyone have any experience with hosting a web site, who are the best/cheapest hosts to use? The site is only going to be simple, with little other than text based descriptions and images.
- A few folks have suggested I use Word Press to prepare the web page. I have no experience of Word Press, and am not sure if this is the right route to get what ever functionality I need (http://wordpress.com/). Is it a package I download or a web site I use to prepare the relevant web pages? Is this the correct entry point as it were?
Thanks a lot in advance.
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Permalink Reply by Asher Jacobsberg on
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Wordpress would be a very good route to go for a simple, attractive website. It's also very easy to add functionality to if you get more confident. You can probably find templates for rental properties that would do half the set up for you, you just upload your own photos and content (search for 'Wordpress rental properties themes').
There are two different versions of Wordpress: wordpress.com and wordpress.org
On the .com you can get a completely free, hosted website (they sort out all the technical stuff for you) but your URL will be something like myalspchalet.wordpress.com.
If you want to have more control use wordpress.org installed on your own domain. This is very easy to set up. I use a number of hosts, but I currently favour tsohost.co.uk for simple wordpress sites. It's about £15 per year including the domain name and they specialise in hosting Wordpress sites. Their support is very good and they'll help you get set up.
Hope that's useful.
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Just to add: avoid any website builders offered by hosting companies. They tend to be a bit rubbish and tie you to that host and system for ever. Wordpress (and other open source CMS systems) allow you to take your website and content where ever you want - i.e. if you needs change.
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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Thanks- that is excellent.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Wordpress is free and even I can use it. Lots of great templates etc. You should be up an running in an hour or so.
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Not v familiar with WordPress, but would recommend Moonfruit. It's a website offering a wide range of editable templates and provides hosting for only £4 per month.
It's incredibly simple to use, register, create an account and build your site. There are lots of templates to choose from but what I liked was how easy it is to adapt them to your own requirements. It also has widgets that you can upload to add a Twitter feed etc. The only support is via email, but I've found this works well. Any probs have been resolved within 24 hours
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Thanks- will check it out.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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I'd echo the WP recommendation. You can google the difference between .org and .com. I host via Go Daddy. I've been be ry happy with them. They offer 24 hour phone support through a UK number in Arizona.
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How much are they Hugh? Cheers
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They do a Wordpress and domain package. I think I pay £3.95 a month + domain charges which can be negligible or expensive depending on what domain you choose.
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Permalink Reply by Sophie Smith on
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Hey - yes I agree WP is the way forward. Mainly because you can easily google 'how do I do this in Wordpress' and use the forum. I taught myself - all the domain pointing business is fairly straightforward if you take the time to engage with it. I built a B+B website for my Mum using it and it's been fine. Personally I used Bluehost and I've used iPage in the past. I've been fairly impressed with Bluehost's support live chat feature and you can install Wordpress. I think you could do worse than use them. The costs are fairly comparable.
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Thanks everyone! Much appreciated.
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