Hosting Your Website

Hosting your site. You will need to select a host for your site. Your web site will reside on the host computer and when people visit your site they will access it from the host computer.

You want a host that has a good record for keeping their host computers up and running. This means a group that is experienced and interested in supporting your needs. We recommend dextercreations.net because our prices are competitive and our service is outstanding. Dexter Creations will assist you in obtaining a domain name and will list your web site with the search engines when you host with us. The cost of hosting depends primarily on the size of your website and the bandwidth for your site. Please contact Margaret for additional information about hosting with Dexter Creations.

Selecting a Domain Name. You will want to choose a domain name that reflects your business and is easy for your customers to remember. We suggest that you sit down and make a list of all the possible domain names you can think of because your first choices may not be available.

Once you have a list, prioritize it placing the names you like the best at the top of the list. Then go to a site that registers domain names to see if the name you want is available. If you cannot get your first choice, go down your list or consider some of the names that are suggested on the site.

There are many places on the internet where you can purchase your domain name. Once you find a domain name you like that is available, you will need to purchase your domain name. Actually you are renting the name by the year, and can purchase it for one or more years. I like GoDaddy.com because it is one of the least expensive and their service is excellent. Another good place to purchase your domain name is directNic.com, which is a little more expensive but also provides excellent service. There are many other options.

The prices of domain names vary widely, from less than $10 per year to over $30/year, and you are getting exactly the same thing no matter how much or how little you pay. So you may as well save a little here and purchase from one of the lower cost registrars.