- To build a website, you need both a domain for a web address and hosting to store and manyage your files and web sevices like databases, ftp information, file directories, etc.
- Godaddy has the best reputation for domains and is pretty decent with hosting...but may not be the least expensive
- Video Tutorial
(this was the most recent and the interface is already different)
- If you don't go with Godaddy for hosting, there is a small matter of redirecting the nameservers. I will help you get set up
- Other hosting recommendations Make sure you add the Domain Privacy option...otherwise you will get spammed like crazy):
- Bluehost (Wordpress recommends and comes with a built in Wordpress site)
- HostGater
- Godaddy (best for domains)
- Bytehost (free..I haven't worked with it yet so I don't know all the issues. Don't forget...you get what you pay for)
- X10hosting (free, but currently not working right now)
You can do a comparison at:
- Best Wordpress Hosting
- I consider:
- Customer Service
- Price/Payment Options
- Average Web Page load times
- Security
- Backend interface
- Hosting - Purchasing web hosting allows someone to rent space on a web server,
- Shared hosting - (cheapest) web hosting where a single physical server hosts multiple sites. Many users utilize the resources on a single server, which keeps the costs low
- VPS Hosting - (Virtual Private Network) mimics a dedicated server within a shared hosting environment. It is technically both shared hosting and dedicated hosting. While on a physical server, several different virtualized operating systems can run on that one server. Each virtualized operating system acts as if it was a dedicated server. This allows the benefits of a dedicated server at a fraction of the cost.
- Dedicated Hosting - (higest quality) The client leases an entire server not shared with anyone else guaranteeing higher speeds