What is Web Hosting?
To get your web page onto the internet, you'll need to find some reliable web hosting.
And exactly what is web hosting? A web host is a company that has computers that
are hooked up to the internet 24/7. These computers are called servers and they
are assigned IP numbers in order that they may be found by other computers hooked
up to the internet. It is on these servers that all your web files are stored, be
they HTML files (web pages), graphic files, CSS files, Javascripts or whatever.
Basically what happens is when you type a web address into the address bar of your
browser and then hit Go, your browser sends out a request to 'get' that web page.
The request travels across the internet to the appropriate web server and attempts
to locate the web page on that server. If the request is successful (web page exists)
then that web page will load (or download) into your web browser.
These web hosting servers that store and serve up web pages to the internet cost
money to set up, configure and maintain and thus web hosting providers that own
these servers typically charge you a monthly or yearly fee to, at the very least:
1. Allow you to save your web files to their web server (called uploading)
2. Perpetually be ready to serve them up to the internet (make available for downloading)
Web hosting has become a very competitive business and, in order to entice more
customers to sign up with them, web hosts now offer all kinds of bells and whistles
to the deals or web hosting packages they make available.
How much does it cost?
It really depends on what kind of website you want to create , for basic get to
know me website that has 5 or 6 static html pages with 4 or 5 email address's and
50mb of storage, you are looking at approx €30 a year. For a content management
website with a database back end , Multiple email address's, 250mb of storage etc
, you are looking at €130 a year. A good place to start is http://www.hostingireland.ie
What is a domain name?
Basically this is the name you type into your web browser to display your website.
Domain names ae unqiue , so first of all you have to see if the name you want is
available . If it is you will need to register it and then pay an annual fee. the
most common prefix for a domain name is .com and is the cheaper alternative at €20
, an .ie prefix can cost €70 and you have to be a registered business with a VAT
number.
What is eCommerce?
eCommerce is the ability to accepts payment for Goods or Services on your website.
The key to eCommerce is Security , Flexibilty and ease of use. One of the most secure
ways to accept payment over the interet is to use Paypal see www.paypal.com. You
will need to setup up a business account and when someone wants to purchase a Product
or service on your website , they will be re-directed to the secure paypal website
to make the payment. This removes the need for you to setup expensive security protecton
on your website and use a trusted existing system. A good site on eCommerce is www.openup.ie
Why should I choose SpiderEdge Web Development to Develop my website?
We have a dedicated team of developers with over 20 years of Industry expereince
who are willing to work with you to understand your business , your reasons for
setting up a website and find the most cost effective solution. Rather than setup
up a website to meet your current needs , we will try and ensure that the website
has the infrastructure that is scalable as your business grows, reducing the cost
as your business expands. We will document exactly what you are getting before we
start to design and develop your site to ensure that you have a full understanding
of what you will be getting and how much it will cost, to ensure there are no hidden
costs or surprise's. Will you Host my website? We are a Web development company
and try to keep our focus on changing trends and new developments that will benefit
our customer base. There are plenty of companies out there that offer cost effective
web hosting and rather that act as a middle man , we direct our customers directly
to the Web host companies , that way getting the best price available. A good place
to start is http://www.register365.com
When I have my website developed , what are the ongoing cost's?
Once your website is developed, the 2 main costs are Web hosting and Domain name
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