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If you’re running a small business in the UK and are looking to set up a website, in addition to all the other points outlined elsewhere on this site you have one extra consideration to make.

This is – where is your primary target market located? Read the rest of this entry »

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There are plenty of jobs you may want or need to do when you’re setting up your small business website.

You may want to configure email addresses, set up MySQL databases to run scripts, create autoresponders, gather server details to allow you to configure scripts, view your visitor statistics and more.

Whilst there are many different ways to do this – and I have tried many of them – the absolute easiest way I have found is through a “control panel”. Read the rest of this entry »

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These may include queries on how to upload files, how to install scripts or problems with certain features or pages not working as they should.

You need rapid, helpful support to solve any queries you have – and ideally through a help desk rather than by email because as spam filters gain power so many emails simply don’t “get through” that an urgent problem sent by email may never even be received by your web hosts customer support center. Read the rest of this entry »

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Looking at different small business web hosting options you will quickly find that just like home computers, servers need an operating system to work and furthermore that there are several different systems available.

The two main options are Unix/Linux systems or Windows systems and in contrast to home computers I would suggest you stay away from Windows operating systems on your web hosting account. Read the rest of this entry »

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You’d be amazed the number of people who search for “free” web hosting for their small business on the Internet.

The simple fact of the matter is that, as you’ll see in the other articles on this site, with web hosting you really get what you pay for. Read the rest of this entry »

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Let’s get this straight before we go any further – changing from one small business web site hosting company to another is a right royal pain in the ass!

The larger or more complicated your small business website is the more important this rule becomes – try to get the right web host from the word go. Read the rest of this entry »

Many web hosts offer a number of different “levels” of hosting.

That is, the higher the level you choose, the more money you’ll pay each month but equally the more features you’ll have available to you.

Many new small business websites start off small and can take weeks or even months to grow to quite a sizeable, powerful website receiving hundreds if not thousands of visitors each day. Read the rest of this entry »