Comments on: How to Start a Website – Lesson 3 | Rural Resources http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/ A blog about rural life in the UK, our countryside and my country life. It's all here, farming, gardening, wildlife, animals and rural dating. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-2259 Sally Sun, 23 May 2010 11:21:19 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-2259 Hi Margaret Must admit I have been so lucky (touch wood) all my sites and my brother's sites are hosted with the same company and in 3 years we have had just one day downtime. I chose them because there is a minute by minute update of each of their servers, so I can check at any time how the server is performing and if a problem does develop I can keep checking their site to see what progress is being made. The secret is to research, research, research before you choose a hosting site, it takes time now but can save you so much stress in the future and more expensive isn't always the better service. Hi Margaret

Must admit I have been so lucky (touch wood) all my sites and my brother’s sites are hosted with the same company and in 3 years we have had just one day downtime. I chose them because there is a minute by minute update of each of their servers, so I can check at any time how the server is performing and if a problem does develop I can keep checking their site to see what progress is being made.

The secret is to research, research, research before you choose a hosting site, it takes time now but can save you so much stress in the future and more expensive isn’t always the better service.

]]> By: Margaret@Celtic-Jewellery http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-2252 Margaret@Celtic-Jewellery Sun, 23 May 2010 09:10:17 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-2252 Hi, Sally - this is a great article - I always think that web hosting is like renting a unit in an industrial estate; you start small and then you can upgrade to something more substantial. There are quality industrial units where the security is great, the buildings well constructed and maintained - and then there are the rest! Web hosting is more or less the same .... so you have to assess the risks to your business. It's strange, but people "swarm" just like other creatures. You will find that there is a "let's host with XXXXXX hosting company" - and it seems as if the whole world is piling into a particular area to host their web sites. I am always a bit wary of that route because companies growing quickly like that may well be outpaced by the demand and the quality of their support may go down. I use two hosting companies, both offering Linux. It's amazing, you would think that the servers would be configured in the same way, but they're not. Each has its own little tweaks, meaning that you can't always run the same scripts in the same way. One has phone support, the other doesn't (at least, the last time I looked!) Best Margaret Hi, Sally – this is a great article – I always think that web hosting is like renting a unit in an industrial estate; you start small and then you can upgrade to something more substantial. There are quality industrial units where the security is great, the buildings well constructed and maintained – and then there are the rest! Web hosting is more or less the same …. so you have to assess the risks to your business.

It’s strange, but people “swarm” just like other creatures. You will find that there is a “let’s host with XXXXXX hosting company” – and it seems as if the whole world is piling into a particular area to host their web sites. I am always a bit wary of that route because companies growing quickly like that may well be outpaced by the demand and the quality of their support may go down.

I use two hosting companies, both offering Linux. It’s amazing, you would think that the servers would be configured in the same way, but they’re not. Each has its own little tweaks, meaning that you can’t always run the same scripts in the same way. One has phone support, the other doesn’t (at least, the last time I looked!)

Best
Margaret

]]> By: Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-1917 Sally Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:21:32 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-1917 Great point Nick, it is like insurance and having sat here with a blank screen where my website should be I would agree that decent hosting is a must. On the one occasion my hosting went down the company posted information on the problem and estimated time to be back online, was such a relief to know what was going on. Great point Nick, it is like insurance and having sat here with a blank screen where my website should be I would agree that decent hosting is a must. On the one occasion my hosting went down the company posted information on the problem and estimated time to be back online, was such a relief to know what was going on.

]]> By: Nick@Northumberland Cottages http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-1902 Nick@Northumberland Cottages Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:08:46 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-1902 Again, a great article! It's rare to see something relatively complex explained as simply as this. One of the big issues in web development is explaining (or understanding) these issues, which is difficult for a lay person. I've always been a huge fan of Unix or Linux hosting - it's simply much more reliable and almost always cheaper than Microsoft hosting. The main thing I'd add here is that rather than looking at hosting as a cost, look at it like insurance. If you go for a cheap service and your site is unavailable for hours or days at a time...what is the cost of that to you? What would you be prepared to pay to get your site up and running again? Once you think about it that way, the cheap providers look like a false economy. Add to that the fact that Google in particular favours and rewards faster sites (hosted on fast servers), paying a slight premium is a bit of a no-brainer. Again, a great article! It’s rare to see something relatively complex explained as simply as this. One of the big issues in web development is explaining (or understanding) these issues, which is difficult for a lay person.
I’ve always been a huge fan of Unix or Linux hosting – it’s simply much more reliable and almost always cheaper than Microsoft hosting.

The main thing I’d add here is that rather than looking at hosting as a cost, look at it like insurance. If you go for a cheap service and your site is unavailable for hours or days at a time…what is the cost of that to you? What would you be prepared to pay to get your site up and running again?

Once you think about it that way, the cheap providers look like a false economy. Add to that the fact that Google in particular favours and rewards faster sites (hosted on fast servers), paying a slight premium is a bit of a no-brainer.

]]> By: liz @ Ideas For Self Employment http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 liz @ Ideas For Self Employment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:47:11 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-1734 Your posts on how to start a website is so easy to understand for the beginner. Well done Bob, the host I use allow for upgrading any time you want, so you can begin small and increase bandwidth as you expand. Lizzy .-= liz @ Ideas For Self Employment´s last blog ..<a href="http://ideasforselfemployment.org/how-to-make-money-online-from-free-affiliate-programs.htm" rel="nofollow">How To Make Money Online From Free Affiliate Programs.</a> =-. Your posts on how to start a website is so easy to understand for the beginner. Well done

Bob, the host I use allow for upgrading any time you want, so you can begin small and increase bandwidth as you expand.

Lizzy
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]]> By: bob@phone service http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 bob@phone service Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:34:48 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-1148 I also like to find a host that lets you upgrade anytime you need to. This way you can get more space if needed and one that is located in country i am making site for. <abbr><em>bob’s last blog post..<a href="http://phoneservice.tblog.com/post/1970059675" rel="nofollow">Broadband phone voip service.</a></em></abbr> I also like to find a host that lets you upgrade anytime you need to. This way you can get more space if needed and one that is located in country i am making site for.

bob’s last blog post..Broadband phone voip service.

]]> By: Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Sally Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:26:12 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-841 Thanks for that Olly. Thanks for that Olly.

]]> By: olly@ Glass Verandas http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-833 olly@ Glass Verandas Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:13:18 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-833 Sure I use UKHosts4u and as I say, I usually get a response to questions within an hour or so. I have several websites so have a virtual server package which is a fair bit more expensive than that of the needs of people using this post but their basic hosting packages are reasonably priced as well. Sure I use UKHosts4u and as I say, I usually get a response to questions within an hour or so. I have several websites so have a virtual server package which is a fair bit more expensive than that of the needs of people using this post but their basic hosting packages are reasonably priced as well.

]]> By: Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Sally Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:09:25 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-831 Olly could you tell us who you use, may help some looking for hosting they can rely on and recommendations are always good. Thank you Olly could you tell us who you use, may help some looking for hosting they can rely on and recommendations are always good. Thank you

]]> By: olly@ glass verandas http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-website-lesson-3-rural-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-701 olly@ glass verandas Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:10:54 +0000 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=325#comment-701 Yes that is true though I was lucky enough to find a company with good support to start with. I think they usually respond within an hour day or night, workdays or weekend so I cannot grumble. They get plenty of recocomendations from me! Yes that is true though I was lucky enough to find a company with good support to start with. I think they usually respond within an hour day or night, workdays or weekend so I cannot grumble.

They get plenty of recocomendations from me!

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