Website set-up help

Blue nose · 26 Jan 20, 10:20 PM

My kids swimming club need a new website. They've lost their old domain name so starting from scratch.

Somehow I've been roped in to sort. I can get a new domain name for 99p but no idea where is best to host it?

I'm not that tech savvy but DH will help. We need someone idiot proof. Someone said to use Go Daddy but thought I'd ask on here for advice first?

hideinpockets · 26 Jan 20, 10:23 PM

Go Daddy is good! I used them to buy a domain for my wedding website, it was super easy and I�ve had no issues ☺️

Minnie18 · 26 Jan 20, 10:31 PM

Vistaprint is good for websites.

Princess Alison · 26 Jan 20, 10:31 PM

I've used godaddy for a domain name and plan to use something like wix to actually design the page - unless anyone else has any bright ideas?!

Bad Pink Tink · 26 Jan 20, 10:38 PM

This is my day job, lol, I am a digital marketing consultant, specializing in websites. I doubt if there is budget to pay me, lol but my advise would be a WordPress website. There are two versions of WordPress, a free version which you don;t need to have a host and a hosted version.

The free version has limited functions and features but is user friendly for beginners.

The hosted version is still very user friendly but is a more professional route.

If you are going with website hosting, I would advise researching UK based hosting companies. Go Daddy is cheap but it is located in USA. A UK host is much better idea.

I'm in Ireland and all my clients and my own website are hosted with an Irish company.

dpmcalister · 27 Jan 20, 11:24 AM

I run a number of websites and can concur with the advice from Bad Pink Tink. The only other advice would be to avoid Go Daddy (and its sister companies) like the plague. I use SiteGround which has datacentres around the world so you can get a UK-based website for speed. Their basic package (which should suit you) is �2.95 plus VAT per month. I would recommend getting the longest package (3 years) as the introductory price is only for your first "term" and it will go up to �8.95 plus VAT per month when it comes to renewing. 3 years comes in at an upfront fee of �106.20 plus VAT though so might be outside the budget.

26 Jan 20, 10:20 PM	#1
	26 Jan 20, 10:20 PM Blue nose Imagineer
Blue nose Imagineer Join Date: Mar 16	Website set-up help My kids swimming club need a new website. They've lost their old domain name so starting from scratch. Somehow I've been roped in to sort. I can get a new domain name for 99p but no idea where is best to host it? I'm not that tech savvy but DH will help. We need someone idiot proof. Someone said to use Go Daddy but thought I'd ask on here for advice first?

26 Jan 20, 10:38 PM	#5
	26 Jan 20, 10:38 PM Bad Pink Tink Imagineer
Bad Pink Tink Imagineer Join Date: Aug 19	This is my day job, lol, I am a digital marketing consultant, specializing in websites. I doubt if there is budget to pay me, lol but my advise would be a WordPress website. There are two versions of WordPress, a free version which you don;t need to have a host and a hosted version. The free version has limited functions and features but is user friendly for beginners. The hosted version is still very user friendly but is a more professional route. If you are going with website hosting, I would advise researching UK based hosting companies. Go Daddy is cheap but it is located in USA. A UK host is much better idea. I'm in Ireland and all my clients and my own website are hosted with an Irish company.

27 Jan 20, 11:24 AM	#6
	27 Jan 20, 11:24 AM dpmcalister Apprentice Imagineer
dpmcalister Apprentice Imagineer Join Date: Aug 09 Location: Lincoln dpmcalister's Reviews Hotel Reviews: 1 theDIBB Guidebook Pages Created: 1 Guidebook Reviews: 1	I run a number of websites and can concur with the advice from Bad Pink Tink. The only other advice would be to avoid Go Daddy (and its sister companies) like the plague. I use SiteGround which has datacentres around the world so you can get a UK-based website for speed. Their basic package (which should suit you) is �2.95 plus VAT per month. I would recommend getting the longest package (3 years) as the introductory price is only for your first "term" and it will go up to �8.95 plus VAT per month when it comes to renewing. 3 years comes in at an upfront fee of �106.20 plus VAT though so might be outside the budget. __________________ Been: Boston (2023), Los Angeles (1998); New York (2023), Orlando (2010, 2014 and 2020); Philadelphia (2023), San Francisco (1998); Washington DC (2001 and 2023)

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