Q. Why would I need a
web site?
A. There are many different reasons for having
a web site. To promote yourself or your business, to sell
products or services, to publish a project, to publish data
that could be of interest to other people or to just show
off your skills... are but a few.
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Q. Why would I need a hosting plan?
A. To be able to upload files onto a server
that's part of the world wide web so that anyone with internet
access can view those files as a web site.
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Q. Why not use the free webspace offered by my broadband
provider?
A. You should use this free space but not
for any serious or commercial web site. Many small businesses
cannot take advantage of the latest internet access cost reductions
or the increased access speeds because they are tied into
their current provider by either contract or penalties and
in some cases you could loose your domain name if you switched.
Furthermore any dispute with your provider over access speeds,
dropped lines etc (a common scenario) puts you in a precarious
position if it's difficult for you to switch providers.
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Q. Why not accept the offer of a FREE domain name?
A. Before accepting the offer find out the
cost of renewing your registration and the cost of moving
it to another provider. NawtNet renewals are £5.18 for
two years whereas PlusNet (one of the better broadband providers)
renewals are £68.41 for two years, that's a huge difference.
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Q. Can I seperate my internet access, hosting and
domain registry?
A. Yes! and it's good working practice to
do so.
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Q. What's a web server?
A. It's a computer that's specifically used
for storing web sites and is connected to the rest of the
web 24/7.
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Q. What's a web servers uptime?
A. A web servers uptime is a measurement
of how often it's web sites are available to the rest of the
world. If you choose hosting that provides the very latest
networking system, then another web server kicks in before
the other shuts down, achieving 100% uptime.
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Q. What's a web servers connection speed?
A. A web servers connection speed depends
on the bandwidth of its connection to the rest of the world
wide web. From a 2MB connection on a server located in someones
back bedroom, to an 8MB connection on a server located in
a modern technology park, to a 100MB connections found in
purpose built centres.
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Q. How long will it take to setup my web hosting
account?
A. All our hosting accounts are activated
in real time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You should
receive your welcome email within ten seconds of your account
being ordered!
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Q. How long will it take for my new domain name to
become active?
A. Domains are registered as soon as you
order them, however it can take between 24 and 72 hours for
them to become visible on the Internet.
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