When you start out in internet marketing it?s best to take a step by step approach. Otherwise you?re likely to get overwhelmed by all the different things you need to learn. In this post I?m going to talk about an essential element of setting up an online business ? getting a web hosting service.
This is the second step in making your website accessible to others via the world wide web. The first step is creating your website and choosing your domain name. Once your website is set up you need to get a web hosting service which will give you server space and internet connectivity. This is usually provided in a secure data centre though other options are available.
Then, with your website created and your web hosting set up, you will be visible on the world wide web and potential customers can visit your online business. That means you?re up and running and ready to make sales!
A web hosting service can be as simple or complicated as your needs demand. If you?re just starting out then it?s likely that your needs will be fairly straightforward. But as usual, it may not seem like that when you start to look for a service and find all the choice available!
I?m therefore going to talk about one of the companies that I use and find very user friendly. HostGator has been around for about 10 years and is one of the top 10 in terms of size amongst web hosting companies.
There is a step by step process for signing up to a web hosting plan. The cheapest plan allows you to register one domain whilst the Baby Plan gives you unlimited domains. This is a good place to start and is significantly less than $10 per month. During the process they will ask you if you want to register a domain name ? if you already have a domain you just enter those details.
As part of the package you?ll get access to many features that will make your life easier. You can set up email accounts for your domain e.g. ruth@MyDomainName.com ? this will give your business a professional image. You can forward these emails to other email addresses.
HostGator also supports various applications ? for example you can set up your WordPress blog at the click of a button. This is a great combination for your online business. Alternatively, they also have a Site Builder which you can use to build your site and choose from thousands of templates and designs.
You manage all aspects of your web hosting account using the user friendly cPanel. So whether you want to create an email account or a sub domain, check your disk space usage etc it?s all done in one place. When you first log in to your cPanel you?ll see a lot of icons. This can seem overwhelming but my advice is to just concentrate on the basic ones to get your system up and running.
You can also check out your website statistics and find out how many visitors you?re getting, their click paths, where your traffic is coming from etc. This data is hugely valuable from a business perspective.
And if you want to you can also use one of their shopping carts so that your visitors can purchase your products or services from you websites. An alternative would be to link your site to another shopping cart like ClickBank or 1 ShoppingCart.
If you?re ready to set up your web hosting service click here for more information about HostGator.
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