which web hosting to use

steve1980

jjww wrote: »

I gather from the horrified face I maybe wasn't a good money saving expert and did not research it enough? OOPS. I take it £20 is a bit much.:(

I wasn't aware livechat was available on all websites. Never mind I did not feel it was a bad deal and I am happy with it which I suppose is the main thing.

I know to do my homework a bit better next time like the OP.

A .co.uk name costs £6.98 for 2 years. .com is around £9.99 per year.

As for the live chat system, I use this on my website -> http://www.livezilla.net/home/en/ which is free

texranger

jjww wrote: »

signed up for webhosting which costs me £2.99 a month

it is a fair price for a month, but what web space etc. do you get as i dare say if you are wanting to display photographs you would need a decent amount of webspace

InsideInsurance

steve1980 wrote: »

So every single company you deal with are VAT registered?

On a professional level, yes, but then as I am VAT registered it makes little difference to me as the VAT is recoverable.

I am sure some cash based businesses I deal with on a personal levels aren't but then when I buy a low value physical object by handing cash over at the till I am not overly concerned about the long term viability of the company, if they are 1000% above board etc.

Sarahlou100

Have you tried taking a look at create.net - they are UK based, and their customer service is amazing. They are good value too, although not the cheapest, but I think the fact that they are so great to deal with balances that really.

steve1980

InsideInsurance wrote: »

On a professional level, yes, but then as I am VAT registered it makes little difference to me as the VAT is recoverable.

I am sure some cash based businesses I deal with on a personal levels aren't but then when I buy a low value physical object by handing cash over at the till I am not overly concerned about the long term viability of the company, if they are 1000% above board etc.

God help small business when you're around.

terra_ferma

I'd like to recommend vidahost, they are fantastic. They respond to support tickets in minutes.
They have c panel, one click installing etc., UK based, good prices.

terra_ferma

Sarahlou100 wrote: »

Have you tried taking a look at create.net - they are UK based, and their customer service is amazing. They are good value too, although not the cheapest, but I think the fact that they are so great to deal with balances that really.

I've heard good things about them too, but I would say they are more suitable (and v.good value for money) for a small, simple webstore, rather than hosting.