Which company to buy domain and host?

glowgirl_2

I'm setting up a new site this week, Ive used 123 reg quite some time ago with no problems but hosting, free site, free email etc was included in the price for the domain which it doesn't appear to be now, I'm quite happy to use them again but before I commit does anyone have any other recommendations?

I'm not techie so it would need to have an easy facility to set up your own site, I struggled with wordpress when I tried a few years ago but hopefully I've improved since then;).

Thanks for any help:)

chalkie99

Have a look at https://www.vidahost.com/web-hosting/overview

Hosting from £17 a year with free co.uk domain and one click installation for Wordpress and many other things.

Very friendly and helpful people who talk to you in a way you can understand.

glowgirl_2

chalkie99 wrote: »

Have a look at https://www.vidahost.com/web-hosting/overview

Hosting from £17 a year with free co.uk domain and one click installation for Wordpress and many other things.

Very friendly and helpful people who talk to you in a way you can understand.

Thanks chalkie99:) I've just had a good look at this site, they have everything I need and it all seems straightforward, I'll get this started tomorrow:)

steve1980

You can also check out www.hostsphere.co.uk which offers 2gb web space and 20gb bandwidth compared with Vidahosts 500mb & 2gb bandwidth.

InsideInsurance

Personally would buy domain and hosting from separate companies, if you fall out with one life is easier to sort out than if you have all your eggs in one basket.

123-reg are fine for domain names.

For hosting you really need to define what you need before people can make suggestions. Are you going for the PHP based Wordpress? or the .Net based DNN? The hosting for one wouldn't work for the other.

daisyf_2

I use 123 reg and they are great - have our charity website with them

drew__2

chalkie99 wrote: »

Have a look at [
Hosting from £17 a year with free co.uk domain and one click installation for Wordpress and many other things.

Very friendly and helpful people who talk to you in a way you can understand.

Yes, i agree very affordable hosting packages from £17/year. Its a great choice. I also got 20% off my first purchase at Vidahost

glowgirl_2

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Personally would buy domain and hosting from separate companies, if you fall out with one life is easier to sort out than if you have all your eggs in one basket.

123-reg are fine for domain names.

For hosting you really need to define what you need before people can make suggestions. Are you going for the PHP based Wordpress? or the .Net based DNN? The hosting for one wouldn't work for the other.

Yes it would be PHP based Wordpress.

Drew_ how did you get 20% off?

steve1980 - they look good too, do you know if they are anything to do with the company of the same name in the US?

steve1980

glowgirl wrote: »

Yes it would be PHP based Wordpress.

Drew_ how did you get 20% off?

steve1980 - they look good too, do you know if they are anything to do with the company of the same name in the US?

Not at all, they are based in the UK (Portsmouth). I have all my sites with them.

drew__2

glowgirl wrote: »

Drew_ how did you get 20% off?

I don't know if i am allowed to mention here. Coz i don't want to create any unnecessary problem..

glowgirl_2

Thanks steve:) and drew_ you can pm me if you want to:) I'm having a pig of a day today so will get to this tomorrow now:)