Get some decent website hosting

The problem is you have no control over that domain, and someone can easily build a competitor website. If 20% of your customers type in your website address with a .com at the end so go directly to your competitor’s website, then that cannot be a good scenario.

Trust me, I had to wait 8 years to get the .com version of my domain name!

Why register domains yourself?

I hate to say it, but there are some web developers out there that are not so nice. I can mention the number of times I have worked with a new client and the domains were registered by the previous developer located somewhere overseas. It has always been a “pain in the arse” to get those domains transferred. Even some “cheeky bugger” wanted $1000 per domain!

So, the lesson is simple, you should have full control over your domains and save yourself the stress. Registering domains is super simple and only takes a few minutes to complete, so no excuses or contact me if you need help!

4. Get some decent website hosting

Have you ever been to a website that takes ages to load? Well, I know the feeling, very frustrating and normally leads to a high bounce rate. Website loading speed is one of the most important factors for search engine optimisation.

Of course, a fast-loading website that has bad content is no good, but asuper-fast loading website that has awesome content is a winning formula.

Below I have listed some of the hosting company I have used over the past 15 years of web development.

I can only recommend the hosting companies which have fast and reliable hosting solutions, and amazing technical support:

• https://www.siteground.co.uk-WordPress Hosting from £5.99 per month • https://www.webhosting.uk.com-WordPress Hosting from £0.99 per month • https://www.hostinger.com-WordPress Hosting from $1.99 per month • https://www.bluehost.com-WordPress Hosting from £2.89 per month • https://www.godaddy.com-WordPress Hosting from £2.97 per month

Yes, I know the list above is not exactly extensive, trust me, I have used most of the hosting companies over the past 15 years and I can only accept hosting companies that have good web server knowledge and technical support, and most of all care about their customers, and more importantly, have reliable and fast hosting solutions.