OK, so you need help, read on...

To help you find the perfect product for your needs, we have put together some helpful advice for you.

OK, so you need help, read on...

To help find the perfect product for your needs, we have put together some helpful advice for you.

However, if after reading the following information you still need help or advice, our friendly Sales Advisors will be more than happy to discuss your requirements direct on 0845 363 3632

Domain Names

If you want a Web Hosting plan, you will certainly need a Domain Name. The most common are .co.uk or .com suffixes but there are many other alternatives and our extensive range of domain search tools will help you track down the right one for you.

Some can be registered for more than 1 or 2 years and we highly recommend you do this to secure the name for the future. We also advise registering as many variations or alternative suffixes to protect your name or brand online from cyber squatters or rivals.

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Email or Hosting?

The choice between an e-mail or hosting plan is basically down to one factor: do you want a website or not? If yes, then you need a Web Hosting plan; if all you need is e-mail, then you simply require an e-mail plan.

One benefit of our email plans is that when you want to move from just e-mail to the point of hosting a website, you can simply upgrade via your online Control Panel and we just charge a pro-rata fee. Your domain name and e-mail settings remain unaffected.

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Email Plans - feature packed

The e-mail plans are 100% configurable from within your online Control Panel and with 4 plans to choose from, the only decision left is how many users (or mailboxes) you will need.

To view our 4 virus and spam protected e-mail plans for Home or Business use, Click Here

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Web Hosting - a world of choice

We manage websites for hundreds of thousands of customers - that's a lot of people who have chosen to use our services. Why? People choose our award winning Web Hosting services because of the wide range of great features available on both Linux and Windows platforms.

A Web Hosting plan opens up a world of new opportunities on the web from sharing your photos and family tree to creating your very own online shop and much, much more!

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Windows or Linux?

If all you want to do is upload a few basic web pages and have some e-mail mailboxes with Webmail say, then the StarterHost in either Windows or Linux formats will suffice. It is only when you consider StarterHost+ or BusinessHost+, the decision becomes more important. This is because each platform comes with different 'technical' features such as SharePoint or FrontPage on Windows or PHP and MySQL on Linux as examples.

If you think this is something you want to get right, perhaps view our Windows or Linux chooser page. You may even need to talk to your web designer or discuss your requirements with one of our friendly Sales Advisors.

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Publish pictures

To store and share your pictures online, the hosting plan for you would be either Starter+ or Business+ as these come with the 'technical' extras required to run photo gallery software.

The best bit is that we have provided you with a powerful Photo Gallery tool called Viewpics which can be set-up and configured in minutes with ease from within your online control panel. No need for any scripting knowledge!

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Publish a Buisness website

If your site is to promote your company and the range of products and services that you offer. Your website might have a mixture of information, images and even documents to download, This might need the resources of the BusinessHost or BusinessHost+ plans - More disk space, more Mail boxes (e-mail users) and a larger allocation of bandwidth.

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Create an online shop

To create an online store is now very simple with E-comCarts our ecommerce tool which is configurable from within your Control Panel. Your webspace also has the protection of a shared SSL certificate essential for protecting the sensitive information you are collecting. E-comCarts is currently only available on Linux StarterHost+ or BusinessHost+

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Organic hosting plan

Customers always have the opportunity to upgrade from one plan to another anytime from within their online Control Panel - so you never need to worry about outgrowing a hosting plan!

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We hope the above information has helped in some way with your decision. However, please don't hesitate to contact our Sales Advisors if you remain undecided or have further questions.

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