Other than “dont’ use Godaddy”, what do I need to know? I’ve never owned a domain or had a website of my own before.

  1. Domain registration/host recommendations?
  2. Web hosting recommendations? Should I mix #1 and #2?
  3. Website template creation suggestions? Have fairly simple needs like service offerings and contact forms but want something without rotating construction cones.
  4. What else should I consider? Security? e-mail?
  5. Am open to all-in-one for the above, just would like to understand tradeoffs, what to look for/avoid.

TIA

  • ShadowA
    8·
    12 days ago

    What’s the type of business? Are you just needing a contact page, or is it an online store?

    I recently went with square space and I’ve been pretty impressed with it, but it wasn’t cheap. Google around for signup codes.

    For domain registration, check out porkbun or namecheap. Email you can use proton or Google workspaces.