Hi

 

I hope I can get some advice with my question. I am looking to build an online store for my product.

I have contacted a company and they have quoted me to build the the website and their portfolio is impressive. They also offer an optional

hosting package at a cost of £500 annually which consists of the following;

 

10GB Storage Space

30GB Monthly Bandwidth 

POP3 or IMAP Email Hosting

Unlimited email addresses

Global CDN (Content Delivery Network) - Faster loading pages better for SEO

HTTPS/TLS Optimisation

Comment Spam Protection

DDoS - Prevents Website Hacking

Plus Telephone Support

Domain Name Management & Renewal

Daily Incremental Back up for rolling back site

Email Set up & Support

 

I know the bigger companies out there are offering great deals, but feedback on them isnt always

that good. Does this seem reasonable and a good idea to keep everything 'in house' regardng the website?

 

Many thanks

IMO way too much.

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No. You probably need to start w/ one of these: https://www.sitepoint.com/10-best-ecommerce-platforms/

 

Later if you're actually making any money you can think about more independence. I'd keep the domain name registrar separate from the host. Namecheap comes to mind.

1 hour ago, JSixpack said:

No. You probably need to start w/ one of these: https://www.sitepoint.com/10-best-ecommerce-platforms/

 

Later if you're actually making any money you can think about more independence. I'd keep the domain name registrar separate from the host. Namecheap comes to mind.

 

Many thanks for your replies. I'm already fairly successful on 2 popular selling sites and that is why I thought

time for a website. I have co.uk and .com registered with namecheap already, so that is why I am now looking at design and hosting.

 

Thanks

I agree that the hosting offer seems a bit expensive. You can find the same for less I think.

 

I see a lot of buzz in favor of Amazon lately:

 

https://aws.amazon.com/websites/

 

Otherwise the hosts on this site are well-regarded:

 

https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424725,00.asp

 

But you might hang out here:

 

https://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1

r/webhosting

 

where webhosts are constantly discussed. You can always find detractors for every webhost, though a special ring in hell is reserved for GoDaddy. True geeks will go for VPS hosting but you probably don't want to start there.

 

And then for designing and developing the site you might compare offers you get here:

 

https://www.fiverr.com/categories/programming-tech/web-cms-services?source=category_tree

https://www.freelancer.com/services/

https://www.upwork.com/

 

Some world-class talent on those sites w/ portfolios and reviews.