I help you make web hosting decisions for your business. You do not have to know a lot about computers and web hosting. I explain the computer-speak (the technical terms) you might come across.

'Internet site' and 'web site' mean the same thing. By ‘web hosting’ I mean hosting your web site. In other words you want your own Internet site and probably one or more email addresses to go with that. Someone else is going to provide that for you i.e. they ‘host’ your web site and email addresses.

I am Frank Vipond. You can see my personal web site by clicking here. I have worked in IT (Information Technology = computers) for 25 years and run several busy web sites. But I am also business-focused - I have a business degree and an accounting qualification. I have a lot of experience running businesses on the Internet and dealing with people who offer web hosting and other Internet services.

I do not offer web hosting services myself - I am busy enough with my own Internet ventures. My web hosting advice is neutral. I tell you the business issues you need to consider when you look at web hosting. These issues are not complicated, but are often hidden in a lot of computer buzzwords.

Getting around this site is easy. Click the button top right to move forward. Click the button top right to move back. Or use the Back/Forward buttons in the top section of your web browser. Or you can click in the index at the bottom of each page to jump around the site. Note: The examples on the site assume a business called ‘Ace Plumbing’.

	Introduction
	Email-only Internet service
	Worried - get advice
	Domain name - basics
	Domain name - things you must do
	Web site development
	Web site hosting - types of service
	Web site hosting - basics
	Web site hosting - business systems
	Web site hosting - backup
	Web site hosting and outsourcing
	Summary

You can contact me via my personal Web site here. Frank Vipond. June 2011.