The first steps towards building a successful small business website

How important is domain registration and hosting to your website? I have created many websites, both for myself or for one of my businesses, it has become crystal clear that one of the most important steps in the process of establishing your online presence is the domain registration and hosting. This might sounds trivial, but many “artrepreneurs” skip over these important steps. Without the foundation in place, your website will be marginal at best.

Good web hosting is going to cost you some money, but it is worth it. When you go with a free domain or hosting service, you end up loosing control and performance – which ultimately will negatively impact your business image. You always want to have a top-level domain, such as http://wilko.ca or https://www.livingbyexperience.com rather than one that is generic to a free domain registration and hosting service.

The first step is choosing a domain name, the web address that you want. The registration usually costs about ten dollars per year…