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« Why you should pay more than £99 for a Web site | Is updating your own Web site a good idea? »Since I started TwoLittleFishes in 2004 I’ve been using the same company for providing Web hosting and domain names. They have always provided a pretty good service (although not perfect), so I’ve stayed with them. But some time ago they were taken over and now things are changing (for the worse).
The Web hosting packages have now completely changed and not in a good way. The cost for some Web sites would increase by 400%. It’s time to move.
Early next year I’ll be starting to move Web sites across to new better quality hosting but without a big increase in prices. Yes it does mean that there will be some price increases, but they will be less than the price changes with the current hosting company.
I’ll be in touch with you before your site moves across to the new servers to give you more information about what is going to happen and if you will need to do anything.
There will be some price changes although they are not finalised yet. Most small sites will pay about the same, medium sized sites will pay a little more and large sites should pay a little less. However domain names will no longer be included in the price and will have to be paid for separately, costing around £10 to £15 per year.
The new servers should speed up your Web site, although if it’s already quite fast you might not notice. Google however will notice even very small speed increases. Early in 2010 this will become very important as Google introduces a new system for ranking search results. The new system will take into account Web site speed when it shows search results, so a fast site will be even more important than ever.
If you would like any more information about the changes or would like TwoLittleFishes to look after your Web site hosting then please get in touch.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 11:08 am and is filed under News.
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