Business Hosting: Get your Online Business Running

• May 18th, 2011
• Posted by Jason
• Business Hosting
• 1 Comment

Registering your domain, finding a web host and setting up your account on business hosting.

Starting an online business has never been easier. With scores of web hosting providers and domain registrars to choose from, finding one that offers competitive rates along with the right set of tools to facilitate your online business takes only a little bit of time and research. If you’re already running a successful business or even if you own a startup company, not having a website could seriously limit the growth of your business.

Websites allow businesses to market their products and services more effectively by opening up their doors to wider audiences. Regardless of the nature of your business, a website can act as your very own online marketplace showcasing your services, which operates beyond borders and allows you to increase your revenue without requiring too much investment or effort.

Following is a simple guide which takes you through the various steps involved in setting up your online presence:

• Register a domain. This will be the address that people will enter in their web browsers to access your site, for example: www.your widgets.com. To find a suitable domain name and get it registered, you will need to look for a domain registration company, also referred to as a domain registrar.
• Host your domain. After you have registered a domain name of your choice, you need to host it somewhere so that it is accessible over the web. This is done by web hosting companies and you will find a large number of web hosts using your favorite search engine. In most cases, you will only need a few Gigabytes of space and transfer which can easily be obtained using a reliable shared hosting provider. Compare the rates, reliability, resources, tools and guarantees that various hosting providers offer and choose the one that you find the most suitable.
• Point your nameservers. The next step after purchasing hosting space is to update your domain’s nameservers. Nameservers are the addresses that tell web browsers where to go to find your domain and should point to the server where your domain is hosted. Your web host will provide you with a set of nameservers and IP addresses which you will have to enter in your domain registrar account. Most web hosts, such as InspiroHost, will assist you with this process.
• Upload your website. Using a free FTP client such as SmartFTP or FileZilla, you can upload all the files and databases that make up your website. This is a relatively simple process, however, if you’re new to all of this, you can ask your web designer to help you. Most web hosts will also provide you with web based tools such as a File Manager which you can use for uploading your files.
• That’s it! After successfully completing all of the steps above, you’re done and should have a working website showing off various features of your business.

We hope you find this guide helpful in setting up your own online business. If you still need help with any of the steps mentioned above, feel free to get in touch with us and we will assign one of InspiroHost’s highly qualified technical support representatives to help you. If you haven’t signed up for our business hosting, you can do so today in just a few simple steps!

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