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What are the costs involved?
There are two parts to
the Hosting process, each with their own associated costs. The
first cost is to register
your Domain Name, and the second cost is for your hosting
service.
I. Cost of Registering your Domain Name
Until recently, the registration fee charged by
the main registrar of the Internet was $35.00 per year, and you
had to pre-pay for the first two years ($70.00 total). This was
the case when you registered directly with InterNic, which took
quite some time to complete. One also had the option of registering
through a sub-registrar, who charged a one-time fee (about $25
to $50) to process your registration with InterNic in a quicker
manner.
The landscape for registration
has changed in recent years, whereby now there are many options
to register your Domain Name. Most companies have dropped the
one-time fee for themselves and simply charge a flat-rate to
get your Domain Name registered. The typical flat-rate charge
is between $10 and $35 per year, but we've seen some charging
up to $50 per year.
Once registered, you will "own"
your Domain Name. It is unique in the World and as long as you
pay the annual renewal fee the name will be yours. You can change
ISP's, even change Host Servers for your website, and the Domain
Name goes with you.
If you're considering both a
domain name registration and a new website hosting plan, it is
preferable to establish both at once versus registering the name
ahead of time. This way you'll avoid any transfer or re-direct
fees that may be associated with linking your domain name to
the hosting server.
II. Cost for Website Hosting Services
There are certainly hundreds, if not thousands,
of Hosting plans available on the Internet today. Most are provided
by smaller entities, some are provided by local ISP's, and a
select few are provided by large agencies who specialize in Hosting
and related services.
MIB Development has partnered
with Verio, the World's largest Hosting solutions provider.
This means your website will be
hosted with over 800,000 other websites on the largest and fastest
servers on the Internet! It also means that you will enjoy the
reliability provided by Verio, and redundancy of
systems so that your website will always be available, 24 hours
a day, seven days a week without fail.
Verio's Hosting plans are many,
and include everything from the very basic to the super-complex.
Whether it is a brochure type website you need, or an in-depth
e-commerce site, Verio's has a plan that will meet your requirements.
If you choose to have MIB Development
establish your Verio account for you, you'll receive 2 months FREE with a 12 month plan, or 6 months FREE with
a 24 month plan!
To place an order for Hosting
on-line, click
here, or better yet contact
us and we'll do it for you. Our service to establish
your Hosting account will be free of charge.
Other services are also available,
such as Domain Name Parking, Domain Name Pointing, E-Commerce
hosting, etcetera. No matter what your hosting needs entail,
we've got the solutions to fit your requirements!
To take advantage of MIB Development's
free set-up services, please contact us.
For more information about our website development services,
please click the link below.
And as always, if you have any
questions or need further information, please contact MIB Development for a no-cost consultation
and evaluation of your Domain Name, Hosting or Website development
requirements.
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