If you would rather go it alone instead of hiring us to create and optimize your websites, here are some sources we recommend:
SEO
Overflow Cafe has helped many of our clients rank higher in search engines through their Search Engine Optimization program.
WEB HOSTING
UPDATE: I found a new and better web hosting service, SharkHosting. They are based in the U.K., and they offer a good range of services at prices that are hard to beat. I have availed myself of a couple of their packages, and I’m favourably impressed. Each site you host gets its own free LetsEncrypt SSL certificate. An important factor of any hosting provider is their customer service, and Sharkhosting’s customer service has proven excellent. They don’t respond instantly, but when they do, you get professional treatment. PS: They even offer adult hosting, if that is something you may have been considering.
Hostwinds is the hosting service we formerly used and recommend. After having some problems with other hosting services, and following a lot of research for such factors as: reliability, speed and value for price we finally landed on Hostwinds, and we could not be happier. We tried another, supposedly faster host, but they don’t offer CPanel, and we love CPanel to make it so easy for you to access 1-step WordPress setup, easy add-on domains and subdomains, easy database access, and more. Even more important, the host we had been using for years, Hostgator, doesn’t give you free SSL security certificates and Hostwinds does. With more and more emphasis being placed on having an https domain these days, that was the deciding factor for us.
DOMAIN NAMES
We use two different domain name registrars, as each has their specific advantages, depending on what we need. They are both reliable, efficient, and well-respected in the industry.
NameCheap. It’s easy to get discount price coupons for their domain and hosting services. They give you free Who-is guard privacy for the first year. Also, if you want to flip the domain, the waiting period is only 60 days. Save on domain and hosting transfers with Namecheap!
Godaddy. More heavily promoted, they also have more bells and whistles if you want to flip a domain name. You do have to pay extra for privacy, and there is a 90 day waiting list to transfer to someone who does not have a Godaddy account.
BACKUP
Best Worry-Free Backup System – If your computer crashed right now, would all your precious data be safe?
We don’t worry, because we use a backup service that’s totally automatic. For only five bucks a month, all our data is always secured on the cloud. Check out Backblaze.