Do I Own My Website
How much do you actually know about your website? Today Harrogate Web Solutions will go through some questions you should be asking yourself about your website.
Do I Own My Website?
This might seem like a trick question, but it is surprising how many companies don’t own their website. Services such as Wix and 1&1 allow you to build a website for low fees, but if you wanted to change hosting, it would prove difficult and expensive, especially as you don’t own it.
Can I Transfer My Website Anywhere?
Leading on from the previous question, being able to transfer your website to an alternative hosting company is incredibly easy or difficult depending on the website and domain you have. For example, moving a hand built (php) website on a .co.uk domain name could take as little as 5 minutes for the files, and 24 hours for the domain name.
Conversely, a WordPress or Magento website on a .com domain name takes at least a week to transfer the domain name, and due to the huge amount of files, at least 2 hours to transfer and setup the website.
Who Has My Domain Name And Who Is It Registered To?
Wherever possible, Harrogate Web Solutions register domain names to the client who bought them, despite paying the renewals each year. However do you know who your domain name is registered to? Ensuring it is you makes moving in the future exponentially easier.
Are My Details Correct On The Internet?
This point expands away from just your website. Are your details correct on Facebook, Google Maps, your business cards even? The smallest typo could spell big potential losses due to people not knowing how to contact you.
How Many People Actually Look At My Website?
Analytics are unbelievably important when it comes to improving anything, your website included. If you don’t know how well your website is performing how can you know what pages are or aren’t pulling their weight?
As the world embraces the internet more and more, having control of your own domains and keeping details up to date is a necessity.
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