Frequently Asked Questions
How we work at iMaker-hosting
Q1: What types of hosting do you offer?
Q2: How is the website administered?
Q3: Can I get email through my website?
Q4: Can I add email addresses?
Q5: Can you tell me who visits my website?
Q6: How much will my hosting cost?
Q7: Can I upgrade to a larger package?
What is the Jargon?
Q8: What is a domain name?
Q9:What is hosting?
Q10:What are statistics?
Q1: What types of hosting do you offer?
Broadly speaking there are two types of hosting, Windows and Linux. Linux is our choice as it is slightly less expensive, has a larger user base and has proved very reliable. Within Linux we offer different packages to suit different sizes of websites. More details of these hosting packages.
Q2: How is the website administered?
Every website hosted wwith us has a control panel. The website owner can log into the control panel and change the site admin from there.
Q3: Can I get email through my website?
Absolutely. Using the control panel (see Q2) you can create any email user you would like that takes the format userName@yourSiteName.com.
Q4: Can I add email addresses?
See also Q3 . Yes you can, though each hosting package has a limit on the number of email addresses you can have.
Q5: Can you tell me who visits my website?
With your hosting comes full site statistics. These tell you about things like your visitors, what they looked at and how they found you.
Q6: How much will my hosting cost?
We offer a range of hosting to suit the needs of your website that takes account of the number of pages and images and the number of visitors you expect will visit the website. You can upgrade at any time should you need more space.
Q7: Can I upgrade to a larger package?
You can upgrade at any time should you need more space.
Q8: What is a domain name?
A domain name is the unique address on the internet of your website. This is what visitors to your site will type in to their web browser to get directly to your website. For example the domain name for this, the imaker website, is www.imaker.co.uk . As a rough guide the cost of registering a domain name is around £6 for a .co.uk name and about £12 for .com name per year.
Q9: What is hosting?
Once you have a website and a domain name you will then need to make it accessible to the internet. This can be achieved by housing your site on a computer that is permanently connected to the internet ( a server). This is what 'hosting' does. Using a hosting service lets many users share the cost of a fast Internet connection for serving websites on a machine that has been optimised solely for the purpose.
Q10: What are statistics?
With your hosting comes full site statistics. These tell you about things like your visitors, what they looked at and how they found you.
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