Web Design, Hosting and Multimedia in Croydon - Web Design in Croydon

What's in a name?

The choice of website domain name is one of the first things to consider when you set up your first website.

The first service tonygillham.com provides for our clients is a free consultation regarding the best domain name for your site.

During the consultation we deal with the following questions:

Q: Is the name punchy enough without being too costly?

A: Joebloggsbuildingcontractors.co.uk might be a very accurate site name but who is going to bother to type it and will the side of their vans be long enough to hold it all? Whereas JBbuilders.com is already taken and a similar name could be very costly to register. You need to strike a sensible balance.

Q: Should it be a .com, .co.uk or some other ending?

A: Registering a domain name for a year or two is usually quite cheap (between £2.79 and £8.99 p.a.) but, generally speaking, .com's cost more than .co.uk's. There are also strict rules about the use of .ac.uk and other specialist endings. If you are a company with a strong UK clientele and have no interest in expansion overseas then a .co.uk suffix should suit you very well.

Q: Will tonygillham.com register the name for me? 

A: We prefer not to - it is better that the name is entirely yours and registered by you personally or by your company. That way tonygillham.com use the quality of our service and the competitiveness of our prices to keep existing customers rather than the fact we hold the domain name. However, we will talk you step-by-step through the process of domain name registration, using the cheapest and most reliable registration services. If you really do not want to register then we will do it for you, but it is always best for the client to retain sole control over the name.

Q: When will my name start appearing in Google?

A: Getting a page to appear near the top in Google searches is one of the more complicated skills in modern web design. See the section on SEO in this webiste for more information about how we can help you with that.