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Tek Tip Topic: Bundling

When looking to start your own online business be weary of 'one stop shopping' for your website. It is rare to find a company that doesn't provide everything you need: domain name registration, website development, website hosting, and email hosting. Most internet service providers (ISPs) will also offer you these services along with financial perks for bundling your phones, music & movie purchasing, and TV viewing in with the deal. I'm sure many of you know good and bad stories about phone and ISP bundles. The important risk to consider with an online business is:

While you may be tempted by the financial benefits of bundling, I recommend you register your domain name with a company that is different to your website hosts. Unless you already have a good working relationship with your selected website hosts, I recommend that your site is developed by yet another company. Always make sure you backup your site to your home PC. That way, if things do go wrong with your hosts, you have a copy of your site and you can move it with minimal drama to a new host. It took me a number of disastrous years to find a webhosting company that has high regard for their customers.