Domain with email hosting?

Dyson · 6 Feb 2020 at 17:15

I'm looking to buy a domain for my wife's business, for which she needs an email server, but not a website as yet.

Would i be best off buying the domain, then looking for an email host, OR, find someone that offers it all in one package?

Any suggestions would be gratefully received!

TheBiznes · 6 Feb 2020 at 20:14

Best way to do this which I have always done is get your domain at something like https://www.123-reg.co.uk/ and then take out a hosting package with external firm. I have used https://www.nethosted.co.uk/ Which I can recommend highly as I have been with them 10 years odd no downtime. Although you select choice of provider for hosting. You could take out email through 123reg before getting external hosting company, but I wouldn't use them myself.

Once this is done you would need to log into the 123reg control panel find your domain and change the nameservers to your hosting company. Then log into your providers supplied cpanel and set your email accounts up. The benefit of this solution you are not tied down to one hosting company. The domain resides at 123reg, but only points to which every company you select. So if you want to change at any time you have flexibility to do so.

Dyson · 6 Feb 2020 at 21:11

@TheBiznes
Many thanks, I'll go take a look at those.

Glanza · 12 Feb 2020 at 20:49

20i give you free hosting and email when registering a domain name.

Randomface74 · 12 Feb 2020 at 21:04

FastMail

brendy · 12 Feb 2020 at 21:07

Ionos 1&1 can do it all, usually dirt cheap first year too.

TNA · 28 Mar 2020 at 03:32

Glanza said:
20i give you free hosting and email when registering a domain name.

You sure? Link?

Does it work with transfers?

Glanza · 28 Mar 2020 at 08:36

TNA said:
You sure? Link?

Does it work with transfers?

https://www.20i.com/domain-names

TNA · 28 Mar 2020 at 08:45

Glanza said:
https://www.20i.com/domain-names

Thanks. Might use them for a few domains

Glanza · 28 Mar 2020 at 09:57

TNA said:
Thanks. Might use them for a few domains

We moved all of our client domains over for hosting from Krystal as they still don't allow you to delete records, no problems with 20i and they are a few £ cheaper come renewal. Support on the few times I've needed them usually email back within 2 minutes.

Dyson · 28 Mar 2020 at 11:03

Glanza said:
https://www.20i.com/domain-names

Thank you, just signed up for three years. Now need to get my head round it to understand it all

Dyson · 28 Mar 2020 at 11:19

@Glanza

If you have the time, could you give me a few tips? I want the webpage to purely hold a few lines of text and an image. What's the best way of doing this, using the included hosting?
Can you point me towards an idiots guide maybe, for this and setting up the email?
Total beginner I this field, so all help appreciated!

Glanza · 28 Mar 2020 at 13:04

Dyson said:
@Glanza

If you have the time, could you give me a few tips? I want the webpage to purely hold a few lines of text and an image. What's the best way of doing this, using the included hosting?
Can you point me towards an idiots guide maybe, for this and setting up the email?
Total beginner I this field, so all help appreciated!

Enable the free hosting, then once it's active you could install for example wordpress and then do what your after. If your struggling their support is really good and will help you through it all.

Dyson · 28 Mar 2020 at 13:35

Glanza said:
Enable the free hosting, then once it's active you could install for example wordpress and then do what your after. If your struggling their support is really good and will help you through it all.

Thank you - working through it now, much appreciated