Other than “dont’ use Godaddy”, what do I need to know? I’ve never owned a domain or had a website of my own before.

  1. Domain registration/host recommendations?
  2. Web hosting recommendations? Should I mix #1 and #2?
  3. Website template creation suggestions? Have fairly simple needs like service offerings and contact forms but want something without rotating construction cones.
  4. What else should I consider? Security? e-mail?
  5. Am open to all-in-one for the above, just would like to understand tradeoffs, what to look for/avoid.

TIA

  • Praise IdlenessEnglish
    2•15 days ago
    1. porkbun. Real solid and no-nonsense. If privacy is your main concern, maybe check out njal.la.
    2. Depends. If what you said is all that you need you don’t really need a web hosting service. Static site sounds to be enough.
    3. Cloudflare Pages + something like Hugo(highly recommend, if you are comfortable with using command line tools) will be basically free and solid.
    4. Depends. Ask freely here!