How long does it take for your website to load? 5, 10, 20 seconds?
Does it really matter?- In the era of high-speed data, website’s speed is vital to your visitor’s experience, in which ultimately, affect the retention and conversion rates of your website. Continue reading
Creating a website has always been a very challenging task for non-tech-savvy people. For most beginners, building their first professional website can take weeks if not months, with many just giving up in the process and pay a fortune to hire a professional web designer.
Is it really that difficult? Let’s dive into the process and see how we can help you to build your website as a complete novice. Essentially, there are 3 steps that you need to go through to get your website live on the Internet. These steps could be extremely hard or ridiculously easy, depending on which trail you decided to take.
Website design – this is the very first step that you need to take to have a website, and is considered as the most difficult stage for many starters. Traditionally, you needed to have a good understanding of at least HTML and CSS. If you have never heard about those terms, don’t worry! We’re not going to talk about them as there are other, much easier ways to design a website. Today, you can easily find web design software that require no technical knowledge to use, or use free online site builders that offer similar service. However, these site builder tools have major drawbacks. You are either stuck with a slow-speed website, have limited website pages, or worse, forced to have their branding splashed all over your site.
Easy Solution? Our brand new starter packages, FVS Starter and Starter Plus, come with Trendy Flash Site Builder, an advanced drag & drop website builder for beginners. It’s packed with sophisticated web design tools and features but yet incredibly easy to use. Creating a stunning website, eCommerce shop, or image gallery is just a matter of few clicks, and publishing it onto Internet can be done in just one single click of a mouse. Trendy Flash Site Builder truly simplifies website design and makes it look like a childs play, and it provides much more than just building a website.
If you want your website to be found easily on the Internet, Trendy Flash Website Builder also provides a simple SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) Module to help your website rank high on Google search result page. This is perfect for users who are looking to build a website to promote their works or small businesses.
To publish a website, you will first need a domain name which is going to be the address of the website (e.g. www.mydomainname.com). Domain name registration normally costs about £8 – £12 depending on the domain extension (.com, .eu, .co.uk, etc.), and it has to be renewed every year or two.
Easy Solution? Both FVS Starter Packages provide a free domain name registration and transfer as part of the package. FVS Starter offers a free domain registration, while FVS Starter Plus offers an amazing free domain name FOR LIFE!
You’re almost there! After the domain name is registered, the website will then need to be published. To do this, you will need something that is called Web Hosting – and if you’re not technically minded, this stage can be a bit confusing as there are thousands of web hosting providers out there. However, you need not worry! The main points you really need to know when looking at a web hosting package are – does it come with anything free, does it have an easy to use web builder, does it come with enough web space for the needs of my website – ie if you have a 5 page text based website you will be fine on a low amount of bandwidth, however if you have image intensive site (e.g. eCommerce site), you will need extra web space such as over 500 MB so that your website is not slow in loading up.
Easy Solution? Now you can do all of these steps individually or you can choose what is known in the industry and getting a web hosting package which is much more cost effective and a lot easier to manage as it is all under one roof so to speak! Free Virtual Servers offers two starter packages that provide everything you need to get yourself up and going plus other hosting packages when your website starts getting bigger.
To find out more about our brand new starter packages, you can visit our website here.
Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s the time of the season for giving and sharing!
Before we kick-start our competition, we would like to thank everyone who has participated in our Google Nexus 7 Giveaway, and a huge congratulations to the winner: Chris Biggs!
Now let’s get to the Christmas Mega Giveaway!
We at Free Virtual Servers are very excited to celebrate this holiday season with our fans and customers, and so we invite you to join the FVS Mega Christmas Giveaway!
To enter, all you need to do is simply ‘Like’ us on Facebook and post on our ‘Timeline’, telling us what you would do with the prizes if you won them. Read below for more details.
These are the cool prizes that you can win:
Win Free Unlimited Hosting & Domain Name For 1 Year (5 winners)
Pick any domain name of your choice, create a beautiful website in just minutes with WebPlus Essentials site builder (No technical skills required! Simply drag, drop, and done!), and host it with a poweful hosting package with unlimited bandwidth and webspace. Do everything for free for 1 year with our Lite Hosting Package. There will be 3 winners for this category!
Win Free Unlimited Cloud Storage For 1 Year (10 winners)
Access any of your files: photos, videos, presentations, music from wherever you are in the world. All you need is an internet connection and a computer/smartphone. Enjoy unlimited cloud storage via Free Virtual Drive completely free for 1 Year with no obligation to continue.
Win Free Domain Name Registration For 1 Year (2 winners)
Internet business is growing rapidly in the UK, and FVS is passionate about supporting businesses taking the first step to get their website started. Therefore, we’re offering 1 year free .co.uk domain name registration for 2 lucky winners!
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If you have any question regarding this giveaway, please do no hesitate to contact us via email at giveaway@freevirtualservers.com.
Happy holiday season and good luck to everyone!
Entry Form – FVS Mega Christmas Giveaway
Holiday season is just around the corner, which means it’s time to start filling up your holiday wish list!
If you’ve been following the trend in technology, chances are you’d have at least one tech gadget sitting somewhere on your Top 10 Wish List. A recent survey conducted by TechBargains.com suggests that the Tablet is going to be the most favoured gadget for this year’s holiday shopping list. As we’ve entered the Post-PC era, tablets have started to become an integral part of many people’s lives, whether it’s for enterprise or personal daily use. However, with so many tablets available in the market, making a purchase decision on one could be a very daunting process.
Our friend over at Bradsdeals have come up with an interesting Infographic that could help you make an informed decision in getting the most suitable tablet for yourself. See it below!
Still can’t decide which one is worth your money? Why not just win one for free? Free Virtual Servers is currently running a Google Nexus 7 giveaway. Simply ‘Like’ our Facebook page and share the giveaway post on your Timeline to enter! It’s that simple!
Not an Android fan? Don’t worry! Our sister company, 123 Ranking, is currently also running a giveaway on their Facebook page, and the prize is the just announced iPad Mini! You can visit 123 Ranking blog for more information about the giveaway.
Every month, Free Virtual Servers will pick one website (hosted with us) that has the best WebPlus Essentials web design. We will then feature the website on our homepage for a full month, exposing the lucky site to the thousands of visitors that come to our FVS site. In addition, the winner’s website will also be posted on our social media accounts with thousands of active users.
This truly is an amazing opportunity for you to showcase your website, exposing it to a huge FVS audience base across the globe! So, tweak your website now with the amazing WebPlus Essentials site builder for a chance to win this competition!
The criteria we use for scoring the best website design are based on this 5 key points:
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To check out our unlimited web hosting packages that includes free WebPlus Essentials site builder, please go to our web hosting page.