Faq's

Q: What is a Spam bot?

Q: What is a domain?

Q: What is a domain registry?

Q: What is registrar?

Q: How will I take delivery of my domain purchase?

Q: Who are Nominet?

Q: Can I change my registrar?

Q: Why have I chosen 1st4web as my registrar?

Q: What is web hosting?

Q: What is included with the web template?

Q: What is the difference between GB and MB on hosting pricing?

Q: Which hosting plan is best for me?

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Q: What is a Spam bot?
A: Spam robots or spam 'bots abuse comment forms, contact forms, and any forms they can. A true scourge of the web. They exploit insecure forms to send spam.
Fortunately there are individual methods of slowing them down. And when used jointly, 'bots can actually be stopped.
We use these methods on our sites.
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Q: What is a domain name?
A: Domain names are the human-friendly forms of Internet addresses and are commonly used to find web sites.
For example, the domain name 1st4web.co.uk is used to locate the 1st4web web site at http://www.1st4web.co.uk.
A domain name is the technical term for your website address. For example 1st4web.co.uk is our domain name. To be accurate, there are two parts to a domain name, the first part - 1st4web and the top-level domain (TLD) - co.uk.

Top A domain name also forms the basis of other methods or applications on the Internet, such as file transfer (ftp) or email addresses - for example the email address arbiter.info@1st4web.co.uk is also based on the domain name 1st4web.co.uk.
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Q: What is a domain registry?
A: Domain registries are the issuing body for all domain names
The domain registry for all .com names is ICANN and
The domain registry for all .co.uk names is NOMINET UK
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Q: What is registrar?
A: A domain registrar is intermediate between you and the registry all domain Names registered with the registry are registered through a registrar and there. There are numerous registrars you can choose from. We can register your domain name for you.

A domain name registry, is a database of all domain names registered in a top-level domain. A registry operator, also called a Network Information Center (NIC), is the part of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet that keeps the database of domain names, and generates the zone
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Q: How will I take delivery of my domain purchase?
A: This can take from 1 hour up to 7 days depending on how you pay.

After you have purchased your chosen domain from us, you will be sent an email by 1st4web to confirm and accept, you will then be redirected to the hosting purchase page to setup an account where your domain will be held in your name, after we have accepted your payment for the domain and hosting account, you will receive an email from us directing you to your account control panel.

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Q: Who are Nominet?
A: Nominet is the registry and governing body for all .co.uk domains all .co.uk Domains are issued by Nominet PLEASE VISIT www.nominet.org.uk
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Q: Can I change my registrar?
A: Yes after purchase and transfer you may transfer your domain name to any Registrar you may wish the new registrar will charge you a small fee
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Q: Why choose 1st4web as my registrar?
A: Because 1st4web offers value for money.
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Q: What is web hosting?
A: Web hosting is a service which allocates space for customers to showcase their websites on computer servers that are connected to the Internet 24/7.
Servers are powerful computers that have extremely large hard drives, or an array of hard drives. Space is then rented to those who want a "website presence" on the Internet.:

1) How much space your website takes on the server.
2) Bandwidth (data transfer) this is how much traffic your website may receive.
The more visitors to your website, the more bandwidth consumed, the more your site has been visited.
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Q: What is a web template?
A: A web template is a pre-designed webpage that only lacks content and photos. Web templates reduce or eliminate the need for a professional webpage designer.
Many basic web templates are free online, while others are reasonably priced when compared to the cost of hiring a web design studio.
Website owners can search for web templates that appeal to them by looking at images on vendor's sites. When choosing a web template, the owner will want to make sure it has the functionality required, as web templates vary widely.

If your chosen template needs alteration or you are unable find anything suitable you will need the help of a web site designer - 1st4web can help you.
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Q: What is the difference between GB and MB on hosting pricing?
A:1 GB = 1000 MB so look out for these when choosing your hosting plan A lot of hosting providers will advertise using MB meaning megabyte Eg: 1st4web economy plan
5 GB web space = 5000 MB web space
30 GB Bandwidth = 30,000 MB Bandwidth
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Q: Which hosting plan is best for me?
A: The Starter plan provided by 1st4web should be sufficient offering 5GB web space and 30GB bandwidth for a personal website but for business use we recommend hosting with unlimited web space and unlimited bandwidth, you may choose any plan provided by us.
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