Offshore web hosting - its cheaper so why not?
Why not use offshore web hosting?
Well there is NO guarantee with these services as could be involved in illegal activities (hosting any type of website), or may use unethical practices. Many state that if you must host outside the UK then host in the US, Canada, or Australia (however, don't forget
unless you host in your native country then you could be excluded from your country's search engine listings).
Consider the logic why these locations are often recommended:
- stability (of the host country - stable government), and
- positive regulations (that aid business enterprise growth)
this steers the decisions for good reason, and before you decide to take your prised
business website to foreign shores you should take heed too. And don't forget
data protection - else you could end up breaking the law yourself!
Labels: data protection, Google UK, real UK host
Website speed - FTP: Latency - reasons why to host in the UK
In relation to UK hosting/UK business websites - "connection speed" or delay is caused by latency (see first definition [in a network] whatis.techtarget.com/definition/latency ) this can be an issue for FTP, causing slow/delayed website updates, but can also be an issue for HTTP. In other words if your visitors are very impatient they may give-up waiting and go elsewhere if they have to wait half a second longer - Internet customers are very fickle.
If your business is based in the UK and your customer base is English/British then for optimum speed you need to host in the UK on a United Kingdom Server. This will ensure your website displays without delay and your customers will not be tempted to go elsewhere.
Also, remember search engines may not place your website within the UK search results if you host outside the UK (ESPECIALLY if you have a GTL Domain [.com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, etc...]).
Is it worth spending a little more to host your UK business in the UK? If it affects the successfulness of your business it is! There are other issues such as data protection issues with hosting outside the UK. If you host outside the EU you maybe breaking the law by moving customer data outside the EU unless you have specific permission from each customer.Labels: data protection, Google UK
Stay legal and choose a real UK host!
Are you a UK company?
Due to data protection laws you must not export your client data outside of the EU without specific agreement and knowledge of each customer.
If you or your web designer is hosting your website outside of the UK then you could be breaking these data protection laws by exporting client details.
Read more here:
Why UK companies pay more to host in the UKLabels: data protection, native hosting
