Best Hosting for UK Sites?

12 years ago

Check out 123reseller.co.uk

I've used them for personal projects for over 3 years. They use cPanel.

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Mike T 12 years ago

I can recommend UK Web Hosting, Website Hosting, Web Hosting UK, Web Hosting. I have a cpanel / WHM reseller account with them and have found their service to be excellent.
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Katie Rich

12 years ago

I always use Hostgator, never had a problem with any of the sites I have there, and yes, I have a reseller account too. Cpanel included (which one day I will understand) and the support is instant.

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Ross Kenny 12 years ago

Hostgator all the way...
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viralim

12 years ago

You can also check out Host in Motion.

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waloosh

12 years ago

I'm a webhost and would like to offer space at a cheap price. I can guarantee excellent customer service and I'm always available if you need help.

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BrenOHara

12 years ago

I second HostGator, used them since I first came online, their support has always been first class when needed.

I also recommend Liquid Web, whom I recently joined, and once again their support is fantastic!

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- The Expert 12 years ago
  
  alexa_s,
  
  I read an article that said that if you're targeting traffic from a different country, it's best to have your server hosted in that country for SEO purposes.
  
  Not a MAJOR SEO keystone or anything...but another small piece of the puzzle.
  
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subhub-mark

12 years ago

Liquidweb are also excellent.

From a ranking perspective Google looks at your domain first (ie. is it a .co.uk?), then the ip location (if it turns out not to be a .co.uk) before making the decision on which Google to rank you in. You can also use the geotargeting function in Google Webmaster Tools to select which Google you show up in.

Here's an article i've written on how geotargeting works:

Making the Most of Your Google Search Rankings with Geotargeting

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Adrian Cooper

12 years ago

Originally Posted by The Expert

I'm looking to setup a website that is targeted towards UK traffic. I've bought the .co.uk domain name for the niche and now I'm looking to get a hosting package over there as well to match.

Can anyone tell me what the best UK hosting company is? A reseller account would be best and I'm addicted to cPanel, so it needs to have cPanel.

You do not need a UK host.

Datacenters in the US have far greater resources and connectivity, and with today's hardware - routers, switches etc - together with broadband connections that are generally faster than most PC to server connections over the entire route, I personally would only have servers in the US - and I have three of them.

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burtie

12 years ago

streamline.net are cheap - they give the first three months for free too so it doesn't cost a penny to check them out.

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pearsonbrown

12 years ago

If you are targeting the UK, there is a slight SEO advantage to hosting in the UK and using a .co.uk domain. However, given the expensive and ramshackle service I experienced with UK providers (admittedly several years ago) I prefer to give up this SEO advantage and use Hostgator.

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Adrian Cooper

12 years ago

Originally Posted by pearsonbrown

If you are targeting the UK, there is a slight SEO advantage to hosting in the UK and using a .co.uk domain. However, given the expensive and ramshackle service I experienced with UK providers (admittedly several years ago) I prefer to give up this SEO advantage and use Hostgator.

Pearson

You can host a .co.uk on Hostgator or anywhere else.

Domain and host are completely independent.

I would say for a single site Hostgator is the best option for your .co.uk.

BTW, I personally do not think a .co.uk has any real benefits for the uk market, although I have never tested it.

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Platinum Matt

12 years ago

The last UK host I used tried to take me to court for an unpaid bandwidth bill which was MASSIVELY over what I could have ever used and wouldn't provide me any proof of where the traffic had come from, where it had gone to etc etc...

I'm based in the Uk and I really don't see any need to use UK hosting.

U.S. hosting all the way.

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donhutchinson 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Platinum Matt

U.S. hosting all the way.

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what he said
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pearsonbrown

12 years ago

"BTW, I personally do not think a .co.uk has any real benefits for the uk market, although I have never tested it."

It's quite easy to test. All you have to do is to compare Google's US and UK rankings for different keywords.

There is an advantage to be gained but it's only usually a question of a few slots up on the page. I really don't think it's something to spend a lot of time on.

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Andrew Milburn

12 years ago

Hi,

I live in the UK, and I use Host Gator............................. So far they have been good and have been using them years. I use a reseller account with so each site is set up on it's own.

Host Gator use Cpanel too.

I have used UK based hosting companies and found them not as good and was using one who offered same service as Host Gator and they cgarged 5 times as much.

You are best to go with your gut feeling and see who the main big IM people use.

Hope this helps
Andy

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whoismarktaylor

12 years ago

Hostgator for me excellent live chat for support has been a godsend.

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dnka

12 years ago

There are many UK based companies who advertise at Webhosting forums. I have been using them for 3-4 months and their rates and service is value for money.

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TelegramSam

12 years ago

Listen up!

If you are targeting UK traffic, google does look for the best source for its visitors.

So, get a .co.uk and host it on a server in the UK.

Forget the people that say it doesn't make a difference it does. Just search on google.co.uk and compare the search results with google.com

They do differ. Fact!

Regarding what hosting company to use, I have used approximately 7 in the last 10 years and definitely the best is UNITEDHOSTINGdotCOdotUK

Their service is really fantastic. For me that is the most important thing. Most queries get answered in minutes and their servers are very reliable.

They also have servers in the USA too.

NEVER go with Webfusion or PIPEX in the UK.

EUhosts ok
Ehosting ok

I hope this helps.

If you want crap but cheap and nasty, go with 1and1 but I do not recommend them.

Sam

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Platinum Matt 12 years ago

Originally Posted by TelegramSam

NEVER go with Webfusion or PIPEX in the UK.

I second that!

And....

.co.uk domain might have advantages (say you are promoting a geographically specific product or service, for example a local sandwich shop), but you can use U.S. hosts for that.
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mita

12 years ago

I live in the U.K and host my sites with Hostgator. If I target the U.K then I buy a co.uk domain from a U.K provider. I have never had a problem with Google rankings.
Some of my sites actually hold the no1 slot in Google for their targeted search term.

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Geopentagon

12 years ago

Dear
Use these sites for UK Sites
ByteHouse.com
Hostway.com
GoDaddy.com
Regards.
Geopentagon

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