For Foren Web clients
Your domain and hosting in about 20 minutes.
Follow these steps once, and your new website can go live. You don't need any technical skills. If you get stuck at any step, message me and we'll do it together.
Pick your web address
Short, easy to say on the phone and easy to spell. Usually your business name, sometimes with your town or trade.
- Good:
doyleroofing.ie,brightsidecleaning.ie - Avoid hyphens and numbers if you can
A
.ieaddress shows customers you're an Irish business. To register one you need a connection to Ireland, which an Irish business already has.- Good:
Buy the domain in your own name
Go to the registrar I recommended to you, search for your address and buy it for one year (or more).
- Use your own name and business email
- Turn on auto-renew, so your address never expires by accident
- Save your login somewhere safe
Create a free hosting account
Sign up for a free account at Cloudflare (cloudflare.com) with the same business email. Choose the free plan. You don't need to set anything up inside it.
Invite me to your account
Instead of sending me your password, you add me as a member. That way I can put your site live, and you can remove my access at any time.
- In Cloudflare, open your account settings and find Members
- Invite the email address I send you
Never send your password to anyone, including me.
Connect your domain
I'll send you two short addresses called nameservers. In your registrar account, open your domain's settings, find Nameservers and replace the ones there with mine.
That's the last step on your side. It can take a few hours, sometimes up to a day, before your address starts working.
Your site goes live
I connect your website to your address and check everything: phone, computer, contact form. You'll get a message from me when it's live.
Send me a screenshot of what you see and I'll tell you what to press.