How does switching web hosts work?

Written by:
Leo Hoogma, 8 November 2024

Are you considering switching to another website provider? For example, because you are dealing with high costs, poor customer service accessibility, or because the management system is inconvenient?
Make sure you are well prepared.

Who manages your domain name?

If this is you, you have a login for this. How do you find out if you do not know this? Go to Whois van SIDN and enter your domain name. Click on Check. The page now shows:
This domain name is already registered
Click on the link Show me the details. You will now see who owns the domain name.

"But rebuilding the entire website costs more than what I am paying now"
This is a common statement among dissatisfied website owners. There is a name for this, namely Vendor lock-in. This makes a customer dependent on a supplier, because they are unable to change suppliers without high switching costs or inconvenience. In practice, this is not so bad, especially if you opt for an HWCMS website from Hoogma Webdesign.

Fortunately, with us you pay less than a fraction of what you would pay with an expensive website manager. We offer websites at a fixed, low rate in our own built content management system HWCMS. This system is fast, safe and excellently scalable on mobile. Thanks to the clean source code, written by ourselves, pages are easily indexed in Google, which is beneficial for your findability. HWCMS offers numerous possibilities in the form of modules, such as blog, photo album, web forms, webshop, portfolio and services.

HWCMS is as flexible as you are!

At Hoogma Webdesign, service is still traditionally a top priority. You can always contact us during office hours, for example if you need help filling in your website, or if you want us to think along about your online marketing strategy. You can also contact Hoogma Webdesign if you have other internet-related questions, such as setting up your mailbox, or if you prefer to outsource these types of tasks.

We don't mind explaining something twice. Our goal is to help you find your way in the digital world. It is not uncommon for us to help customers - even the slightly older ones - on their way, only to see later that they are already doing quite well in the world of bits & bytes. How great is that?!

Do you want to switch to a fast, secure and easy-to-find website from HWCMS? We are happy to help you transfer your current website and move your domain. From domain name to colours, logos and house style, your website will soon feel like new again, but with a new, fresh touch!

What are the costs of a website in HWCMS?

Monthly costs
The costs for a website in HWCMS are threefold. The fixed, monthly costs are € 29.95 excl. VAT per month. We provide all the technical maintenance for this while your website remains easily accessible. We also perform all necessary server updates, and ensure that security is up-to-date and meets all modern requirements.

In addition, we monitor spam and attacks from minute to minute, and have periodic scans performed by an external cyber security company. You could actually say that we ensure that your website grows with the demands of the internet. We also monitor the Google Search Console notifications for control.
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Annual costs
In addition, you pay € 165 per year for your domain registration, managed web hosting, a good SSL security certificate (domain validated, not shared!), any e-mail accounts and a very good external spam filter.

One-off costs
The one-off costs you pay for setting up your website are as flexible as you are. Do you want to set up your website yourself as much as possible? With the help of our manual and help videos, it's a piece of cake!

If you don't have the time or feel for this, we can take care of it for you. We will gladly give you a free quote via support@hoogmawebdesign.nl.

Optional: webshop module

Do you want a webshop within your website? That is also possible at Hoogma Webdesign. Visitors can safely create an account in the webshop, save favorites, order and pay within your HWCMS website. There is a clear invoice system for you, and there are extensive options within the webshop module regarding adding products, product photos, prices, product variants and categories, discounts, featured products and packing slips, optionally provided with a scannable code.

Know who manages your website
Whichever website provider you choose, make sure that your website is hosted by a provider that you trust, and where you can go with your questions. Because nothing is as annoying as having a cheap website, where you do not know how to adjust it, or where you are always responsible for technical matters such as updates, have to perform. Or where the security is rickety. After all, you do not want to be hacked!

Request a no-obligation quote via our contact form, or drop by our office in Beerta, Hoofdstraat 241, in beautiful East Groningen. The coffee is ready!

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