Setting up a new website? domain/hosting/cms recommendations

Why do we need a website instead of a free facebook page?

You Need to Be in 100% Control of Your Online Presence; you can register a domain/ website under your name
Don’t be at the Mercy of Someone Else; Facebook can kick you out any time
Your Website is the “Hub” of Your Online Presence

Choose a domain

If you want a website for a local business then choose .ae domain.
Always choose .com domain if you want to target an international audience also .com is cheaper than .ae domain.

.ae domain is available in http://instra.com

A Server space for website hosting – shared hosting

It is recommended to go for a cheaper shared hosting instead of a dedicated server for a small/ medium scale websites. You will be getting speed advantage if your website is hosted in UAE or UK. This will help SEO as well. there are plenty of hosting company available to choose from

Suitable CMS

WordPress – 60% of the total website in the world are built on WordPress. http://wordpress.org
Magento – Leading Open source CMS for e-commerce websites https://magento.com
Umbraco – Microsoft .net based CMS platform

Useful WordPress Plugins

Yoast SEO / All in One SEO plugin: Both are good for SEO edits like meta title, meta description, site map, etc. use just one at a time.
iThme Security: which help to block virus attacks and unauthorized login attempts.
Woo Commerce – E-commerce Plugin for WordPress

WordPress Thems

There are plenty of themes are available online for free.. http://themeforest.net has a collection of the premium theme for less than 50 usd.

SEO Monitoring Tools

google page speed https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/ use this tool to review your site for google recommendations
https://tools.pingdom.com to check the speed of the website
Google Analytics – https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/ to track the user behavior in our website
Google Webmaster – https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/home?hl=en this will show you your website positions in Google for each keyword
Google Keyword Planner -( google ads ) you have to register in google ads to get this tool. https://ads.google.com/intl/en_ae/home/tools/keyword-planner/