Why Host Here?

**VPWhat** · #1 (**permalink**) 16-06-2009, 23:27

I've always hosted in the US because I was living there, but now I've moved back to blighty. I have yet to move my sites, and am unsure whether to.

Other than the obvious-having tech support on the right time for me to call, what would be the benefit? There really isn't any geographic targeting for the website, and I just read elsewhere whilst browsing this forum that any delay would be unnoticeable.

**flesso** · #2 (**permalink**) 16-06-2009, 23:51

Great support, and you will know how much you are going to be paying each month - if you're paying a US host in GBP then the amount that you are paying will vary each month.

**Brian** · #3 (**permalink**) 17-06-2009, 00:38

I hosted with EUK while living in Ireland and still do now that I am in hte US. I have some sites hosted with them in the UK and some hosted in the US.

**VPWhat** · #4 (**permalink**) 18-06-2009, 12:42

I do apologise if that appeared to be a question directly aimed at EUK, it was rather more general in truth and was a geographical question.

Still the dollar rate point was interesting-I hadn't thought of that because for me it isn't an issue as I pay in dollars from a US based account.

**eUKhost.com** · #5 (**permalink**) 19-06-2009, 17:03

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Originally Posted by VPWhat

I do apologise if that appeared to be a question directly aimed at EUK, it was rather more general in truth and was a geographical question.

Still the dollar rate point was interesting-I hadn't thought of that because for me it isn't an issue as I pay in dollars from a US based account.

USD <=> GBP rate will change in next 6 - 12 months and GBP is expected to improve soon. You will need to check how much difference it will make if 1 GBP becomes equivalent to 1.8 USD .

**cederic** · #6 (**permalink**) 29-06-2009, 09:03

Also worth considering data access laws in the various countries, including whether the police are likely to engage with an ISP before removing (someone else's) servers to avoid outages of other customers.

**cranzi** · #7 (**permalink**) 29-06-2009, 22:33

I think that if you are looking for UK Hosting then it would be a normal choice. I know of only a couple, maybe a handful at the most, companies in the UK which are hosting related. It seems this is a slower market and you always hear about the big places like Go Daddy and the such, but if you are local and you want local, then why not?

**Merrick** · #8 (**permalink**) 30-06-2009, 20:57

To answer your question "why host here?" with respect to physical location of the server, I would say that if you want traffic from the UK then it is always better to consider the UK based server. This will help you to rank higher in Google.co.uk and other UK search engines. IMO, physical server location has a significant impact on your ability to rank in the regional search engines. It is said that physical location of the server plays an important role when it comes for the appearance in an SEs

**Justin** · #9 (**permalink**) 01-07-2009, 21:16

Right said "It is said that physical location of the server plays an important role when it comes for the appearance in an SEs"

I have a site hosted in African data center. I get good traffic from different SEs belonging to Africa. Now, I willing to target traffic from the UK. So, just wondering where shall I host my site and thus searching for the best hosting provider in the UK.

**Ryan** · #10 (**permalink**) 02-07-2009, 11:01

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Originally Posted by Justin

just wondering where shall I host my site and thus searching for the best hosting provider in the UK.

Perhaps you could check our website & plans and decide accordingly. In case you have any questions, you can contact our sales department via 24x7 Live Chat on our website or Helpdesk located at eUKhost Helpdesk :: Shared Reseller VPS Dedicated Server Hosting Support

**harry** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-07-2009, 21:26

@Justin

Let us know your web hosting requirements and budget so that we can help you to choose most perfect package !!!
No doubt.... eUkhost is the best

**VPWhat** · #12 (**permalink**) 02-07-2009, 23:33

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Originally Posted by cederic

Also worth considering data access laws in the various countries, including whether the police are likely to engage with an ISP before removing (someone else's) servers to avoid outages of other customers.

How would you go about checking or finding out this information? I genuinely would not have considered this as a factor, because with my own sites being so squeaky clean I guess I didn't think of the fact that the misdeeds of others could hurt me.

**Justin** · #13 (**permalink**) 03-07-2009, 03:38

Thank you for your suggestions Ryan and Harry. I am about to sign up

I had a word with your Sales Team and they are really doing a great job there. Hope same goes with the support team as well

**Baroon** · #14 (**permalink**) 11-08-2009, 12:26

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Originally Posted by cederic

Also worth considering data access laws in the various countries, including whether the police are likely to engage with an ISP before removing (someone else's) servers to avoid outages of other customers.

A very good point. This is one of the topics that differs from territory to territory. In the UK ISPs are still independent of any police action I believe.

**Catherine** · #15 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 00:05

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Originally Posted by Justin

Thank you for your suggestions Ryan and Harry. I am about to sign up

I had a word with your Sales Team and they are really doing a great job there. Hope same goes with the support team as well

We are glad to know that you would like to signup with EUkhost.com.

You will surely get the best quality support 24x7 when you are with us.

Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistance while signing up for the package.

**mr_lash** · #16 (**permalink**) 31-08-2009, 12:21

i live in canada and i tried canada, usa, and uk! by far the service is better in uk,,,,by this i do mean here with eukhost,,,,,the fees are lower,,,the support is by far the best!
server speed isnt even an issue for us living overseas,,,,

most idiot companies in canada/usa dont even offer managed servers! if ya find one, its like 200$ per month,,,n what ya get is crap lol