Finished house planning scale 1:100, against optimization of website

... I have spent a lot of money on websites and online marketing in recent years, but it brought little. That's why I have done everything myself now. Maybe [Xing] is not a bad idea, I'll give it a try.

Thanks and regards

Wordpress can also be installed on your own webspace, then you can freely choose the domain yourself. However, you need a homepage package with a database, php, etc., and of course the necessary knowledge. In addition, you are responsible for security updates, spam protection, etc., which is usually the biggest problem when the site becomes somewhat more popular. Alternatively, you can also redirect a cheap starter domain package to another webspace to have your own domain name. (kosan.de redirect to e.g. wordpress.kosan.de) To my knowledge, you can often configure it in such a way that the original domain remains in the browser even after the redirect.

So I understood that correctly - as FrankH already wrote, own domain, own host and everything will be fine ;) Without wordpress in the domain name ;) Just a tip: Don’t choose a too cheap (inexpensive) host! I gladly recommend artfiles.de if it shouldn’t be a mass hoster.

The best is to join a regional group on Xing and attend the meetings. Then countless synergies arise (one out of five is at least working in web design or in psychocoaching :)) With WP you have your own domain (without wordpress.de...)... but also at 1&1 there are DIY homepages... relatively inexpensive and easy to create yourself... and with that one, too, I was always in first place on Google search, so not to be underestimated! I believe you can also design them initially as a trial.

ok, thanks a lot for the tips. I think the thing with [xing] is not a bad idea.

Hi kosan, I have been designing and programming websites for over 15 years and I have to tell you that the time required to create a complete website including [CMS] is in no way comparable to making a few sketches, unless you use a pre-made template (there are nice ones too) and just insert your logo and change the colors. Optimizing images and setting texts alone can take hours. I personally prefer to use Joomla, not Wordpress;) Regards, Thomas