Pop.co

Whether you’re a small business, freelancer or a professional hobbyist, crafting a professional online presence is a necessity. Unfortunately, many website hosting providers require hours of research, which often leave non-tech users scratching their heads in confusion. Founded in 2011, POP.co was developed to provide everyone with a streamlined website creation and hosting solution. Designed to centralize your experience, POP.co delivers everything you need to register, design and manage your website. When ready to begin, select your customized domain name right within the POP.co platform. Along with the .co extension, you have a choice of 150 domain extensions. The process of isolating and securing your domain name is quick and easy. If you get confused along the way, POP.co offers a thorough support center capable of answering your questions quickly and accurately. Along with a variety of domain extension options, WHOIS privacy is included for free. Essentially, this keeps your sensitive information, such as name and address, hidden from public WHOIS data searches. Of course, your perfect domain name needs a perfectly designed website. This is where POP.co really shines. Immediately upon securing your domain name, a rather attractive template automatically populates. Editing this template is easy and intuitive. Powered by a user-friendly visual builder, navigating its options and customizing on-page content, images and media is quick and simple. The website builder ensures your site looks professional on both standard and mobile browsers. All templates and themes are responsive and SEO optimized to ensure Google and other search engines can appropriately locate and rank your site. While the out-of-the-box website is a one-page design, known as a landing page, you can easily upgrade your site design through an add-on service. Included in the subscription fee, Weebly is one of the most celebrated drag-and-drop website builders on the market. This add-on is essential for multi-page and e-commerce websites. While add-ons, such as Simple Mail, Simple Page and .CO Membership Program are included for free, other add-ons require additional monthly payments. For example, the Google Apps for Work add-on is an additional $5 per month. Overall, POP.co offers a solid infrastructure and simple platform for novice users. Even if you’re a more experienced website creator, the features and celebrated user-friendliness of this platform is powerful enough to quickly create and publish websites. Standard pricing structure is based on the type of domain extension you register. For example, .co domains cost $20 per year and includes email, website builder and access to the .CO Membership Program, while .com domain extensions costs $10 per year.