International transactions are still an enigma. Between the customer and a UK web hosting company the money may go around the earth 4-5 times before reaching its destination. There are myriad exchange rates that a customer should understanding before diving into UK webhosting. In addition, there are legal and illegal ways of sending money out of any country and into UK. The customer should spend some time understanding what these avenues are. The customer should be very clear about who bears the loss if the website goes down. There will not only be business loss but also loss to the customer brand and incidental loss. All of these losses need to be quantified before deciding on going with a web hosting provider in the UK. In addition, there is the cost of advertisement of the website. Since the search engines will see the website located in the UK, the customer might have to dole out advertising pounds instead of the currency of his home country. Again, there are tax implications of doing anything like this.
