For those who are completely new to the world of web design, hosting might be an minefield. But fear not - we have over 10 years experience and will always explain options in a user friendly way so that you are on top of every aspect.
We are a one stop shop for hosting, and can easily set up the following for your website - the domain (www.companyname.com), the emails (10 of which are included in your package, all at 10GB each), the hosting (where your website files and emails will live on a cloud) and SSL certificates (so your website is secure).
Our prices are very competitive, and we are currently cheaper than Go Daddy and 123 Reg for all of the above. Hosting is charged annually in December, for the year ahead. Domains start from £14.99 for the year, Hosting and emails inclusive from £149 for the year (or £249 for VPS, a much faster server for quicker loading times), SSL certificates at £79 for a year, and backups at £99 for the year.
Many of our clients choose us for hosting, as it means their website and emails are all in one place, which can streamline the experience, and means we are on hand to help should you need it.
We pride ourselves on being jargon-free web designers, guiding you through every step of the process. Our aim is to keep things clear and simple, so you never feel out of your depth and the whole experience is as smooth and stress-free as possible.
You can read a helpful explanation of each of our hosting services in below.
Hosting on a Shared Server or VPS Server?
Hosting, simply put, is where all of the files are stored (that your website is made of), so it can display online when someone visits your Domain/URL (i.e. www.yourcompanyname.com). The email files are also stored in this space, including anything else that is connected to your website (e.g. SSL certificates).
Shared servers are where different websites are hosted are together on one shared server - which is perfect for smaller websites.
VPS servers are where your website is hosted and you have an entire space all to yourself - which is better for larger websites (with more pages) and is very beneficial for eCommerce.
Shared Server Hosting - £149 per year
VPS Server Hosting - £249 per year
Email Addresses
Your professional emails are included in the above hosting packages, regardless of which one you decide to choose. You will have at your disposal up to 10 email addresses, all at a massive 10GB each. Having a professional email address (e.g. info@yourcompanyname.com) makes a much better first impression than a hotmail, yahoo or gmail address.
We help our customers set up their new professional email addresses on all types of devices, with handy short 2 minute videos on how to set them up on PCs, Macs, Android and iPhones, so you can check your inbox on the road or in the office.
SSL Certificates
SSL certificates are now a requirement for Google, as without them your website will show the message 'not secure'. We offer security certificates for a very competitive price, and install them for you (unlike companies like Go Daddy who offer options to install them yourselves, which is a very complicated and technical process).
These certificates are required, as otherwise malicious or spammy content can be injected into the website, and either crash the site entirely or add links that take customers away from the website to dubious places. Protect your website from hackers and have the peace of mind that the certificate is renewed and managed once a year from our end, so you don't need to do a thing.
Website Backups
It's a good idea to have your website accessible to our backup system, so that if anything goes wrong we can bring it back online in a jiffy.
If not subscribed to our backup service, our clients are responsible for their own backups themselves (we highly recommend using a plugin to accomplish this). This will obviously require some knowledge of Wordpress, and some of our clients prefer to be in control of this themselves.
If you choose our backup service, you will rest easy knowing we will handle all backups our end, and should anything go wrong we can bring the website back up in no time using our weekly backups from your site.