Website Hosting
Standard Hosting
Includes:
- Domain Name Registration
- Unrestricted Number of Mailboxes
- WebMail
- Mail Auto-Responder
- Pop3/SMTP Mail Servers
- IMAP
- Mailing List Support
- Crone Jobs
- Web Stats
- PHP enabled
- ASP (does not have all above features)
We offer web hosting on servers that are stored in secure premises that at monitored 24-hours per day by a dedicated team, in a climate controlled data centre where physical access is highly restricted. Data from the servers is also backed-up on a regular basis and stored at a separate secured site.
The network has built in resilience with multiple internet links, UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) to keep the servers running in the event of a power failure. The servers are additionally monitored 24-hours per day to ensure that they are running smoothly and to take any corrective actions when ever necessary.
By assessing your needs at point of contact we can help to ensure that you get a hosting solution that is right for you, in terms of features and server selected for your hosting.
Pricing
Below are the pricing options for our web hosting, please note that the pricing below is applicable to most users. However there are some users that require different servers, such as streamed media, large CMS websites and some types of web2 technologies.
Basics hosting for just £15 this includes domain name registration and unrestricted number of mailboxes, take a look at our other packages or create your own package with our package creator:
Email Only Hosting
| Features | Email Basics | Email Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Space (Total) | 50MB | 250MB |
| Email Addresses | 5 | Unlimited |
| Mailing Lists | 5 | Unlimited |
| Domain Names | FREE | FREE |
| WebMail | Yes | Yes |
| CPanel | Yes | Yes |
| Price pa | £9.90 | £15.50 |
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Hosting Survival Guild
Being faced with finding your first host can be a really frightening process and leave you with many sleepless nights, but it doesn't have to be like that. All that jargon, Hosting, Domain Names, Bandwidth, Databases, SSL and more - what does it all mean and do I need it? Well all this jargon does have a meaning and it is all important. Do you need to understand it, only if you are determined to pick the solution yourself. So what is the alternative, get advice.
Do I need a website that offered 8Gb or 200Mb of space?
As with all questions that answer depends on how you plan to use your space. A website typically requires very little space, 50 Mb will accommodate most sites with about 40 web pages, graphics and PDFs. You will typically find that the quoted web space is shared between installed programmes, web hosting and emails. The biggest use of web space is emails, if you intend to use WebMail you need a lot of space to keep those emails; if you plan to use a programme such as Outlook then space is less of an issue.
Why do I need a host?
So you have got yourself a website or you are in the process of having one designed for you. Once it is built you will need to put it on a computer that everyone in the world can access to see your new website. For this you need a host. At the same time you will need to get a domain name this helps people to find your website
What is Hosting?
Hosting is basically a computer than your website sits on and allows people from all over the world to see your website using an a address called domain name.
What do I need?
If you are building your own site please contact us to talk about your new site and what it will do, this will allow us to help you find the right hosting solution for you. If someone else if building the site for you they will know what technologies they are using and will be able to advise you on the best solution for you.
What is SSL
SSL standards for Secure Socket Layer; but more importantly it allows information such as bank details or personal information to be send securely from your website to your customers computer and vice versa. There are a number of different certificates and the each provide better security, or more flexibility or more assurance to your customers. If you are not sure what the different certificate options are, please contact us and we can help you understand the differences so you can choose the one that best suits your needs.