Hosting - an online home for your website
Publishing a website involves many creative decisions. It doesn't matter if the site is for your own personal profile, for your business, for a charity or any one of thousands of different uses; you still need to ensure a couple more things!
Once you've made your choice of domain name, agreed a design for the perfect website containing all the images, logos and text that you need and decided on the website functions... now you need to publish it so the rest of humanity can actually see it! This part of the process involves finding a hosting solution. In other words somewhere that can be the home for your site which is secure, reliable, offers good support and which is easy for you to setup and manage as often as you need to.
Good news - we can help!
We offer just such a hosting solution. It is scalable so you can start small if you like, and just add to it as your website grows. Our servers are based in the UK in one of the country's most modern data centres. It offers your website a home on the latest technological platform, is physically secure (for example it has its own backup power supply, a state-of-the-art fire control system, 24/7/365 patrolling security guards), and most importantly – world-class uptimes (which means it's incredibly unlikely it'll crash)!
It's also easy for you to manage your website space yourself. When you buy your hosting through us, the first thing we do is to allocate your space, and send you the access information for you to enter your control panel area. Once you log in the first time, the "getting started wizard" walks you through setting up the basics of your web hosting account, from email to web disk access, the wizard will get you up and running in no time at all. From this control panel, you have access to hundreds of different functions that will help you run your website...
Set up and manage emails and spam protection.- Install more than 50 amazing open-source programmes onto your site in a couple of clicks.
- Manage, schedule and reinstall backup data – we take a "snapshot" of the server once every 12 hours, and hold those backups for 14 days, so you have 28 points to which you can return in an emergency.
You'll soon understand the ways the control panel works, and be able to manage tasks yourself without having to ask for technical support... but we're there for you if you do!
Domain Checker
Your first step towards your own website... see if your chosen domain is available!
Read more about domains.
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Economic Package
Good entry-level hosting package with enough space and bandwidth to allow an individual to establish themselves with a small website for blogs, communication platform with friends and family - such as a blog. Space still offered is adequate and is an excellent starting piont to website ownership. This package is great value for money.
Gold Package
Ideal for clubs or small companies wishing to manage the expansion and development of their web presence and expecting moderate traffic to the site. Space allows for plenty of images and potential for some streaming video content. This package also addresses the need for reasonable bandwidth use and multiple email addresses.
Silver Package
Perfect "next step" for anyone wishing to do a little more with their site than simply offer static content. Space allows for excellent functionality and along with the facility to install some great scripts, could suit individuals with their own business to showcase their work and establish client contact. This package offers an increased number of email addresses.
Platinum Package
Excellent for small to medium sized companies seeking growth and the possibility of e-commerce opportunities. It is also ideal for those expecting and planning for heavy traffic to the site. Space allows for a library of product information or images and streaming video content. It provides for multiple email addresses for departments and individuals.