Guides
Hosting and website guides
Plain-English answers to the questions we're asked most, written by the people who run the servers.
- How to Move Your Website to a New Host Without Downtime What to gather, the safe order to move in, and the mistakes that take sites and email offline.
- How to Register a Domain Name and Keep It Yours Choosing a name, picking .co.uk, .uk or .com, and making sure the domain stays in your control.
- How Much Does Web Hosting Cost in the UK? Typical prices for each type of hosting, the hidden costs to check, and how to size what you need.
- What Is Pay-as-You-Go Web Hosting, and Who Is It For? How pay-as-you-go hosting works, the small sites it suits, and when a fixed plan is better.
- Managed VPS vs Shared Hosting: When to Upgrade The signs you've outgrown shared hosting, and what a managed server takes off your hands.
- White-Label Reseller Hosting for Web Designers How to host your clients' websites under your own brand, and what white-label should really mean.
- How Much Does WordPress Hosting Cost in the UK? The real running costs of a WordPress site, and how to avoid paying for what you don't need.
- How to Set Up Your Google Business Profile (Free) Get your business on Google Maps: create, verify and complete your free profile, then collect reviews.
Moving from another host?
We'll move your website for you, free of charge, as long as you can give us access to your current hosting. Open a ticket once your plan is set up and we'll plan the move so your email keeps working throughout.