What hosting a small business website actually needs
Hosting is just renting the always-on computer your website lives on. The market is full of tiers and add-ons designed to confuse. For a small business site, the list of things that actually matter is short.
What matters
- It stays up. The whole point. Ask what happens when a server fails — a good host brings your site back on its own, fast.
- It's backed up, and the backups work. A backup nobody has ever restored is a guess. See why tested restores matter.
- It's fast enough. A quick site is better for visitors and for search ranking.
- You can reach a human when something's wrong.
What you can usually ignore
Huge storage numbers, "unlimited" anything, and long feature lists aimed at big sites. A five-page business site is tiny; you are not going to run out of room.
Our own hosting is built around those few things that matter: your site stays up, it's backed up off the box with a restore we've actually tested, and it comes back by itself if it ever goes down. The monthly price is coming shortly — ask us and we'll quote your case.