What is web hosting?

“What is web hosting?”

It’s a pretty common question that we get asked pretty often from customers who have bought a domain, and aren’t sure where to go from there. Every website needs to be hosted somewhere – whether you’re using a custom website builder that does it all for you, or managing it all yourself.

In simplistic terms, web hosting is the service of providing storage space for a website or application on a server, on the internet. It’s the place where a web hosting company puts your website so that it can be accessed by your customers and other visitors.

Then what?

1. Your customers type in your web address (www.example.com) into their web browser
2. Their computer connects to the server that your website is hosted on
3. The server serves the website (sends the website files) to the customer

Picking the right web hosting plan

It all sounds pretty easy, but there’s a few things to keep an eye out for when selecting the right web hosting plan.

• What kind of website do you have? e.g. a blog would potentially need less resources than a large eCommerce site
• What are the goals of your website?
• How tech savvy are you, and do you need a lot or a little technical support?

Picking the right web hosting company

Given the importance of your website in this online world, you also need to make sure you’re partnering with the right web hosting company.

• What is their uptime? You should find someone with 99% uptime or higher
• Where are their servers located? Ideally you want their servers to be in the same country as the majority of your customers
• How many years have they been in the industry?
• What are their reviews online like?
• Do they have 24/7 support? No one wants to be waiting hours for help at a critical moment
• Do they have sufficient security measures in place to protect your data?
• What backup services are available?

Buy hosting with VentraIP Australia and save!

While we’re here helping you understand what web hosting is and why it’s important, we thought we’d offer you a sneaky little discount to get your web hosting services up and running!

Use the coupon code BLOG70 when you’re checking out, and the first 25 users will receive 70% off their first hosting invoice!

Terms & Conditions:

• New services only
• Any billing cycle (12 month maximum)
• Any plan
• Discount applies to first invoice only
• 12 months maximum