Website hosting for Swindon businesses
Fast, secure hosting that is looked after for you, by someone who picks up the phone.
Your website is only any use if it is online, quick and safe. We make sure it is, so you can get on with your business.
Hosting is the part of a website nobody wants to think about until it breaks. Cheap, anonymous hosting can mean slow pages, no real backups and no one to call when something goes wrong, and many small businesses find out the hard way.
With us, your website, domain name and business email are looked after in one place. We handle the technical side, keep it backed up and secure, and give you a straight answer when you ask a question. If you already have a website elsewhere, we can move it for you.
Why managed hosting
Hosting you never have to think about
The benefits of managed website hosting for a small business in Swindon and Wiltshire.
Fast to load
Quick pages keep visitors on your site and help you do better in Google, especially on phones.
Secure by default
An SSL certificate (the padlock in the browser) and sensible protection come as part of the service.
Backed up
Regular backups mean a mistake or a fault is something we fix, not something that costs you your site.
Looked after
Updates, monitoring and fixes are handled for you, so you never have to learn what a server is.
One person to call
Your website, domain and email in one place, with someone who answers, instead of three suppliers to chase.
No lock-in
Your website and domain are yours. If you ever want to move, we hand everything over.
What is included
Everything your website needs to stay online
Hosting, domain, security and email, set up properly and looked after. Here is what you get.
- Fast, reliable hosting for your website
- Your domain name registered and renewed for you
- An SSL certificate, so your site shows the padlock
- Regular backups, and a way to restore them if needed
- Security updates and monitoring
- Business email set up on your own domain
- Moving your site from your current host, with testing first
- Help when something stops working
Moving your website
A safe move, with no downtime
Switching host sounds risky. Done properly, your visitors never notice.
Review what you have
We look at your current host, domain and email, and tell you what is worth keeping.
Plan the move
We agree a safe time and a fixed price, so there are no surprises on the bill.
Move and test
We copy your site across and check everything works before anyone sees it.
Switch and look after
We go live, keep an eye on it, and stay on hand if you ever need us.
Hosting questions
Questions about website hosting
Straight answers to what small businesses ask before choosing a host.
Website hosting is the service that stores your website and makes it available to anyone who types in your address, at any time of day. Think of your domain name as your address and hosting as the building it points to.
Swindon Web Design provides managed hosting for small businesses in Swindon and Wiltshire, so the technical side is looked after for you.
Hosting is usually a small, regular cost, and the price depends on what your site needs. We give you the figure in writing before you commit, and list hosting, your domain and any support separately so you can see exactly what you are paying for.
There are no hidden extras, and you can ask us for a quote at any time.
Yes. A domain name is only your address, while hosting is where your website actually lives. You need both for a website to work.
If you already own a domain, you keep it. We simply point it at your new hosting, and we can look after the renewals if you would like us to.
Yes. We regularly move websites from one host to another. We copy everything across, test it in private, and only switch your address over once we know it all works.
Your site stays online throughout, so visitors should not notice the change.
Yes. Your site is backed up regularly, protected with an SSL certificate, and kept up to date with security fixes. If something goes wrong, we can restore a recent copy.
We explain exactly what is backed up and how often when we quote, so there is nothing left to assume.
Yes. We can set up professional email on your own domain, such as you@yourbusiness.co.uk, alongside your website. That keeps everything in one place with one person to ask when something needs changing.
If you already use a service such as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, we can leave it exactly as it is.
We monitor your site and act quickly if something stops working. If you notice a problem first, you can ring or email us directly and get an answer from a real person rather than a ticket queue.
We find the cause, fix it and tell you what happened in plain English.
Yes. Your website, content and domain belong to you, and you are free to move to another host whenever you like. We will hand everything over, including a full copy of your site, without fuss or fees for doing so.
We would rather you stay because the service is good than because leaving is hard.
Not happy with your current host?
Tell us where your website is now and what is bothering you. We will tell you honestly whether moving is worth it, and what it would cost.