what is website hosting explained simply

hosting is server space where your website files live.

how it works:

website files (pages, images, text) need to be stored on a computer that stays on all the time and connected to internet.

that computer is called a server. hosting company owns servers and rents space on them.

when someone types your domain name, their browser connects to the server and downloads your website files.

what hosting includes:

server space: storage for your website files.

bandwidth: amount of data transferred when people visit your site.

uptime: keeping server running so site stays accessible.

what hosting does not include:

domain name: separate purchase. points to hosting but purchased separately.

website building: hosting stores finished site. does not create it.

email: sometimes included, sometimes separate service.

hosting costs:

shared hosting: £3-10 per month. your site shares server with other sites.

vps hosting: £5-20 per month. dedicated portion of server, better performance.

managed hosting: £10-50 per month. hosting company handles technical maintenance.

why hosting matters:

cheap hosting: slow loading, frequent downtime, poor support.

quality hosting: fast loading, reliable uptime, security maintained.

affects search rankings. google penalizes slow or unreliable sites.

computer web hosting:

included first year with website purchase. vultr vps hosting, fast performance, maintained by us.

year two onwards: £10 per month covers hosting, domain renewal, ssl certificate, email account, up to 15 minutes edits monthly.

see what's included in our website service.

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