Every website requires hosting service. Web Hosting service allows organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web.  Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server, typically in a data center, as well as providing Internet connectivity.

Since the average business or association does not own a web server and have the bandwidth to account for hundreds of visitors to their website,  they will need to “rent” a portion of someone else’s server for their website hosting. The hosting service fee is commonly based on a per month or annual cycle.

Low Cost Non-managed Web Hosting

With low cost regular web hosting service your website and email accounts are hosted on a server shared with thousands of other users.  Typically if you pay between $1 to $10 a month for hosting then this would include your website.

The following lists some of downfalls with this type of web hosting.

• Having thousands of websites and emails running on the same server creates a hard-to-manage environment and adds a substantial likeliness for the server to be attacked or exploited and used for spam and fraud.
• When shared with this many “strangers”, it is more likely that there are more novice users uploading unsecured scripts, or inadvertently cause vulnerability for the shared hosting server.
• Latest upgrades, security patches and server software are another important factor in serving a website. Most low cost hosting companies do not provide the latest server software, extensions and security patches, leaving your site vulnerable to security risks.
• If you happen to be running a Content Management System such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla or others, you are responsible to keep all the individual components updated such as themes or plug-ins.  Failure to do so will eventually lead to an insecure or unstable website.
• You are also responsible for managing all aspects of your hosting account, including maintaining backups of your site,  DNS management, spam filters, making email account changes, managing domains and redirects and troubleshooting aspects of your hosting account to name a few.
• There are usually no backups performed and if the option is even available, is solely left up to you to perform and remember to do so.

Managed Web Hosting

Northwoods Web Designs Managed Web Hosting allows you to focus on your business or association without the constant attention and upkeep your website may require or the worries of what will you do when your site is hacked.

This type of hosting is especially important if a Content Management System is used due to the upkeep requirements to stay secure and stable.

Below lists the benefits of what Managed Web Hosting from Northwoods Web Designs provides.

• Only approved and certified businesses and associates can be placed on Northwoods Web Designs hosting servers.  There are no “strangers” and each server has very low number of hosting accounts to assure performance and stability are maintained.
• Northwoods Web Designs hosting servers are maintained with the latest upgrades, security patches and server software and extensions to reduce the vulnerability and keep secure.
• We also fully manage the hosting account control panel, or cPanel, on your behalf. We assist with making or updating domain name changes and redirects, DNS management, email account changes, spam filters and more related specifically to the hosting control panel.
• In additional Northwoods Web Designs creates and maintains full backups of all all hosting accounts hosted with us. This includes all website contents as well as the database.

Combine our Managed Hosting Plans with our Website Maintenance + Security Plans and to receive full peace of mind that your online presence is taking care of with no unexpected expenses.  Website Maintenance + Security Plans applies additional protection and enhancement to your online presence including, performing update requests, patching the websites CMS system, perform security fixes, proactive monitoring, HackGuard Protection and perform restoration of website and more.

Learn more about our Website Maintenance + Security Plans today.

Does Managed Web Hosting & Website Maintenance+Security Plans make sense for your business or association?

If your time is important to you and you like the ability to have a webmaster to assist you in every aspect then Managed Web Hosting is for you.

If you do not want to worry about what to do if you site gets hacked, or worst taken down, then Managed Web Hosting & Website Maintenance+Security Plans are for you.

If you like knowing that your website and content management system are routinely patched and secure then Managed Web Hosting & Website Maintenance+Security Plans are for you.

If you like knowing there are backups of your website and someone there (that actually cares) to help pick up the pieces after an issue has occurred then Managed Web Hosting & Website Maintenance+Security Plans are for you.

If you are interested in transferring your current website to Northwoods Web Designs and taking advantage of Managed Web Hosting & Website Maintenance+Security piece of mind,simply contact us.