Cheap Dedicated Servers

Many people believe that something that is low cost will represent low value, but this is not always true. The option of having a dedicated server is now a very popular consideration for many businesses. As the population now relies heavily on the internet for many daily tasks such as shopping, booking event tickets and transport, companies know that their potential custom will be found on the Internet, so they build attractive websites to attract visitors. This has caused a surge in the amount of websites looking for web hosting solutions that are reliable and low cost.

The demand for cheap, reliable web hosting has meant that many hosting companies are obliged to produce a higher service with reliability and a low cost as an essential part of the service. This in turn has affected the supply and demand of dedicated hosting, meaning that you will receive a high performance, reliability and a low cost as standard.

When looking for cheap dedicated server hosting, you still have to be aware of what you are purchasing as there are some unscrupulous companies who will make false claims, or have fine print that means you end up paying extra for your dedicated server. The dedicated server hosting packages here at CWCS are all set out very clearly so that you can see what is included in the hosting package and the monthly fee that you will pay. If you are unsure of anything, we have a team of professionals who are able to answer any queries you may have so that you know whether our low cost hosting is for you.

Dedicated web hosting versus shared web hosting

It is not unusual for people to ask whether shared web hosting or dedicated server hosting is the best for their specific circumstances. The main thing to remember is that what is suitable for one person is not necessary the best for another.

Shared hosting and dedicated servers are the two most popular types of web hosting today. Shared web hosting is used by a huge percentage of website owners. The reasons are easy to see; shared hosting is the cheapest web hosting available. For those with a very constrictive budget and for non-commercial websites shared web hosting is normally adequate. The drawbacks of shared web hosting are lack of privacy, much slower connection and higher downtime and shared IP address.

Commercial needs differ

Dedicated servers give commercial websites a direct connection. This means that you have the responsibilities of backups and maintenance and updates that can be a drawback. The benefits are that extra server software can be easily installed as needed. You are the only one using that dedicated server.

There is far less chance of downtime or crashes due to overload. Dedicated servers give commercial websites the much needed flexibility to run an online business reliably. Customers value the benefits they get when they deal with a business that uses a dedicated server as it guarantees them greater information security and of course, reliability.

This adds greatly to the creditability of any business. Credibility with your audience is hugely important for online businesses. CWCS offer all the various web hosting solutions to suit the business needs of all businesses.

What Can PHP and MySQL Do For Me?

You will probably have noticed that the Professional web hosting Plan we offer here at CWCS includes the use of PHP5 and MySQL. If you've only recently moved into exploring the possibilities of a website for your business, you may be wondering what these tools are and how you might use them to your advantage.
Many websites are designed using just HTML. This is sometimes all a small business will need to advertise goods or services, display contact information or offer support. As your business grows however, the range of products and services may expand, and the amount of information you may need to update could become unmanageable using standard HTML. PHP and MySQL can make tasks like updating product information, prices and availability from a central database very simple.
More good news – both PHP and MySQL are free, and versions can be downloaded and installed on Windows, Macintosh and Linux machines. There is also a wealth of knowledge and help available online for using these powerful tools. A word of caution: if you are new to web design, the learning curve may seem steep. The benefits are however, immense. A good place to begin to learn to use PHP in conjunction with MySQL is the many free online tutorials that you can find using a good search engine like Google.
If you already have an in-house web designer, or employ a design team, then they will already be aware of the benefits. Selecting an appropriate web hosting plan from CWCS could be all you need to give them access to these tools, and the benefits for your business will soon become apparent.

Saving Time and Money – Control Panel

Here's a common scenario: you've got three new members of staff starting work this morning. You've sourced them office space, desks and computers, but in order to help them to be productive, you also need to provide them with a company email address and make sure that existing staff and customers can contact them immediately.
In the old days, this might have required frequent telephone calls to your network provider and a visit from technical support to configure the email clients. Sometimes you could wait for a whole day or more before everyone got set up. This was because configuring a server to do these things required a level of technical expertise that may have been out of reach of all but very large businesses.
All CWCS Web Hosting Plans include a control panel, accessed from a standard web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari. This control panel allows those of us with little experience of server configuration to perform the day-to-day tasks required to keep staff working productively. Email accounts can be set up and configured with a few clicks of a mouse. Email forwarding and automatic email responses are easily handled – as are the complexities of allowing FTP access to authorised personnel, setting up a Blog on your website, and examining site statistics.
Web-based control panels will save you both time and money, minimise the need for convoluted technical telephone conversations, and ensure that your staff remain productive. They also allow you to have quick and easy control over many of the aspects of your online business.

The Importance of 24/7 Support and Guaranteed Uptime

The internet never sleeps. We are truly living in a global village, and the obvious implication is that our customer base is global as well. Gone are the days when we sold local goods and services to local customers: now we may be selling to Beijing and New York, provide support to Burkina Faso, deal with queries from Brazil and develop new markets in Sierra Leone.
While we may work physically from 9 to 5, time zones dictate that our online business has to run 24/7. This means that any problems affecting our web presence must be dealt with quickly. CWCS offers 24/7 support, with a range of professionals equipped to deal with problems rapidly and effectively. This means that your downtime is minimised, your profitability maximised and your problems are expediently solved. Unlike many other hosting services, there is no extra charge for our support – it comes as part of the package.
While good support is paramount, CWCS also strives for excellence in one other regard: minimising downtime for all our customers. We guarantee that your server will be up and running 99 percent of the time even when routine maintenance is taken into account. We do this because we realise the importance our customers place on participating in a growing and thriving global market in goods, services and information. When you choose a web hosting package, it is important to compare like with like. Your package should be affordable, but should also offer everything you need to stay online 24/7.

Adapting Your Web Presence for Change and Growth

We are living in a world of constant change and this may present challenges for your business' ability to react online. Prices change, economies fluctuate, staff come and go and customers needs vary from day to day. When choosing a hosting package from CWCS Managed Hosting you can be assured that as your needs change, CWCS web hosting plans offer you and your staff all the tools you need to be respond to changing demands flexibly.
When you make the decision to start an online presence in the form of a website, you may not have either the staff or the resources to run your own dedicated server (the hardware that connects your website to the internet). This is not a problem, as CWCS offer managed hosting, taking care of the set-up, running and maintenance for you. As your business grows and changes, the range of plans on offer are more than flexible enough to adapt to your needs.
When circumstances change, the tools you need to maintain a successful web presence will also need to change. This is why CWCS offers a range of packages containing all the tools your designers will need to create dynamic, modern and information-packed sites. Different businesses have different needs. Your staff may be used to certain web tools or operating systems. CWCS allow you to choose plans containing the latest web technologies - with a range of options to ensure that as you grow your online presence will continue to grow with you.

Partners In Performance Boosting

Most business people use a website to maximise sales and create interest in products. The temptation, therefore, is to go it alone. After all who knows your merchandise better than yourself? If you consider, however, that a website can look the part and still not function efficiently it becomes clear that this strategy is false economy.
The aim is to maximise the number of hits on your site and convert those hits, smoothly and rapidly, to sales. As internet users we have all been frustrated in the past by sluggish reactions caused by inappropriate imagery: or slow pages created by using the wrong applications.
To combat this, there are partners that can help by offering economical web hosting services and dedicated servers suitable for everyone, from cottage industries to multi-national companies, with 24/7 technical support which will help you to convert each click to a sale.
This sort of support means the technology hosting your website is fast to respond. You need a good bandwidth to ensure your website does not slow when it receives more traffic than usual and a reliable host to ensure your website is not offline when required.
At CWCS, our members of staff have a wealth of expertise ranging from the best web applications for your needs to the most effective Meta data to keep you up there with the high-flyers. They can advise you on the latest innovations and how they could impact on your business. Network monitoring, web ticketing and 99.9% uptime are just three of the ways you can benefit by using CWCS, and there are many more.

Choosing Web Hosting Packages

CWCS have many web hosting packages to choose from and you may be unsure about which one is right for you and your website? For personal websites and small or start-up businesses, you will probably want to start off with CWCS shared hosting, which comes with several options depending on your needs. If your website is mostly text-based, with a few images, no space-sapping videos or massive monthly traffic, then the Starter Plan will probably suffice, at least at first. There are limits to the amount of monthly data transfer and the web space you are allocated, but for many small sites this kind of web hosting is perfectly adequate. For larger websites, the CWCS Professional Plan could be the right web hosting for you. With a much larger allocation of web space to store the files, images, videos etc which make up your website, you can have a much more multi media website and more traffic. The data transfer allowance and number of mail boxes is also greatly increased. This would be an ideal web hosting package for most small to medium sized businesses. The CWCS shared hosting package which packs the most punch is our Business Plan. This is an option which can cater for larger, busier and more complex websites and everything that comes with that. As with all of our web hosting, whether you think you need shared hosting or are looking at dedicated servers or virtual dedicated servers, our sales and advice team can help you find the right package for your hosting requirements and your budget.

With web hosting you get what you pay for

We have all seen the advertisements that offer web hosting for free and we look with longing at that word; free. Everyone wants to get something for free, that is a natural reaction and even more so in the current economic climate when money is tighter than ever. When we talk about free web hosting though, we have to look at the actual price tag that comes with free. The saying holds true with free web hosting; you are only going to get what you pay for. There are instances where free web hosting is acceptable such as for private websites that do not have to compete commercially with other businesses. What does free mean? A free web hosting option means you cannot have your own domain name; instead you will be given a sub domain that will be your username, followed by the company domain. You will have very restricted web space and bandwidth. This means you will have problems if your website wants to have videos and some pictures. In fact all multimedia will probably be problematic. The web host must make a profit, therefore your website will have third party advertisements appearing on it and you cannot decline having them. Personalisation will not be possible and your web tools will be severely limited. You will have what is termed as a "cookie cutter template" web hosting and website look. Few free web hosting options allow any uploading onto your website that comes from any external software. This is not a problem for most personal websites, but for business purposes this will cause problems. Business websites are characterised by professionalism and this is what builds trust with clients. Free web hosting is characterised by slow uploading speeds, third party advertisements and domain names that are impersonal. These are not factors that instil trust in clients. For web hosting that meets your needs, look to CWCS for cost effective yet highly reliable and feature-packed solutions. Our range of packages, from shared hosting to dedicated servers and every inbetween, can ensure your website stays online.

Web hosting in the UK and you

Web hosting in the UK is a rich industry with many players and even more services offered. It is easy to get caught up in the debate about who is best and who is not. However, all you really need to worry about is who is best for you and your website. Just because one web hosting UK company is popular does not mean they will be the best option for you. You need to choose web hosting UK according to your own individual website needs. That means taking fees and costs into account, service quality and the packages on offer. You also need to determine your needs with regards to bandwidth in order to make sure your needs are met. One way of finding out whether the bandwidth options and offers meet your needs is to test the web host's services and quality. You should ask them to give you a list of websites that they are hosting. You need to go to those websites and take note of a few factors. One factor to note is the page load time. If you are connected with high speed access then you should not have to wait forever for the page to load. You need to know that your web hosting company is going to be able to supply you with enough bandwidth to cope with the load of content on your website. You need to make sure that your web hosting UK options cater to your bandwidth needs. Look at how heavy your website is regarding content, flash, audio, video, images and any additional extras. This will help you determine the bandwidth you need so that you can choose the right company and the right package. With CWCS, we have a number of different web hosting packages available to ensure that we can meet your requirements and your budget, whatever they are. With our great reputation and experience, you can rely on us for all your web hosting needs.

Choose your web hosting package carefully

Web hosting is no joke and taking it lightly could spell the end for your business. Web hosting is a fundamentally important part of your web presence as well as your marketing campaign. A website is essentially an online marketing tool and you need to invest in it. When you are new to web hosting, you may find the options, jargon and choices available can become intimidating and very confusing. This is why at CWCS, our experienced sales and advice team can help you find the right web hosting for you. Making your choice when you are making a decision about web hosting packages, you need to weigh your options up carefully. The first step you need to take towards web hosting success is to decide between CWCS Windows and Linux hosting. Making that decision will depend on personal preference as they both offer great features. Web space and bandwidth is your next concern. You need to have enough disk space to support your website and all its needs. You also need enough bandwidth to adequately support your web functions and your traffic. Running out of bandwidth and having your website unavailable to visitors would be a huge problem. Not one that you want to run into. Finding out which CWCS web hosting package you need from the start is a great way to avoid problems down the line, and as your needs change, we can upgrade your package to suit at any time.

Things to look for in web hosting UK

Web hosting is a very serious business; it literally takes the prosperity and well being of your website and your company into its hands. Poor web hosting services offered from less than desirable web hosting UK companies could see your company struggle with its online presence and reliability. You need to prevent this by looking for a few key features from good web hosting UK companies.

What to look for in greatness

There are a great number of web hosting UK companies. Because this overabundance of choice includes bad companies, you need to make your choices very carefully. Suss out the companies with good reputations and make a list of the best ones. Once you have a list of reputable web hosting UK companies you need to scale it down to a shortlist. The first thing to look for in a prospective hosting company is quality service all-round. That means that customer care and technical support needs to be top notch as it is with CWCS. Your questions should be answered promptly, issues should be seen to and you shouldn't have to wait a week for help. Look for a company like CWCS that offers you options. Always look for the option to tweak things, upgrade and change features that are highly variable. The third thing to look for is uptime. Look at the percentage uptime versus the percentage of downtime websites from that host experience. You want a web hosting UK company like CWCS that will offer you uptime percentages that you can depend on to ensure your website is accessible to clients at all times.

How managed hosting helps you

A managed hosting package will be more costly than a dedicated server package that is unmanaged, self-managed, or shared server-hosting options. However, with the extra costs come extra benefits. How can these benefits help you to create a better website that will ultimately improve your profits? To manage is superior With CWCS managed hosting you don't and wont experience significant downtime. Downtime is a customer offender, repels visitors and is a headache for your company. Downtime through managed hosting is also usually less than it would be if you were to manage your server yourself. This is because here at CWCS, we have full time staff with a wealth of technical knowledge and experience, dedicated to keeping your hosting active. Your security through CWCS managed hosting is tight, helping protect you from viruses, worms and malicious cyber attacks. With CWCS, your regular data back-up is a vital part of the service. With CWCS, you also get a high level of technical service and support. As they say, more heads are better than one. CWCS managed hosting holds a wealth of benefits for your company, shouldn't you consider it?

Managed hosting and the benefits

Managed hosting is an option many websites need to look into when they choose a dedicated server. However, not all managed hosting services are equal and offer the same. Thus, it is important to choose your dedicated server and the managed hosting thereof carefully.

What are the benefits?

So where do you start looking at why managed hosting is beneficial for your website and why you should invest in it? Managed hosting fees for dedicated servers vary greatly from one hosting company to the next. However, you should take the quality of the service into consideration and not just the price. Managed hosting services obtained from a reputable hosting company like CWCS can be significantly less than the services of an in-house server manager.

This could be a great way for your company to cut costs in the face of a global financial recession. Along with CWCS managed hosting services you get everything you need for your hosting to run smoothly. Getting all your needs met by CWCS reduces costs, and effort, significantly.

Along with CWCS managed hosting services you also get a wealth of features and extras. We offer vital security services as well as services to monitor all aspects of your server with managed hosting. This helps to ensure maximum uptime and hopefully a hassle free server experience.

Cheap does not always mean cheap with web hosting

Finances are tight for everyone, so when a web host offers cheap dedicated server packages it is very tempting to jump at the opportunity. If you are shopping around for a dedicated server you will know the advantages that it brings. The exclusivity of not sharing a server, the greater bandwidth, better storage and memory as well as customisation options. A dedicated server logically is more pricy that a shared server package.

It is thus in your own interest to make sure of exactly what is included in your quote for dedicated server costs. It is too late once you get the first bill and find out you were charged more than you were expecting.

Uncover hidden costs

It is your responsibility to thoroughly go through the terms of service to make sure what the web hosting package includes. This means checking on hardware, licence fees, software included as well as the fees for the management of the control panels. Make sure of the details whether you are signing up for a managed dedicated server package or not. Not everyone is aware of the differences between fully managed and partly managed dedicated servers.

Then there are also options for self managed and unmanaged dedicated server packages. It is top priority to educate yourself on exactly what these different packages entail. It is in the best interests of your business to not go simply with cheap and end up with inadequate services.

It is far more economical most of the time to take an average priced dedicated server package. The price is not the deciding factor; the quality of service and benefit outweigh the actual monthly costs, which is why at CWCS, we pride ourselves on superb customer service and the quality of our web hosting.

Web hosting on a budget

It is not easy to choose a web hosting company, no matter the size of your business. There are a huge number of companies offering web hosting packages. What makes it so difficult to choose amongst all the web hosting companies, is that you need one that meets your needs.

So when it comes to choosing budget web hosting, there are specifics that must be verified to make sure that all is above board and that the company is reliable. To do this you need to compare the services and prices of several companies before you make a decision.

Do your homework

First of all evaluate the web hosting company by viewing their websites to see if everything looks above board and that they appear professional and most importantly, what contact options they give. It is very important that the company has a support number. Check to see if the company openly offers good guarantees as we do here at CWCS. If they do not, walk away.

Then check on the percentage uptime they guarantee and calculate the downtime over a year. A business cannot run at an optimum level with too many down hours per month. It is most important to check what type of after sales support the company offers. What are the resources they offer and what type of marketing tools do they make available to their clients?

If they cannot offer you top service, good quality and several features, you should look elsewhere for budget web hosting. CWCS offer all of this and more so check out our web hosting packages to find the one which suits your needs best.