What is hosting and do I need it?
The answer is yes!!!
Think of hosting as your piece of web space on the internet, the place where you put your website for the world to see. When we create your website we will upload it to your hosting, it will then circulate around the world for your future customers/visitors to see. Spectra take the pain out of hosting as when we create your new website we will offer you our amazing low cost Support Package*. Our hosting is with UK based Unlimited Web Hosting Ltd, a great company with excellent customer service. We have been with them for over 10 years because we know they offer the best all-round hosting service that we pass on to our customers.
See below for information on our standard hosting, currently from £75yr (one page website). Other hosting options available, please contact us for more details.
* Our Support Package consists of one free minor update per month (text/images), plus regular updates of the plug-ins used to create your website. Our annual fee for this is from £195 (one page website). This is good value as our hourly fee is £35.
Free Domain Name
Spectra give you a free domain name with every new website. Your email accounts and SSL in one package.
100% SSD as Standard
Our ultra-fast 100% SSD storage platform; based in the UK provides super-fast websites as standard.
Free Emails
Manage email accounts associated with your domain; manage auto-replies, mail forwarding and spam filtering.
WordPress websites
We create websites using WordPress. This is built into your hosting and easy to to use if you want to update your website
Free Domain Name
We secure every domain with LetsEncrypt SSL, securing your domain name with https://
99.6% Network Uptime
Load balancing, redundancy and high-speed carriers ensure our cloud platform provides outstanding network uptime.
Free Daily Backups
We back up all data on our platform to an off-site location on a daily schedule, including all databases, files, and emails.
Fast UK Support
UK-based support specialists provide active support and knowledgeable assistance with your website.