WEBSITE HOSTING
Website Hosting
Welcome to the interesting (well at least for us) world of website hosting, a digital marketing solution.
For a website to be accessible on the World Wide Web (after design and development), it needs to be hosted somewhere. So, in the simplest terms, website hosting is about fitting your website onto a server… and not running out of space.
The good news is that, as a specialist, Clicks Count offers affordable, convenient and secure web hosting services.
Choosing the right hosting solution is important because you ideally want a secure and reliable place to store your website files – whether they be company or hobby related.
If some or all of the above does not really make sense right now, be sure to go through the helpful FAQs below.
The fact that we are based in Cape Town does not affect our ability to provide hosting services and solutions to clients all over the world.
Are you ready to become one of many happy Clicks Count clients? Great! Simply get to work on the basic enquiry form that sits to the top-right of this page.
Learn more about our website hosting services below, solutions born in Cape Town, delivered across borders and oceans.
We offer two hosting options:
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Lightening Fast
We challenge you to find anything faster or more secure
This hosting is world class. We ensure the safety and integrity of your website with daily backups, enabling swift restoration in case of data loss or code issues. Experience the convenience of staging environments for tweaking and testing before deployment.
Our platform offers updates by a developer(yes, a real human), managed by specialists, minimising compatibility issues. This includes updates for the core site, themes, and plugins. Benefit from robust security measures and malware protection, safeguarding your site without manual intervention.
Regular security audits, firewall checks, and malware scans eliminate existing threats, ensuring a secure online presence. Optimize your site’s performance and loading speed with techniques like Content Delivery Networks and caching.
Our Managed WordPress service combines expert WordPress knowledge with versatile cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability and scalability to meet growing client needs. Enjoy 24/7 support, ensuring immediate resolution of any issues that may arise.
Standard Hosting
If you speak “Technical” – this is what we offer on our shared servers.
- 99.9% uptime guarantee
- HTTP/2 enabled
- spam filtering
- Webmail
- Control Panel
- All popular CMSs supported
- SSD storage
- PHP 8 & MySQL
- Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS
- DDoS protection & mitigation
- ModSecurity
- 25 days of Backups
- Intel Xeon Quad Core 3.2GHz
- 32 GB ECC RAM
- 1 TB SSD
- Dual hotswap power supply
Luckily not everyone is a digital guru because the world would be so boring! If you are not familiar with the above, we are happy to explain the server setup and how everything works over a coffee or via Google Meet / Skype / Zoom.
You can also learn more about website hosting by browsing the frequently asked questions and answers below.
| Lightening Fast Hosting | Standard Hosting | |
| Containerised Site | 1 site per container – not sharing resources | Not containerised, ie you share the server with other websites |
| Backups | Daily, kept for 30 days | Daily, kept for 12 days |
| SSL | Included | Included |
| Storage | 2GB | 5GB |
| Malware scan | Daily | No |
| Additional Storage | R45/GB | R5/GB |
| After Hours Support | 24/7. | Not after 5pm |
| Updates | Manual updates by a developer daily | Automatic updates turned on only |
| Malware steps | Malcare and WordFence provide daily malware scanning. If you have any malware/virus/hacked site we will fix it proactively and this is included in the price. | Developer needs to fix at a cost |
| Speed | Speed monitoring and management | No page speed alerts |
| Expected Speed | Get 90+ on GTMetrix & Google Page Speed Desktop | As you website is built |
| Memory Limit | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Uptime Monitoring | Every 5 mins | No |
| Staging Sites | Every site you have live you are welcome to have a staging site for. If you want to make some changes to your site, you are welcome to make them on the staging environment first and then push them live. | No |
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FAQs
What is Website Hosting?
Website hosting is a service that allows individuals and organisations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. Essentially, website hosting service providers (like us!) provide space on a server where users can store their website files.
What is Website Hosting?
Website hosting is a service that allows individuals and organisations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. Essentially, website hosting service providers (like us!) provide space on a server where users can store their website files.
On that Note, What is a Server?
What Types of Website Hosting Services are Available Out There?
What Types of Website Hosting Services are Available Out There?
Which Hosting Service is Right for Me?
It depends on your needs. We can guide you.
What is VPS hosting?
Virtual private server (VPS) hosting is a type of hosting where users have their own virtual server hosted on a shared physical server. This type of hosting is typically more reliable and secure than shared hosting, but then again it is also more expensive.
What is VPS hosting?
Virtual private server (VPS) hosting is a type of hosting where users have their own virtual server hosted on a shared physical server. This type of hosting is typically more reliable and secure than shared hosting, but then again it is also more expensive.
What is Shared Hosting?
Shared hosting is a type of hosting service where multiple users share the resources of a single server. This is generally the most affordable option, yet it can also be less reliable and less secure than the other types of hosting.
What Does Cloud Hosting Entail?
With this type of hosting, multiple servers work together to provide a scalable and reliable solution. It is flexible and can easily adapt to changes in traffic, but it can be more expensive than other types of hosting.
What is Dedicated Hosting?
With this type of hosting, users have their own physical server that is not shared with others. While dedicated hosting is the most expensive type of hosting, it is the most reliable and secure option.
How Does Managed WordPress Hosting Work?
This type of hosting solution is specifically optimised for WordPress websites. It typically includes features such as backups, automatic updates and security monitoring.
What Does Uptime Refer to?
What is Bandwidth?
How Much Do Hosting Services Cost?
It will depend on your requirements and budget. Once we have an idea of your needs, we can quote you on a solution accordingly. Should you wish to host multiple websites with us, we may consider a sales promotion.