Why great hosting makes great agencies

Web hosting and agencies have become increasingly entwined in recent years, and it makes sense. Once the website is ready, it will not only need a place to live, but issues will also arise. You will likely be the one who has to deal with those issues, as the agency that created the site.

That means logging into unfamiliar control panels, navigating through interfaces you are not comfortable with, and so on. That is, unless you are the one hosting the website and keeping everything under the same roof.

It’s a win-win-win. You make the website, are entirely familiar with the hosting’s control panel and systems, and your customer is happy because they no longer have to bounce between multiple people to get their issues resolved.

What about the “great” in the headline above? Surely, there’s a difference from one host to another. You are absolutely correct. Four major factors make up a great host.

Performance

Nowadays, speed is almost everything. We won’t say it’s the be-all and end-all of websites, but it’s almost there. Sites that load quickly enjoy many benefits over their speed-challenged competitors.

1. Better SEO: Google loves fast websites. Your site is more likely to get recommended to users if it’s quick and snappy.
2. Improved user experience: Visitors expect sites to load swiftly and be responsive, and will gladly click away if the page takes too long.
3. Increased conversions: Site speed also affects conversion rate (a user “converts” by taking the action the web page is prompting them to). Since users prefer fast sites, they consequently convert more often.

A great host will not only make your agency look even more professional than it already is, but your clients’ customers will also be happy. Again, everyone wins!

Reliability

But what is blazing speed if it goes down every two minutes? It’s a frustration and not just for your clients. It costs them business and revenue.

Each minute their site is down is another missed opportunity. A good host guarantees reliable, predictable uptime, fewer emergencies, and effective ways to recover from a disaster (which will inevitably happen).

Security

Continuing from the last part, as an agency, you must ensure the security of your clients and that of their customers. Whether you are handling a dozen or ten dozen sites, each of them can be a target. Attacks don’t discriminate based on size.

That’s why choosing a host with strong, modern security measures is no longer an option. It’s the backbone of protecting your client’s data and your reputation. Knowing your hosting environment is secure will allow everyone to focus on the things that matter: you on your agency work, and your clients on their businesses.

Scalability

Websites grow. Sometimes, all it takes is one viral marketing campaign, and the site can no longer handle the incoming traffic.

A host that can’t scale quickly is a recipe for turning success into stress. Nobody wants that, especially you as an agency owner. To that end hosting.com, ensures that upgrading or expanding to meet your clients’ needs is effortless.

What hosting.com can do for your agency

At hosting.com, we guarantee 99.9% uptime and provide built-in technologies for swift disaster recovery such as daily backups, robust security layers, and protection against attacks. Features like malware scanning, firewalls, and active logging, ensure your clients stay safe while you focus on your business. 

And whenever you need to migrate a site or upgrade to a larger server, our team handles the entire process from start to finish. We take care of everything under the hood for you.

It’s also no secret that we hold agencies in high regard here. They are close to our hearts, and we’ve built our solutions to fit them as well as the general consumer. Whether you are a single website owner, a small business, a solopreneur, a budding agency, or a high-traffic company, we have what you need.

Shared hosting

Simple, reliable, and affordable, Shared Hosting is the perfect solution for small agencies, single websites, or anything that doesn’t require frequent maintenance and increased resources.

Despite the stigma that Shared Hosting bears, it is not as bad as many will have you believe. It has numerous advantages that make it ideal for specific purposes.

• Starting out: If you are just starting out as an agency or as a solo website owner/developer, a Shared Hosting plan is a great way to learn the ropes.
• Small websites: If your customers have light, low-maintenance, and low-traffic websites, you don’t need a high-powered server.
• Staging environments: While not directly related to hosting your clients’ sites, a Shared Hosting plan can be a great way to host your own staging/development environments.

Each of our Shared Hosting plans is fast, reliable, secure, and backed by our expert support team, regardless of the size of your client base or their websites.

Managed WordPress hosting

With WordPress powering more than 42% of websites online, it’s no surprise that the CMS is incredibly popular.

Some agencies specialize in developing websites with WordPress. To that end, we, along with our sister company, Rocket.net, have created the best Managed WordPress Hosting available on the market.

Your customers will love you for managing their WordPress site for them. Again, you are already creating it, so why not also care for it? It’s another stream of revenue that you can learn more about from our livestream on the topic.

And we are here to help you with that. Our Managed WordPress Hosting plans take all the tedious, stressful workload off your plate. We handle everything from updates to backups and performance tuning.

Let us handle the heavy lifting in the background, while you focus on your clients, design, and content.

Virtual dedicated server (VDS)

Finally, for when you need absolute power and control, our Virtual Dedicated Servers deliver.

If you are an agency that handles high-profile clients with websites that get immense amounts of traffic each day, a VDS is the solution you need. It offers dedicated resources in a virtualized environment, giving you the performance of a private server, without the full cost of hardware management (which we also handle for you anyway).

Each of our VDS plans is designed with mission-critical sites in mind, ensuring greater resource allocation, effortless scalability, and unwavering stability. Additionally, a VDS is an excellent choice for agencies that require custom server configurations or development stacks.

Your biggest clients will enjoy enterprise-level performance while we do all the maintenance for you.

Why choose hosting.com?

Because we deliver what we promise.

Choosing a hosting provider shouldn’t be all about the raw numbers; the specs. Partnership is a key ingredient to a successful agency. You need a hosting company that understands your needs. Whether it’s deadlines, client expectations, or growth, we know what you require as an agency. We’ve been there.

1. Flexibility: All our hosting plans, regardless of type or resources, are made to scale with our customers. As your agency grows, so will our hosting plans, seamlessly, in the background.
2. Expertise: Our customers benefit from an expert, always-human support team. They are ready to assist, no matter the time or day, with all your questions and concerns.
3. Transparency: Whether it’s pricing, uptime guarantees, owning our mistakes, or any other communication, we are always clear in our message.
4. Your reputation: Your clients trust you to deliver results the same way you expect us to. Our dedication to stability, speed, and security is unwavering.
5. Resources beyond hosting: For us, agency success is much more than excellent hosting. Educating our customers on how to achieve that success is equally important. Our Agency Success playlist on YouTube is an ever-expanding font of knowledge, encompassing a wide range of topics. For example, if you want to learn more about the power of recurring revenue, check out our livestream where Nathan Ingram discusses it in depth.

At hosting.com, we are committed to supporting agencies of all sizes and complexities. We want you to spend less time troubleshooting and more time focusing on your clients.

Great agencies deserve great hosting

Nowadays, a website is much more than it was in the past. Now, a website is a whole digital experience. From its appearance to its performance and usability, it all adds up to something beyond a page online.

That is why at hosting.com, we are committed to providing agencies with all the tools they need to thrive. Whether it’s the right hosting plan, spot-on customer care and advocacy, or resources to help you improve at what you do, we are here to help.

Because when you succeed, we succeed as well.