Hosting is the term given to describe where your website will live. Whilst your site is under development, we will post prototype pages on a test area of our own website for you to check and view.

Except for very small single-page personal sites, we don't recommend using the free webspace which comes with your Internet Service Provider. Firstly, and most importantly for businesses, they can sometimes be offline for considerable periods (sometimes called 'downtime'). Secondly the passwords for these accounts are often the same as for your personal email. Lastly, many of them are configured so you can only upload files when connected to the internet via them - this can make it impossible for us to upload files on your behalf!

We will recommend a hosting package to you according to your requirements. We base this on what features you are likely to require - the size of the website, and whether you will require such features as Web Statistics - information on how many people visit your site (see below).

Dedicated hosting packages are geared towards ensuring your site is available for viewing for as much of the time as is possible.

The packages we offer typically have the following features:

• Site backup - a copy of your site is stored.
• Power backup - hosting computers are protected by their own generators in the event of power failure.
• Site statistics - you can find out a wealth of information about who is visiting your site, which pages they view most and which one they enter/leave the site from. This can be invaluable when assessing the effectiveness of your site.
• email accounts - most packages give you multiple email accounts and can also be used as Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for browsing the Internet.
  

Nximedia will take care of all these hosting arrangements according to our discussions with you, so if the above means nothing to you, don't worry! Please call 023 9279 2720, email or complete our online enquiry form for more information.