T3CHS Hosting
Small Business Web Hosting
Hosting is what keeps your website online. We host the sites we build on a fast global network, keep every version and watch it, so your site just works.
In Short
- Every plan includes a free SSL certificate, and every version of your site is saved.
- No plugins to patch, so there is far less to break or get hacked.
- On another host now? We rebuild your site with us and switch it over for you.
- Support comes from people who know small business sites.
Hosting Plans
Starter Site
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Per month
For a small brochure site with a few pages.
- One website
- Free SSL certificate
- Every version saved, with one step rollback
- Email support from a real person
Business Site
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Per month
For a busy local business site with forms and a blog.
- One website
- Free SSL certificate
- Every version saved, with one step rollback
- Staging copy to test changes
- Priority support
Multi Site
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Per month
For owners with more than one location or brand.
- Several websites
- Free SSL certificate on each
- Every version saved, with one step rollback
- Priority support
Prices are set per business. See all plans or ask for a quote.
What Small Business Hosting Should Do
Your website has one job. It has to load fast and work every time a customer looks you up. Good hosting makes that happen quietly in the background.
For most local businesses, that means a few plain things:
- The site loads quickly on a phone, even on a weak signal.
- The padlock shows in the browser, so forms feel safe to fill out.
- There is a recent backup if something goes wrong.
- Someone fixes problems fast, and tells you what happened.
You do not need a server farm. You need a host that treats a five page site for a plumber with the same care as a big store.
What Comes With Every Plan
- Free SSL. Your site loads on https with a padlock, and the certificate renews on its own. See SSL for more.
- Every version saved. Each change is kept, so a bad edit can be rolled back in one step.
- Less to break. The sites we host have no plugins or database to patch, which closes the most common way small sites get hacked.
- Email support. Write to us in plain words. We answer in plain words.
Cheap Web Hosting vs Good Value
Cheap web hosting is easy to find. The low price is often for the first term only, and the renewal price can be much higher. Read the renewal line before you sign up with anyone, including us. Our guide on why a web hosting renewal price jumps shows what to check on the bill.
The real cost of hosting also shows up when something breaks. If your site is down on a Monday morning, the cheapest plan is the one that gets it back fastest. We will always show you the renewal price up front, in writing.
Moving Your Site to Us
Most owners already have a site somewhere. Our hosting is for sites we build, so a move is a rebuild:
- You tell us where the site lives today.
- We rebuild your pages on our stack, keeping the pages that already bring in calls.
- You check the new site on a preview link before anything changes for your customers.
- We switch your domain over, and keep your email working the whole time.
Want to do it yourself? Read our guide to moving a site off GoDaddy. The steps work for most hosts.
Which Plan Fits
- Starter Site fits a small site with a few pages and a contact form.
- Business Site fits most local businesses with a blog, quote forms or booking.
- Multi Site fits owners with more than one location or brand.
Not sure? Read what hosting a small business needs, or just ask us.
Common Questions
Do I need hosting if I already have a domain?
Yes, if you want a website. The domain is your address. Hosting is the place where the site lives. You can keep your domain where it is and point it to our hosting.
Can you host a WordPress site?
Not today. We host the sites we build. If your site runs on WordPress, we can rebuild it with us and keep the pages that already work.
Will my email stop working if I move my hosting?
It should not. We copy your email settings first and move things in the right order. If your email lives with your old host, we plan that move too.
Is cheap web hosting good enough for a small business?
Sometimes. Check the renewal price, the backup policy and how you reach support. Those three things matter more than the first month price.
Do you offer an uptime guarantee?
We will publish our service terms before launch. We do not quote uptime numbers we cannot back up.
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Tell the T3CHS Stack Advisor how you run. It asks a few questions and ranks picks from our checked catalog. Or browse the company directory.
Keep Exploring
Guides
- What Hosting Does a Small Business NeedMost local business sites do well on managed WordPress or good shared hosting, as long as it includes free SSL, backups, updates and real support.
- Domain vs Hosting Explained for Business OwnersA domain is your address on the web and hosting is the computer that stores your website. You need both for a site, and you can buy them from the same company or from two different ones.
- Why Your Web Hosting Renewal Price JumpedA web hosting renewal price is usually much higher than the sign up price, because the low price only covered your first term. Check the bill, cut add ons you do not use, then decide whether to renew, change plans or move.
- 502 Bad Gateway: What It Means and How to Fix ItA 502 Bad Gateway means one server in the chain asked another server for your page and got back a broken answer. It is almost never the visitor's fault. If it is your site, the fix is on your host, your CDN or your site's code, and the fastest path is usually a short message to your host with the time, the page and what you changed.
- How to Fix a 503 Service Unavailable Error on Your SiteA 503 means the server is up but has said it cannot serve the page right now. It is either overloaded or in maintenance mode, and on a small site it is often your own site that sent it. Find out who sent the 503, clear that cause, and keep any planned downtime to hours, not days.
- Website Down Message to Customers: 7 Templates to CopyTell customers three things in plain words. The site is down, how to reach you right now, and when you expect it back. Put that on the down page itself, then send the same note to anyone with a booking. Ask your web person to serve that page with a 503 code, so Google treats the outage as short.
- Fix This Site Can't Be Reached on Your Own Business SiteWhen your own site shows This Site Can't Be Reached for everyone, the fault is almost never the visitor's Wi-Fi. Read the code under the message. A name error points at your domain or DNS, and a refused or timed out connection points at your host. Fix the one the code names.
- SSL Certificates Explained for Business OwnersAn SSL certificate locks the connection between your site and each visitor, and most local businesses only need a free one that renews on its own.
- How to Move Your Website and Email off GoDaddyBack up everything, copy every DNS record, move the site and email first, switch nameservers, check mail, and transfer the domain last if you want to.
- The Small Business Website ChecklistA good local business website is owned by you, loads securely on phones, makes it easy to call or book, and gets checked on a regular schedule.
Free tools
- DNS LookupSee the A, MX, TXT, NS and other records for any domain.
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