Web hosting
We can host and manage your website1 and make sure everything is running smoothly. Our WordPress hosting ticks all the boxes:
- Fast, secure, reliable and 100% scalable
- UK-based, carbon neutral data centre
- Cloud-based infrastructre with automatic load balancing to cope with traffic spikes
- Daily backups and recovery service in case of emergency2
- Linux or Windows servers
Domain registration
We can manage the purchase and renewal of your chosen domain names (i.e. your website address). Unlike some companies we register the domain in your name, only using Barn2 Media as the administrative contact.
Email accounts
For a one-off fee we can setup your email using Google Apps. This brings a number of benefits over a standard email service and gives you access to a suite of other Google products.
Google Apps free edition includes:
- Up to 10 custom email addresses using your domain, e.g. john@ourcompany.com
- 7.5 GB storage per address with junk email filtering and virus blocking
- Web access via the industry-leading Gmail interface, or an IMAP or POP3 client
- Built in messaging, voice and video chat
- Access to other Google products – Docs, Calendar, Sites, Reader and more
WordPress software updates
It is highly recommended that the software used to power your website is updated regularly (at least annually). This includes the WordPress software iteself, as well as your theme and any plugins that are installed.
Regular updates are needed to ensure your website remains secure and is equipped with the latest features. The cost for this service1 varies depending on the complexity of your site.
