Let’s be real for a second. Nobody gets excited about website hosting. It’s one of those things you only think about when it goes wrong – and by then, it’s usually already costing you money.
So when clients ask us why our hosting costs more than the deals they’ve seen online for a fiver a month, it’s a fair question. Here’s the honest answer: you’re not just paying for hosting. You’re paying for a website that’s fast, secure, backed up and looked after by people who actually know it.
Every site is different, so our pricing is too – it scales with the size of your site and how much your business relies on it. A simple brochure site needs a different setup to a busy e-commerce store. But whatever the size, the same principles apply. Let’s unpack what you get.
Part one: proper WordPress hosting (not the bargain-bin kind)
We host our clients’ sites on WP Engine, a platform built purely for WordPress. It’s not a general-purpose host trying to be all things to all people – it’s specialist kit, tuned for exactly the kind of site you’ve got.
Here’s what that means in plain English:
- Daily backups. Every day, automatically. If something goes sideways, we can roll it back in one click.
- Serious security. Threat detection, firewalls and dodgy traffic blocked before it gets anywhere near your site.
- Speed, baked in. Server-level caching and a CDN mean your pages load quickly – which your visitors (and Google) love.
- A safe place to test. Staging environments let us try changes out properly before they go anywhere near your live site.
- Always on. 24/7 WordPress specialist support and a strong uptime record.
Part two: a team that actually looks after your site
Great hosting keeps your site running. But WordPress sites need a bit of TLC to stay healthy – and that’s where we come in.
- Updates, done properly. WordPress core, plugins and themes kept up to date – and tested first, so an update doesn’t break your contact form at 9pm on a Friday.
- Housekeeping and monitoring. We spot the small stuff before it turns into big (expensive) stuff.
- People who know you. No faceless ticket queue. You get a named team who know your site and can jump on things quickly.
“But I can get hosting for a fiver a month…”
You can! And for some sites, that’s fine. But it’s worth knowing what that fiver usually gets you:
| Budget hosting | Adigi Hosting & Support | |
|---|---|---|
| Servers | Shared – other sites can slow yours down | Dedicated, WordPress-optimised |
| Backups | Limited or none | Daily, one-click restore |
| Security | Pretty minimal | Firewall, threat detection, bad traffic blocked |
| Speed | Basic | Server caching + CDN |
| Support | Generic, not WordPress-specific | 24/7 WordPress specialists + your Adigi team |
| Updates | Your job | Done and tested for you |
| When it breaks | You pay to fix it (and lose enquiries meanwhile) | We’re on it |
The catch with cheap hosting is that the saving tends to vanish the first time something goes wrong. A single emergency fix, or a few days of lost enquiries and sales, can easily wipe out years of “savings” in one go.
The bottom line
With us, you get reliable, secure, professionally maintained hosting – plus a team keeping an eye on it so you don’t have to. Think of it less as a hosting bill and more as insurance for one of your hardest-working business assets.
Fast, secure, backed up and looked after – so you can get on with running your business.
Got questions?
If you’re an existing client and want to talk through what’s included, or you’re thinking about moving your site over to us, just drop us a line and we’ll put together a package that fits your site. We’re always happy to have a chat – no hard sell, promise.
Get in-touch with our team today.