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How-to 8 min read

How to move your website to a new host without downtime

The full method we use on every migration, so visitors never hit a broken page and you never lose an email while DNS catches up.

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WordPress 2 min read

Is WordPress good for beginners?

A practical starting point for your first WordPress site: what you can do yourself, what needs maintenance and how to choose hosting.

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Hosting 2 min read

What is cloud hosting?

Understand cloud hosting, shared plans and VPS hosting, including resource limits, management and the questions to ask before moving a website.

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Infrastructure 2 min read

What is load balancing?

How load balancers distribute requests, detect unhealthy servers and fit into a hosting design with shared sessions, databases and backups.

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Migration 2 min read

How to move your website to a new host without downtime

Plan a hosting move with backups, staging checks, a final data sync and DNS testing. Keep email and orders in the migration checklist.

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Guides 8 min read

What is a UK hosting company actually worth?

Most owners either wildly over-value or wildly under-value their hosting book. Here is the multiple buyers actually use, what moves it up and down, and how to sanity-check your own number before you talk to anyone.

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Guides 9 min read

How to sell a hosting client base without losing the customers

The money in a hosting sale is tied to customers staying. Here is how to prepare the book, run the handover and say the right things at the right time, from someone who has been on the receiving end of both good and bad handovers.

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How to create 301 redirects in WordPress
WordPress 2 min read

How to create 301 redirects in WordPress

Create permanent WordPress redirects, map old pages to relevant replacements and test status codes, loops and query strings before publishing.

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What is an Apache server? An in-depth overview of apache web server software
Guides 8 min read

What is an Apache server? An in-depth overview of apache web server software

Apache is one of the most popular open-source web servers, prized for its reliability, flexibility and scalability. Here is an in-depth look at what it is and how it works.

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What is WHOIS Privacy? Everything You Need to Know About It
Guides 6 min read

What is WHOIS Privacy? Everything You Need to Know About It

WHOIS is the public record of who owns a domain. What it still shows since 2018, the free .uk opt-out most people miss, and when privacy is worth buying.

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I have been a customer for several years. I recently had challenges putting my website live and was helped by Tom, whose professionalism and dedication exceeded my expectations. Snappy Host sets a high standard for excellence.

PDA Trustpilot

Snappy are great! They always fix our problems straightaway and without any fuss!

Anne Trustpilot

I have found the team at Snappy Host to be very helpful. A quick chat message or email and they are on the ball resolving any issues. No long, complicated process to reach them.

Segilola Salami Trustpilot

Snappyhost are first rate. Their service is both professional and yet also personable. You know you are talking to people who know what they are doing, and they have always been on hand when we have needed advice.

Castle Steel Buildings Trustpilot

Fantastic support. Great speed at unbelievable value.

Ron Finnegan Trustpilot

SnappyHost support is consistently great. I have used them to host my website, which has grown substantially over the years. My site is really fast thanks to the tools they installed, and whenever there is an issue they sort it out. Amazing service.

The Professional Traveller Trustpilot

Moved to Snappy Host from Heart, and it was the best decision I have ever made! Really supportive and helpful team who helped me get my emails set up for all my customers with no hassle. 10/10.

Duncan Matthews Trustpilot

Our agency manages a number of sites for clients, so we need an efficient, easy-to-use platform. The team have been super helpful through set-up and migrations, all for an unbeatable price.

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