Web Hosting - What is it & what do I need?

Sea N Sun provides many types of hosting plans including shared hosting, virtual dedicated servers, dedicated servers, dedicated hosting IP and SSL certificates that can be purchased at our online store.

What is all that and what do I need?Once you purchase or if you own a domain name (i.e. your_small_business_name.com) and plan to build a website you need someone to host it. Hosting provides individuals, small business or organizations with the systems you need to store files, information, images, video, or other content that is accessible to everyone using the Web.

Shared HostingShared hosting is basically your website sharing disk space on a server controlled by a company or individual with many other websites.
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Virtual Dedicated ServerVirtual dedicated servers are basically a single server that is divided into parts to create more than one server or “virtual server”. Your website lives alone on your part of the server and the virtual server is controlled by you or your small business.
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Dedicated ServerDedicated servers are basically a single server that your website lives on alone and is controlled by you or your small business.
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Dedicated Hosting IPDedicated hosting IP is basically an address assigned to your website. Most websites are on shared hosting where they all share the same address. If your small business needs to have a web store, intranet or process credit cards then you will need your own address (IP) as most require it.
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SSL CertificatesSSL certificates are used for secure data transactions. If your small business plans to setup an online store or process credit cards etc then you will need to purchase SSL certificates.

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