Hosting & support

Having a great website and going live is a great step, but it is only the first step that you will take with your website. A website needs to be nurtured, and over time, it will need amendments to be made, maintenance and improvements. When these simple steps are not followed, a website can quickly stagnate, and this can result in a slip down those all-important rankings. Without this care, all of the hard work that has gone into creating a website is for nothing. However, the good news is that this is the type of support that a company like Bubble can offer, leaving you free to continue with the day-to-day tasks.

Every website needs to be “hosted” somewhere. Hosting is simply the renting of space on a server; the space is rented in a similar way to how you might rent office space. At Bubble, we can assist you with your hosting requirements and offer you peace of mind at the same time. Good hosting is a bit like an insurance policy, meaning that the right help is always on hand should something go wrong.

You should think of a good host as an essential tool, not only for your website but also for your business. Your website is, after all, one of the easiest ways for clients and potential clients to get in touch with you; check out what you are all about and the products or services you are offering. A great host will react quickly to any issues when they come up in order to ensure that the impact to your company is minimal, because downtime can be costly. They will take the necessary measures to ensure that you have superfast website speeds, which are essential to good SEO (search engine optimisation) and also to a positive user experience. If your website runs slow, then there is a good chance potential customers will look for an alternative, and this is something you really cannot afford to let happen.

And finally, good hosting will make your website a much safer place for your company and your clients.

A static website will only work in the short term. If you want to ensure that you keep reaching your potential target audience, then you need to be certain that your website has the appropriate support in place. Hosting will help you when it comes to reliability, security and speed, but here at Bubble, we understand the importance that support plays when it comes to keeping your website growing.

The Google algorithms take notice of those websites which are continually growing, are regularly updated and have fresh new content to entice your audience in. This is something that their ranking algorithm loves and rewards companies for having. Your website is never truly finished. If you want to remain visible, current and easy to find, then you need to ensure that you keep growing your content so that it evolves with your business. Of course, this can take the time that you may need to spend in other areas of your business, which is why having a support package in place can make sense.

Support is about more than simply adding new products to your website. It might also include updating the text, changing the layout of some of your pages to make them even more user-friendly, updating your images, adding new features and even writing regular blog posts. It should also include things like fixing the bugs that arise from such updates.