There are three components to a website:
#1. The domain name (i.e. pritchardwebsites.com)
#2. The actual website files
#3. Where the website files are stored (website hosting)

Website files need to be stored on a secure computer that is connected to the internet. You rent space on a computer for your files.

I am excited that Pritchard Hosting continues to offer some of the best hosting prices around but price should not be the determining factor when choosing a website host.

Contact me at Mike@PritchardWebsites.com for more info!

Website Hosting - What's At Stake?

There is an enormous company (EIG) buying up large website hosting companies. When they purchased Site5 a lot (or all) of Site5's tech support people were fired.

After purchasing a company they try to stretch their services to cover more websites and performance suffers. This approach is profitable for the company because if the Site5 customers decide to move to another website hosting company there is a very good chance that customer will end up hosting with another EIG company.

If you are currently using a company on this list be aware that your service and support could be getting worse quickly.

Security is the Primary Concern...

...because an insecure hosting computer can cause your website to be hacked even if your website is totally secure. If a website on the same computer as yours gets hacked AND the server is not secure the hacker can reach your website too.

> Web site hacks can affect you a few ways. Things I have seen:

• The only change to a hacked website is a new "vanity" front page showing off the hacker's ability.
• A new "vanity" page and all the website files deleted.
• No change at all to the website but the hacker took over email and sends out spam email messages.
• No obvious change but injected code used for various purposes that gets your site blocked from Google.

Some of those happened to me. That is embarrassing but many years ago I was working on a site that was hacked. Lots of emails were sent out from my email address selling Viagra. That's not good for business : )

Contact me at Mike@PritchardWebsites.com for more info!

We have been continually working to offer the most secure servers around. It narrows my profit margin considerably but it is worth it, I only want to offer high quality services.

Most webhosting companies give you access to the control panel where you can setup your email and subdomains, addon domains and ftp accounts. But at Pritchard Hosting you have access to your control panel AND additionally we will happily do all the above for you. Just contact me and we'll make any adjustments needed.

If your website is currently hosted at Pritchard Hosting you are enjoying the security and service you deserve. Tell your friends to contact me to learn how I can help them. If you are hosted elsewhere contact me today to learn more at 951.970.6172 or Mike@PritchardWebsites.com.