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1 Grid Web hosting
Introduction

The digitisation of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is in many ways dependent on the digital resources and tools the business has, especially its website. SMEs looking to create comprehensive websites needs to find a web hosting platform and partner.

What is Web Hosting?

A hosting service, or web host, is a business that provides the technology, infrastructure, and security necessary for a website to be viewed on the internet. They rent out space on secure, 24/7 connected servers, allowing users to store website files and make them accessible globally.

All websites require hosting. You can choose a website builder platform which will host your website for you. However, if you opt for a self-hosted platform, you must secure hosting services from a hosting provider.

Choosing the right web hosting provider and plan, is critical for SMEs especially those starting their digital journey. A web hosting provider that works for SMEs is 1-grid.

What is 1-grid?

1-grid is a South African web hosting and digital services company that provides domain registration, website building tools, server hosting, and business registration packages tailored for small and medium enterprises.

What Does 1-grid Offer SMEs?

1-grid offers an all-in-one digital platform designed to help SMES an all-in-one digital platform designed to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa set up, manage, and grow their business online. Their services range from legal company registration to hosting, security, and digital marketing tools.

 

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Main Features

Domain Registration: 1-grid allows users to search, register or transfer their business domain in minutes.

Website Builder: 1-grid has a website builder powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to help users create comprehensive, mobile-responsive websites without previous experience.

Website Hosting: The platform offers hosting services for Windows, Linux and WordPress.

Server Backup: 1-grid has high-performance server options and flexible server backup solutions designed to protect user data.

Business Email: With 1-grid you can get a professional email address that aligns with your business name and domain to enhance your brand reputation.

Security: 1-grid has SSL certificates to secure your website, protect user data and transact online safely. Additionally, automated cloud-based backups are there to ensure your website data is protected.

Business Registration: An added benefit to 1-grid is its company registration services which includes domain, web hosting, professional email and website builder features.

Pricing

1-grid has three pricing plans for web hosting. All web hosting plans include 1-click WordPress install, Plesk control panel, free email accounts, unlimited website traffic, fast SSD storage, and a free .co.za domain.

Small Plan – R99 per month or R1069 per year. The Small plan includes:

  • Host 1 website
  • 10GB SSD storage
  • 100 mail accounts
  • Plesk control panel
  • Includes .co.za domain registration

Medium Plan – R139 per month or R1501 per year. The Medium plan includes:

  • Host 200 websites
  • 25GB SSD storage
  • Unlimited mail accounts
  • Plesk control panel
  • Includes .co.za domain registration

Large Plan – R269 per month or R2905 per year. The Large plan includes:

  • Host unlimited websites
  • 50GB SSD storage
  • Unlimited mail accounts
  • Plesk control panel
  • Includes .co.za domain registration

Additional Products:

SSL Certificates – R279 per year.

Domain Transfers – Free for .co.za domains

Professional Email – Plans start at R65 per email account, per month.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy-to-use Plesk control panel
Free email accounts and .co.za domain
Fast SSD storage
Affordable plans

Cons

Free SSL incurs a configuration fee.
Limited scalability
FAQs

Shared hosting is the most affordable option, but your website shares resources with other websites on the same server. VPS hosting offers more resources and isolation from other websites, providing better performance. Dedicated servers provide the highest level of performance and control, as you have an entire server dedicated to your website.

The amount of storage and bandwidth you need will depend on the size and complexity of your website. 1-grid offers a variety of plans with different storage and bandwidth limits.

A domain name is what people type into their web browser to access your website. Without a domain name, your website would still be accessible to the world, but only by typing in the IP address (e.g. 196.43.195.54) of your web server.

This would be very hard for visitors to remember, which is why websites use human-friendly domain names instead.

Yes. If you already have a website with another hosting provider, you can migrate it over at any point. To do so, you will simply have to copy your website files and database to your new 1-grid web hosting plan, along with all your existing configurations and credentials.

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