Services / Hosting & care

Hosting that isn’t GoDaddy.

Your site runs on infrastructure I built and look after myself, not rented from a big hosting company. Fast, secure, and with a direct line to the person who built it.

From
£150 a year
Includes
Email
Response time
Under 50ms
Response time, end to endUnder50msMeasured across the sites I host, the whole round trip a visitor makes. Google suggests aiming for under 800ms, so that’s around 16 times quicker.

Everything, looked after.

One yearly price covers the lot. No add-ons at checkout, and nothing to configure yourself.

My own infrastructure

Servers I built, configured and look after myself. Not a reseller account, and not rented space on a big host.

Server level caching

Pages are ready before anyone asks for them, which is how my sites answer in under 50ms.

Email included

Addresses on your own domain come as part of the plan, not as a monthly extra.

Firewalls and hardening

Every server is locked down, with firewalls that stop bad traffic before it reaches your site.

Nightly backups

Your site is copied every night, so if the worst ever happens it’s restored, not rebuilt.

A cleaner WordPress admin

Every site comes with my own custom admin panel, so managing your site is simpler and the clutter you don’t need stays out of the way.

No more spam

A spam filter built into the admin panel stops junk form submissions before they ever reach your inbox.

Two-factor login

2FA on every login as standard, so a stolen or guessed password alone can’t get anyone into your site.

Updates and monitoring

Software kept up to date and your site watched around the clock, so problems are fixed before you notice them.

Built to get better with time.

Most websites are finished the day they launch. Yours keeps improving, on fast, secure infrastructure I built and look after myself. Nobody in between.

Your site, on my servers0ms
A blink of an eye0ms
Google’s benchmark for good0ms
Slowed down 4 times so you can see it.
The difference

A person, not a platform.

Big hosts are built for millions of customers. I look after a small number of sites, properly.

With meA typical big host
Who answersThe person who built your siteA ticket queue or call centre
SpeedCaching tuned for every siteWhatever your plan allows
EmailIncludedUsually a monthly add-on
Form spamFiltered out before it reaches youStraight into your inbox
LoginsTwo-factor as standardUsually a password and nothing else
BackupsNightly, includedOften an extra
UpsellsNoneAt every checkout

Hosting questions.

Not at all, you’re free to host wherever you like. But hosting with me starts from £150 a year, email included, on the same fast, secure infrastructure I built and look after for all my clients.

Hosting on my own servers, email on your domain, server level caching, my custom WordPress admin panel with spam filtering and two-factor login, firewalls, nightly backups, updates and monitoring. Bigger or busier sites may need more, and you’ll know the price before anything changes.

You message me, the person who built and looks after your site. No ticket numbers and no call centre. And with nightly backups, the worst case is a restore, not a rebuild.

You can, and many people do. But big hosts are built for millions of customers, not for your site. With me you get speed and security set up for your site specifically, and a direct line to someone who knows it inside out.

Michael OvertonBased in Woking

Woking, Surrey

Independent studio
Working with clients worldwide

Mon–Fri, 9am to 5pm UK time
Calls in person or on video

Let’s talk about your project.

A new website, a complete rebrand, or just exploring what’s possible. Tell me a little and I’ll take it from there.

What are you interested in?
What’s your timeline?

I’ll get back to you within 24 hours.