22nd Feb 2024
Displaying a clear pricing structure is key to operating an ethical business. This might sound obvious but there seems to be a lot of examples across many industries where customers are being led to believe that a service costs one price but later increases despite there being no difference in how the client uses the service. These hidden costs can come as a nasty shock, especially if you've committed to using a service that isn't easy to leave later down the line.
We have never used 'charm pricing' and always keep it simple with round numbers. The prices that you see for our hosting plans are what you will pay and this will only change if you upgrade your plan or use more resources. We haven't changed this pricing structure for ten years and in the economic crisis of recent times have kept it the same despite the rising costs that all businesses are facing.
If you would like to save some money on your Green Hosting plan, here are two things you can do:
If you would like to know more about the other benefits of signing up to Green Hosting, see how we support our clients, charities and fellow ethical businesses.
Current clients can also become a Green Hosting affiliate, potentially earning money from sign-ups via your website.
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12th Jan 2024
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That could be useful if you’re thinking of switching to Green Hosting one day.
Switching your website to Green Hosting is one really simple way that you can make your brand, organisation or project more responsible to people and our planet.
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8th Dec 2023
Green Hosting is powered 100% by renewable energy and has been for many years. A recent upgrade also means that we provide the very best in web hosting energy efficiency too.
Why is it important for renewable energy to be used efficiently?You might be wondering, if we only use 100% renewable sources (wind, sun, sea) to power our servers and not fossil fuels, why is energy efficiency so important?
We feel that it’s not just important, it is vital. Only using as much power as you need, reducing waste and most of all designing systems that require less power reduces the demand on the precious natural resources and the infrastructure that supplies it. This in turn can allow for more widespread use and potentially lower future energy costs. For us, it always comes back to being part of a wider movement for positive change, for people and the planet.
The data centre that houses the Green Hosting servers have achieved a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.05, making it one of the most efficient data centres in the world. Until recently, we could boast the excellent PUE of 1.2 but 1.05 is so much better!
This level of efficiency is achieved due to the data centre’s design and build. Firstly, to keep the very hot servers cool, it employs ‘evaporative cooling’ which works by running air and water via EcoCooling units. Simply put, outside cool air is passed through water, which evaporates and makes the air even cooler. On cold days (which are common in the UK), the water isn’t even needed and on hot days it can handle the strain. This type of cooling uses no refrigeration or harmful chemicals, just nature’s own air and water. In addition, the data centre operates ‘cold aisle containment’ which ensures that the hot air produced by the servers and the cooled air are kept separate, meaning the cooling process isn’t affected and energy isn’t wasted.
That’s not all. We have even more to look forward to; During 2024-2025 the data centre has plans to add its own roof mounted solar panel array, providing additional on-site renewable energy. We will keep you updated on this as it happens. Find out more about the data centre that houses Green Hosting.
27th Sep 2023
Did you know that you can get a 20% discount when you sign up for Green Hosting?
This isn't a new thing, we have offered the discount for years. But you may have missed previous posts, so here we are again with a little reminder.
Do get in touch if you'd like to know more.
3rd Aug 2023
Whether you're starting with a brand new website or moving an existing site to Green Hosting, there are other items and services you may find useful.
Here are some useful additions that we offer:
For a smooth and easy transition, let us transfer your existing website and e-mails to your new Green Hosting account.
We can transfer your WordPress website from WordPress.com for you. This is different from transferring a self-hosted WordPress website, which we can also do via our regular website transfer service.
Be ready to start using WordPress at your new Green Hosting account with our WordPress installation service, complete with addititional security features to help keep your WordPress website safe.
We can add security features to your existing WordPress website to help keep it safe from hackers and attacks.
Run multiple websites at your Green Hosting account with up to two more add-on domains.
See our support page for prices of the above services.
Buy domains through Green Hosting and we will register them for you. You can find out domain prices here.
All domains come with free Whois privacy protection. This means that details of the domain owner are not publicly available to view on the Whois database.
All of our hosting plans come with free SSL certificates installed as well as many other useful tools and apps via cPanel.
If you have any questions or if there's anything else you need, please get in touch with us.
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