Having at least one website has become practically indispensable for any company in Italy that has the slightest need to make itself known and present itself to new customers. And in many cases it is the minimum a company, SMEs included, can do to increase its online presence. Putting up a website with related hosting and taking care of it, however, is not for everyone, and time must be spent on it.
The first step in opening a website is to choose hosting, and it is something crucial so that you don’t blow a hole in the water and end up with an abandoned site or with unsolvable problems later on. In order to be successful you need to choose one of the best Italian hosting. In the event that the best hosting is too expensive or offers a service not in line with one’s needs, one must instead rely on professionals who are willing to take thorough care of the management of one’s server or shared hosting, especially in cases where small and medium-sized companies do not have the time nor the funds to hire additional employees.
To get started we recommend WordPress hosting, to manage content and structure easily even without having specific technical skills. But what does it really mean to have a good hosting service and what are the best hosting for companies and SMEs in Italy? Let’s find out together.
Difference between business and “consumer” hosting
Many people believe that in order to open their company’s website, they need business hosting of a certain type. Nothing could be more wrong. There are host packages called “Business,” but these are often reseller packages, so for those who want to do “business” with servers by reselling.
In fact, these are programs often aimed at web agencies, developers, webmasters, IT consultants and those who have made the Internet their business and are looking for a business and technology partner through which to provide services. This is not to say that there is no business hosting more suitable for SMBs, quite the contrary.
Below we propose precisely this type, specifying that along with the host you must also purchase a domain. We also specify that the hosting we recommend is ideal for a site that will receive at most a few tens of thousands of visits per month, as is usually the case with websites newly created by SMEs.
Before we begin, let us remind you that having a website involves annual expenses, although often very low. You cannot buy a domain or hosting; you can only “rent” them. Only by purchasing a server to install yourself and having the necessary skills to manage and maintain it is it possible to lower the expenses regarding a hosting (but not those for the domain, which still remains “rented.” In all other cases, those who open a website face a small or large monthly or annual expense depending on the size and traffic of their website.
For more information or if you do not feel ready to handle the process of purchasing hosting for your company, you can find out about our services and contact us for a consultation.
Best business hosting
Below are the best hosting specifically for businesses. If you plan to open an e-commerce, we also recommend the selection of the 5 best free and easy-to-use e-commerce platforms.
Aruba offers a managed shared hosting service with various packages available. It is one of the best hosting and most popular in Italy, nevertheless not many people recommend it because it lacks a profitable affiliate program that remunerates those who advertise the service. Instead, we believe that it is one of the most valuable hosting as far as small and medium-sized businesses are concerned.
To get started, we recommend WordPress hosting, available for an annual price of just over 30 euros. You will then have a complete hosting, with the content management system already installed and easily configured. You won’t have to take care of your server because Aruba’s technicians will do it, and you’ll only have to think about creating the website content.
SiteGround
Another of the most famous and good hosting for businesses, especially SMBs, is Siteground. Again you have the option of choosing a WordPress hosting, or even with WooCommerce in case you plan to open an e-commerce site for online shopping.
And even then the servers are completely managed by the provider and you do not have to take care of their maintenance. Despite being one of the most efficient services, the price still remains affordable.
GoDaddy
We continue with one more hosting service that is accessible to everyone in terms of technical knowledge: GoDaddy. You can choose affordable packages to host one or more websites at the same time, also based on the space you need and the bandwidth you need.
The starter plan which is the cheapest one is enough in any case for a site with thousands of visits per month, so if you are an SME you are unlikely to have problems. But should that happen, you will always have the option of upgrading to a hosting plan with more advanced hardware resources without losing your data or migrating.
OVH
OVH is one of the most popular server providers in Europe and offers complete managed hosting plans starting from just a few euros per month. The range of products available is very wide and encompasses practically all types of websites: it can also be considered first-rate as business hosting.
You can buy hosting for a single website, but also entire servers with hundreds of GB of storage space. And it is of course possible to get CMS such as WordPress and Joomla preinstalled.
Hosting for businesses and Oltrematica
If you do not want to take care of any of the individual aspects of buying and managing the website for your company, including the choice of hosting and the management of the content that will then have to be present on the portal for your customers, you can rely on Oltrematica. We can take care of any aspect related to your company’s online presence, from the opening of the website for SMEs to its promotion, including the management and maintenance of any IT infrastructure.
And of course we can also take care of content management for each company’s website. Should you be interested in getting in touch with us to manage your company’s online presence, please contact us using the form at the end of the page.