Web hosting is the service that keeps your site constantly available on the Internet, allowing visitors to view the site and use its facilities.

WebCAL works in partnership with leading UK telecomms provider NewNet plc to provide a first class web hosting service. Together we provide the infrastructure - fast, reliable Internet access, database servers, e-mail servers - and support required to run a reliable hosting service. With WebCAL and NewNet you have the confidence of knowing that you can talk to a real person about your hosting needs and get quick response to critical issues.

There is an annual charge for the service of web hosting, with the first year free of charge for websites developed and hosted by WebCAL.

Naming your site

Getting the right name for your site is a vitally important part of creating your presence on the web. The domain name should be relevant to the content of the site, e.g. www.bbc.co.uk is completely unambiguous as to who operates the site and what to expect by visiting, whereas, www.diy.com does not immediately suggest that it is the site belonging to B&Q.

Once a client decides to have us build a site then we work with them to register the domain name(s) relevant to their site. The cost of these registrations is fixed and lasts for two years, after which the domain will have to be re-registered for a further two years. Clients who have their sites developed by WebCAL receive the first year's hosting free of charge, including the registration of one UK domain name.

Registration of a single UK domain e.g. www.yourname.co.uk will cost £25 for the two years, with a range of options for multiple registrations. As part of this service we keep track of the domain renewal process and timetable, alerting you in advance of the need to renew - a vital service in order to ensure that your use of the domain name is retained.