Niche Managed Hosting on Rented Cloud Servers

Small businesses, agencies, online shops and organisations that want their website looked after without having an in-house IT person.

Monthly managed hosting plans priced by site size and support level, plus setup fees, migrations and optional maintenance or development work.

• Server setup and security
• Troubleshooting under pressure
• Explaining technical issues in plain English

• Customers expect near-constant availability, so plan monitoring, backups and cover for holidays or illness
• UK GDPR duties as a data processor, including written contracts with customers, and the ICO data protection fee
• Check professional indemnity and cyber insurance, as a data loss or breach could be costly
• Security responsibilities, including keeping software patched
• Cloud costs rise with usage, so check pricing carefully before setting your plan prices

Startup costs are typically around £1,500 to £6,000, depending on the servers, tools and insurance you need. These are estimates. Cloud costs rise with usage, so check pricing carefully before setting your plan prices.

Monthly revenue is typically around £1,500 to £7,000, depending on your niche, how many customers you host and your plan prices. This is revenue rather than profit, so allow for your cloud costs.

Check UK GDPR duties as a data processor, including written contracts with customers, and the ICO data protection fee. Also check professional indemnity and cyber insurance, your security and patching responsibilities, and plan monitoring, backups and cover for holidays or illness.