What is Web Hosting?

In order to have your website online, you need a Web Host - this is where Westnet comes in. As a Web Hosting company we can provide space on our servers to host websites of individuals, small businesses and large corporations. You pay a monthly fee for your Hosting package which varies depending on how much disk space and bandwidth your site will use. Your website could consist of any number of web pages which, simply put, are files.

When you or your designer builds a web page, it’s saved as a file on a computer. In order to get the web pages visible on the internet, you need to rent some space on a computer that specialises in serving files and web pages out across the internet to ‘host’ your web page for you.

Why do I need Web Hosting?

If you're looking to have a website, you will need web hosting. Web hosting provides a way for people to access your website through theinternet. Without it, there would be no way for people to see the pages within your website. If you have content such as photos or blogs to share with anyone, it would not be viewable. Nor would you be able to promote your brand online or sell products or services over the web.

Web Hosting is a way of giving your website and email a 'home' on the internet. This home is where your website is stored and email is processed. Westnet has a wide range of hosting plans suitable for personal web sites right through to database driven commercial websites with various different email options to suit all needs. We can help you to choose the right hosting package so if you're not sure which option to go for – we’re happy to help. Call us on 1300 137 480!

Which plan will suit me?

If you're a home user wanting to get your own website up and running, or a small business who wants to boost their web presence, we have affordable web hosting packages for you. Westnet are committed to making sure you get reliable and easy to manage hosting services plus all of the features you would expect. And because our plans can be customised for you to choose what you need, you only pay for the resources you'll really use. What's more, you can rest assured all our Web Hosting packages are offered with great over the phone technical support through our knowledgeable, patient and professional staff. You’ll get the help you need, when you need it.

Our Webspace 100MB plan is suited to those looking for a simple website either for business or personal use. If you're looking for a brochure website and don't require lots of fancy or complex features this is the plan for you*.

Our Webspace 500MB plan is our mid level plan suited more to Small Business customers wanting that little bit extra from their Web Hosting. If you have a more complex or dynamic website and want reliability and performance this would be the best option for you*.

Our Webspace 2GB plan is our top of the range Web Hosting Plan for companies that require a complete hosting package for high traffic volume websites. Whether you have a rich-media or an e-commerce website, the Webspace 2GB Hosting plan gives you the disk-space and features you need*.

If you're not sure which plan you need, don't hesitate to call our experienced team on 1300 137 480.

* The Hosting packages described here are available only to new hosted domain name customers.

Web Hosting Features

Westnet offers a range of different, feature-rich Hosting Packages. What's more, with Westnet Hosting, launching your website is easy; we provide easy-to-use tools and support to answer all your questions. You can choose from our tailor made plans to get yourself or your business online. Just some of the many features our Hosting Plans are equipped with are:

Generous webspace
Our Hosting plans come equipped with generous disk space allowances ensuring you have all the room you need for both your website & emails

Total control
With our easy to use, intuitive Control Panel you can take control and configure the features you need

Web statistics
Measure your website's performance and track visitors using a powerful web statistics tool web site

Feature rich
Hosting Plus supports many different coding languages including PHP5, MySQL, ASP.net, ASP.net  and popular applications like SiteBuilder and FrontPage

Proven track record
Westnet Hosting have been serving thousands of members, both individuals and businesses alike for over 10 years

Technical Support
Rest assured that support is on hand for technical and account issues

Site Builder
Quickly create impressive websites from a range of existing templates and options.