{"id":1072,"date":"2020-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:36:30","slug":"why-choosing-local-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/why-choosing-local-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Choosing Local Hosting Could Be A Smart Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>Is the website hosting that is powering your business\u2019 website a priority of yours? Business owners have a lot to think about and local hosting is generally the IT department, web developer or web designer\u2019s \u201cbaby\u201d. However, if your website\u2019s performance is important to you, and we know it is, then so should your website hosting and its provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what you can ask your relevant teams to ensure that your website performs optimally:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-takeaways\">KEY TAKEAWAYS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We offer fast website hosting for optimal performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our hosting is reliable and secure, keeping your site online and protected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our hosting plans are sized to handle your visitors and content needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are a South Africa\u2013based hosting company, providing local support and servers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h4>TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/h4><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#key-takeaways\">KEY TAKEAWAYS<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#why-it-is-a-good-idea-to-host-locally\">Why it is a Good Idea to Host Locally<\/a><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-local-web-hosting-loads-faster\">1. Local hosting loads faster<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-local-web-hosting-loads-faster-1\">2. Local web hosting is better for SEO<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-local-web-hosting-loads-faster-1-1\">3. Local web hosting helps you support a local business<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#4-local-web-hosting-offers-excellent-technical-support\">4. Local hosting offers excellent technical support<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#register-the-right-domain-name\">Choose the Right Website Hosting Plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-it-is-a-good-idea-to-host-locally\">Why it is a Good Idea to Host Locally<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-local-web-hosting-loads-faster\">1. Local hosting loads faster<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Statistics have indicated that local hosting can be as much as three times faster. The reason for this is simple, every time a visitor accesses your website, data needs to travel from the server it is hosted on, so if your target audience lives in South Africa, so should your hosting company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-local-web-hosting-loads-faster-1\">2. Local web hosting is better for SEO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Google and other top search engines are essentially \u201cdata matchmakers\u201d, in that they aim to link browsers with the best and most relevant content. That is why they aim to match local IP addresses with local relevant websites and in doing so they also factor in a website\u2019s speed and performance. Local web hosting therefore hits the mark for SEO in more ways than one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-local-web-hosting-loads-faster-1-1\">3. Local web hosting helps you support a local business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporting local businesses has never been more important than now. All local companies support the economic viability of South Africa by contributing toward vat, taxes, creating local jobs and investing in local office space etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-local-web-hosting-offers-excellent-technical-support\">4. Local hosting offers excellent technical support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Operating locally offers a hosting company more control in ensuring that schedule updates and maintenance, as well as upgrading and installation of software &amp; hardware are all aimed at benefitting their customers. A local support team is able to communicate and understand, as well as offer better and faster support to a local client base as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Domains.co.za\u2019s Web Hosting, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtual_private_server\" alt=\"Link to Wikipedia - Virtual Private Server - VPS\" title=\"Wikipedia - Virtual Private Server - VPS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VPS Hosting<\/a>, WordPress Hosting and Email Only Hosting solutions offer optimum reliability, stability, performance and security. We are based in Johannesburg and our N+1 Data Centre boasts redundant cooling, fire suppression, UPS and generator backups, as well as a carrier grade networking infrastructure with IPv4 &amp; IPv6 connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about our website hosting solutions by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/web-hosting-south-africa\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"register-the-right-domain-name\">Choose the Right Website Hosting Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VIDEO:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3IzK1yuOFRc\" alt=\"Link to Domains.co.za - How to Choose the Right Web Hosting Plan for Your Website\" title=\"Domains.co.za - How to Choose the Right Web Hosting Plan for Your Website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Choose the Right Web Hosting Plan for Your Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3IzK1yuOFRc\" alt=\"Domains.co.za YouTube - How to Choose the Right Web Hosting Plan for Your Website\" title=\"Domains.co.za YouTube - How to Choose the Right Web Hosting Plan for Your Website\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the website hosting that is powering your business\u2019 website a priority of yours? Business owners have a lot to think about and local hosting is generally the IT department, web developer or web designer\u2019s \u201cbaby\u201d. However, if your website\u2019s performance is important to you, and we know it is, then so should your website hosting and its provider. Here\u2019s what you can ask your relevant teams to ensure that your website performs optimally: KEY TAKEAWAYS We offer fast website hosting for optimal performance. Our hosting is reliable and secure, keeping your site online and protected. Our hosting plans are sized to handle your visitors and content needs. 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