If your website is slow, your emails go to spam, or you're still sending invoices from a Gmail address, your current setup is costing you more than it's saving. 1418 sets up and manages reliable hosting and professional business email for businesses in Cumbria. No jargon, no confusion, just a setup that works properly.
Web hosting keeps your website live and accessible online. Business email support helps you send and receive email through a professional domain-based address. For example, hello@yourbusiness.co.uk rather than a generic Gmail or Outlook account.
Together, these services help your business look more credible and reduce the risk of technical problems affecting your website or communication.
This service is for businesses that:
Most hosting and email setups are sorted within a few days, with no downtime you'd notice. Pricing starts from £200 + VAT a year for static site hosting, or £275 + VAT a year for PHP and WordPress hosting, which includes weekly maintenance and security patches. Business-class mailboxes with 15GB storage are £40 + VAT a year each. Ecommerce or larger-scale hosting is quoted separately based on what you need. Typical work includes:
We set up or move your website to reliable hosting with correct configuration, minimal downtime, and a clean environment from the start.
SSL encrypts the connection between your site and its visitors. We configure SSL and domain settings correctly so there are no browser warnings and no redirect issues.
We review the hosting environment for common issues. PHP version, file permissions, server configuration. These affect performance or security.
We set up professional email addresses using your domain, so you are sending from name@yourbusiness.co.uk rather than a generic provider.
These three DNS records are what tell receiving mail servers your emails are legitimate. We configure them correctly to improve deliverability and protect your domain from being used for spam.
We test that email is reaching inboxes and identify any configuration issues causing messages to land in spam.
If you are moving away from an old provider, we handle the transition so existing email is preserved and the changeover causes minimal disruption.
Most small businesses do not need an overcomplicated technical setup. They need a stable website, professional email, and someone who can explain clearly what matters and what needs fixing.
With over 16 years of experience configuring hosting environments and email infrastructure for businesses across Cumbria and internationally, 1418 provides practical support with direct communication — especially useful for businesses without in-house technical help.
This service can be provided on its own or alongside a website build or maintenance plan. Not sure what your current setup includes, or who your hosting is even with? That's fine. Send us your domain name and we'll check what you have and tell you plainly what, if anything, needs fixing. See our hosting and email posts for more on common issues like emails going to spam.
Answers to the most common questions about hosting and business email.
Still have questions?Yes. Using a domain-based email address looks more professional and trustworthy. Sending an invoice from a random Hotmail or Gmail account can cost you credibility before you've even started the job.
Static site hosting starts from £200 + VAT a year. PHP and WordPress hosting is £275 + VAT a year and includes weekly maintenance and security patches. Business-class mailboxes with 15GB storage are £40 + VAT a year each. Ecommerce or larger-scale hosting is quoted separately once we know what you need.
Yes. We can review your email authentication records — SPF, DKIM, and DMARC — and fix the configuration issues most likely causing deliverability problems.
Yes. We handle the entire migration — packaging up your existing site and moving it to better hosting with minimal downtime.
SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer. It encrypts the connection between your website and its visitors, so information passing between them can't be read or tampered with. It's what puts the padlock icon next to your website address in the browser bar. Without it, visitors see a "not secure" warning, which damages trust before they've even read a word of your site. SSL is also a basic ranking signal for search engines.
Yes. Hosting and email support can be provided as standalone services.
These are digital signatures that prove to receiving mail servers that your emails are legitimately from you, and not a spammer pretending to be you. Getting them right is the most effective way to stay out of the junk folder.
Tell us what you need and we'll recommend the best next step.
Email us at info@1418.co.uk. Please include:
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