WiSS

CELEBRATING 28 YEARS OF...

WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

ECOMMERCE

HOSTING AND DOMAINS

About

WiSS is a North Wales web company delivering cross-platform multi-lingual web sites and online solutions for businesses and organisations of all sizes.

Formed in 1995 we're experienced in working with clients across all market sectors.

We're based on the beautiful North Wales coast, the land of sea, mountains, myths, and legends.

We make it easy for our customers to sell online.

We help our customers build online relationships, enabling them to sell their services and products to a wider global audience, increase their sales, and drive their business forward. We do this by using world class ecommerce solutions, search engine optimisation, and online marketing.

Domain Names

Dozens of great extensions at ultra-low prices

Secure your perfect website name instantly with our smart domain search and registration engine.

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Why register your domain name with us?

We give you plenty of great features at no extra cost, including:

  • User-friendly custom control panel
  • Easy bulk domain management
  • Practical, user-friendly management tools
  • Range of web forwarding options
  • Easy DNS management
  • Unlimited email forwarding
  • Catch-all email forwarding
  • Free Nominet tag changes
  • Nominet WHOIS opt out
  • Friendly UK support

Feature-rich control panel

Manage your websites, databases, email, files, and every other aspect of your hosting account straight from your bespoke control panel. We’ve developed it ourselves to ensure a sleek, modern and user-friendly experience.

Hide your contact details

Anyone buying a domain name from any provider is required to provide correct contact details which are then added to the public, globally accessible WHOIS database. This information is often used by third parties for spam, scams, and selling on. You can prevent your contact details being listed in this way with our Domain Privacy service.

If you’re buying any .UK domain name (ending .uk, .co.uk, .org.uk, .me.uk) and you’re a non-trading individual, you can hide your contact details from public view for free from your control panel.

Registering a domain name with another extension? We’ll show secured contact details instead of yours when you add our Domain Privacy service to your domain name.

Frequently asked questions

When will my domain name be live?

Domains are registered at registry level as soon as you complete the checkout process with us. It can take up to 72 hours for a domain name to become visible on the internet as it globally updates. This applies for all domain names regardless of extension or registrar. However, in the majority of cases

your domain name will be live within a few hours.

Do I need to buy web hosting?

You don’t have to buy web hosting with us, but we strongly recommend it to take advantage of our powerful hosting platforms and seamless, trouble-free services that have all been carefully developed to work well together. You can find out more about our web hosting plans on our Web Hosting page.

Who owns my domain name?

You own your domain name and therefore have full rights and control over it; we never register customer domains in our name.

How do I renew my domain name?

Your domain name is set to renew automatically so you don’t have to worry about remembering it yourself! If you prefer not to auto-renew, you can change this from your control panel.

How do I…?

We have a range of guides and tutorials available for you via our support database. We also provide personal support just for you via your control panel – just get in touch if you need some help!

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Web Hosting

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Fast, reliable web hosting at unbelievable prices!

Give your website the home it deserves with one of our market-leading UK hosting packages.

Key features

  • Powerful market-leading technology
  • User-friendly control panel with 80+ one-click install apps
  • Secure, state-of-the-art UK and US data centres
  • Green hosting powered by 100% renewable energy
  • Choice of Windows or Linux hosting
  • Friendly UK support
  • Great value for money

A hosting platform like no other

Our powerful, bespoke hosting platform has been designed for you by experts with over twenty years’ industry experience. We provide you with unbeatable load-balanced cloud hosting, meaning there’s no single point of failure and your website performance will never be affected by other users’ websites, visitors or activity.

All eco-friendly servers have SSD storage as standard, and we’ve optimised every part of your experience for maximum speed and security. Our hosting is designed to scale as your website grows, meaning the same great performance no matter how popular you get.

Build the website you’ve always wanted

Whether you want to create a hobby blog or a business website, we’ve got you covered. Build your own ecommerce store, photo gallery, portfolio, social network, or anything else you can think of in seconds with our range of 80+ one-click installs.

Feature-rich control panel

Manage your websites, databases, email, files, and every other aspect of your hosting account straight from your bespoke control panel. We’ve developed it ourselves to ensure a sleek, modern and user-friendly experience.

As well as containing all the practical features you need, your control panel comes with lots of useful extras, including a range of website tools and 80+ one-click installs of popular software titles such as WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, Magento, OpenCart, and more.

Frequently asked questions

How long will it take to set up my hosting package?

Your hosting package is automatically set up for you straight after purchase so you can get started right away.

What are your data centres like and where are they based?

Our state-of-the-art data centres offer the latest in security technologies and are manned 24/7, ensuring your data and websites are secure and monitored at all times. We have a resilient national network and enterprise level cloud platform so you get the best possible hosting experience. They are based in Reading, UK and Dallas, USA.

Is your hosting green?

Yes: all our servers run on 100% renewable energy, and we can boast a PUE of 1.12. PUE stands for power usage efficiency, and lower is better.

What kind of support do you offer?

We have a range of guides and tutorials available for you via our support database. We also provide personal support just for you via your control panel. All our support is UK based and we never outsource it, meaning you’re always speaking to someone who understands our services and platforms inside out.

Which programming languages and frameworks can I use?

You can use whichever programming languages and frameworks you like. Please get in touch if you want to double check if specific legacy versions are supported.

Should I pick Windows or Linux?

You can choose to host your website on either our Windows or Linux platform. If you’re not sure which to pick, go for Linux as it’s industry standard and supports a wider range of languages and software. If you need help deciding which package to go for or more details, please get in touch with our friendly team.

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Contact

info@wiss.co.uk

Monday to Thursday
9am - 5pm

Please email hostmaster@wiss.co.uk to contact us for any domain name related queries you may have, including complaints and instances of domain name abuse.

You should expect to receive a response within 2 hours and no more than 2 working days.