Hi all,
With many of our clients ordering from European countries, we decided to start accepting Euros as payment for our services.
The process of ordering and paying with Euros is straightforward. Simply navigate to the service page you’re interested in – web hosting for example, hit Order Now, and then in the right sidebar of the checkout, select EUR in the drop-down. We offer a great exchange rate too!
We’re excited to be launching a brand new server this month. As you may have noticed, we regularly upgrade our server range to stay ahead of the competition and offer the best value, but this is unique in that we’re offering this brand new server model for just £49; just half the price of our previous entry-level dedicated server model!
The price and specification are truly outstanding. Whilst some other hosts come close on price, they’ll usually be lacking on either specifications or support – maybe even both. With Jolt, no matter what hosting plan or server you choose, you’ll always benefit from our outstanding technical support team, who are on-hand 24/7, 365 days a year to help with any issues you may have.
There’s no setup fee or ongoing contract either. Try it out for a month, cancel before renewal, only pay £49.
The specs of the Intel 8 Core C2750 are as follows:
To offer some perspective, our high-end UK VPS plan (VPS4) is £39.95/month, and has the following specs:
£49/month goes a long way in terms of the specs offered. For just £9.05 more than our high-end VPS, you get 4x the CPU cores, more than 6x the storage space, double the RAM, and 5x more bandwidth. Most importantly, you’ll have much more freedom and flexibility compared to a VPS plan.
Here’s a quick comparison of our competitors:
| Jolt | RapidSwitch | PoundHost | Heart Internet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | Intel 8 Core C2750 | Value Range (Customised) | AtomCube Pro | - |
| CPU | 8-core 2.4Ghz Intel | Quad Core 2.13Ghz | Dual Core 1.8Ghz | Dual Core 2.33Ghz |
| RAM | 8GB DDR3 ECC | 8GB | 4GB DDR3 | 4GB |
| HDD | 500GB SATA3 7200 RPM | 500GB 7200 RPM | 500GB SATA2 | 2x 160GB |
| Bandwidth | 5TB Outbound (FREE Inbound) | 10TB | 5TB | Unlimited |
| Monthly Price | £49 | £66 | £40 | £79.99 |
As you can see, we’re not only the cheapest, but also the best value – many of our competitors charge more, but offer less powerful specs!
Quite a lot!
Typical uses of a dedicated server such as this would be a startup/small business looking for a reliable and powerful solution for hosting client websites, databases, email servers, etc. This server would give you plenty of leg-room to build your company, whilst keeping everything bootstrapped with minimal costs.
As with the rest of our UK dedicated server range, you’ll have full IPMI management access, allowing you to have total control of the server. During the checkout process, you’ll also be able to choose from a Linux/Windows OS, and software add-ons such as cPanel/WHM, WHMCS, Softaculous, etc. – which you’ll find useful if you’re planning to host websites.
If 5TB bandwidth isn’t enough, or you’d like to upgrade to a Gigabit connection, simply choose the respective server add-on at the checkout.
We’d love for you to try out our new dedicated server! If you’ve already got an existing web hosting account elsewhere, we’ll be more than happy to help you with the migration – just let our support team know by creating a ticket.
For more info, and to compare with some of our other offerings, check out our dedicated servers page. If you have any questions, feel free to head over to our support area, where our team will be more than happy to help.
For our US customers, stay tuned for a similar deal in the near future.
Heading to the BrightonSEO conference this week? We’ll be there on Thursday, sponsoring the Networking Lounge. If you’re an existing customer, or interested to see how we can help, feel free to drop by for a chat (keep any eye out for us in our WHB polo shirts!)
We look forward to meeting you!
Hi! My name’s Adam and I’m the Community Evangelist for Jolt, having joined the company back in July.
Well I like to think of myself as a medium between you and Jolt, helping us to understand your needs, and helping you make an informed decision on if our services are a good fit for you. I try to view our services from the perspective of a customer, and try to find out what potential clients look for most in a web hosting company such as ourselves.
Based in our Lincoln office in the UK, I work on a number of projects ranging from writing blog posts (such as this one!), researching and writing wiki tutorials for our wiki area (https://support.jolt.co.uk/articles), to replying to support tickets and helping Matt with any other tasks.
One of my favourite parts of the job is that I have the opportunity to attend various conferences, events and trade shows on behalf of the company which is enjoyable and allows me to grow my knowledge.
In the space of just a few months, I’ve already been lucky enough to have had exposure to many different areas of the company and as a former web hosting customer, I have begun to appreciate how things work ‘behind the scenes’, and the extent to which our support will go (I’ve seen numerous cases of Jolt support going the extra mile for customers!). There’s a great ‘family’ atmosphere at Jolt, and I’m proud to be part of the team!
If you’re considering us, but would like more information, or just fancy a chat to see if our services are right for you, feel free to drop me an email – adam.o[at]jolt.co.uk, and I’ll do my best to help.
Adam
Many of our web hosting clients use WordPress for their blog, and many others also use it as a CMS (Content Management Platform) for their personal/company website as the interface supports custom “themes”, through which the user can change every aspect of the look and feel.
One of the benefits of using a CMS as well-known as WordPress is that it is constantly being updated, which may seem like a hassle, but actually brings a number of key improvements – both features and security fixes. It’s the time of the “yellow banner” again –
So as always, we’d recommend updating as soon as you get the chance to ensure you have the latest security patches to defend against hackers. If you’re not sure on how to update WordPress, we’ll be releasing a Wiki article shortly explaining the ways in which you can update.
More information on WordPress 3.8 “Parker” can be found on the official WordPress website by clicking here.
Adam
I recently attended IP EXPO, the UK’s leading event for people in the IT profession, held at Earls Court 2, London.
IP EXPO is a trade show for IT professionals, and has a main trade floor which is surrounded by seminar and keynote ‘theatres’ covering all aspects of IT. Over 100 different companies have stands, including Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Draytek and many more.
The headline keynote speaker on the first day was Kevin Mitnick, who claims he can “hack any network”. He even showed us a few live demos. You can read more about Kevin here.
I also attended a few of the other seminars including one showcasing Dell’s new PowerEdge VRTX, and another by a company called Ruckus demonstrating their range of Wireless location-based tracking systems which can create ‘heatmaps’ within a building to show which areas are getting the most traffic.
Here are a few pictures:
Adam
I recently attended Campus Party Europe in London which was a technology event dubbed ‘Glastonbury for geeks’, attracting around 10,000 “campuseros” (attendees) from many different countries including Spain, the Czech Republic and of course the UK.
After speaking to a few “campuseros” about their web hosting, many people had suffered issues with their hosting provider but felt they were unable to move because they had paid for 1-2 years upfront in return for a discount. Speaking from past experience in exactly the same situation, my advice would be to firstly take out a short-term monthly contract to give you time to evaluate your web host before deciding to pay for 1 or 2 years upfront (even if the discount may seem appealing!).
For those of you who might be interested in the event, here are a few pictures:
I was also handing out flyers at the event with an exclusive Jolt promo code, so well done if you were lucky enough to be given one of those!
If you’d like to find out more about Campus Party, you can visit their website.
Adam
