The quiet truth about websites is that they never really end. Launch day might feel like the finish line, but in reality it’s only the beginning. Websites live on servers. They depend on updates, security monitoring, backups, and constant attention behind the scenes.
For more than twenty years, that work has been part of what we do at Traverse City Web Design.
When we build a website, we rarely just hand it off and walk away. Most of the time we continue hosting it, maintaining it, updating it, fixing things when they break, and making sure it stays online and healthy. Over the years that responsibility grew quietly in the background until it became clear that it deserved a dedicated home of its own. That’s why we’re excited to officially announce the launch of Hosting North at HostingNorth.com.
Hosting North is our new managed hosting company, built specifically to support the websites we design and the clients we work with across Northern Michigan and beyond.
A Hosting Company Built from Real Website Work
Hosting North didn’t start as a theoretical business idea. It grew directly out of our daily work building and maintaining websites.
Over time we learned that hosting is one of the most important parts of a successful website. It affects speed, reliability, security, and the long-term health of the site. When hosting is handled poorly, even a beautifully designed website can struggle.
We wanted a hosting environment that matched the same standards we bring to our design work. That meant stable infrastructure, proactive monitoring, strong security practices, and a team that understands WordPress websites inside and out.
Hosting North was created to provide exactly that.
Fully Managed Website Hosting
One of the biggest differences with Hosting North is that it is fully managed.
Many hosting companies simply provide server space and leave everything else up to the website owner. Updates, backups, security patches, troubleshooting, and performance issues are left to the customer to figure out.
Our approach is different.
With Hosting North, we handle the technical side of things so our clients don’t have to think about servers, software versions, plugin conflicts, or security threats. We monitor websites, perform updates, run backups, and keep an eye on performance so everything stays running smoothly.
If something breaks, we fix it. If something needs to be updated, we take care of it. The goal is simple: your website should just work.
Built for WordPress Websites
Hosting North is designed specifically for WordPress websites.
Over the years we’ve worked with hundreds of WordPress sites from small local business websites to large ecommerce stores with hundreds of products. That experience shaped the way Hosting North is built.
Our servers are tuned for WordPress performance, and our monitoring tools are focused on the things that matter most for WordPress websites: plugin updates, database health, security threats, and uptime.
Because we design WordPress websites ourselves, we understand how they behave in the real world. That makes a huge difference when diagnosing problems or improving performance.
Environmentally Responsible Infrastructure
Hosting North also reflects something we believe strongly in: responsible use of technology.
The internet runs on physical infrastructure. Servers consume electricity, and data centers require significant energy to operate. Most people never see this side of the web, but it’s there behind every website.
Hosting North is built on energy-efficient infrastructure and offsets 300% of the energy used by its servers through renewable energy credits. That means for every unit of electricity consumed, three units of renewable energy are added back to the grid.
It’s a simple way to help reduce the environmental footprint of the websites we host.
Three Managed Hosting Plans
Hosting North launches with three managed hosting tiers designed to support different types of websites.
Essentials – $55/month: Essentials provides a strong foundation with backups, security monitoring, uptime monitoring, and reliable infrastructure.
Business – $125/month: Business adds structured updates, deeper monitoring, and performance oversight for growing websites that need more active support.
Professional – $225/month: Professional provides advanced monitoring, deeper security hardening, extended backups, and ongoing performance optimization for high-traffic or mission-critical websites.
Each plan is designed to remove the day-to-day technical stress of running a website.
Built to Support Our Clients Long-Term
Launching Hosting North is part of a larger vision for the future of our work.
At Traverse City Web Design, we focus on building new websites. Hosting North gives those websites a long-term home where they can be maintained, protected, and supported for years to come.
Together, the two companies create a complete system: design, development, hosting, and ongoing care.
It allows us to stay connected to the websites we build and to the clients who rely on them.
Still in Early Launch
Because Hosting North is a brand new company, we’re currently handling onboarding manually.
This allows us to carefully migrate each website, make sure everything is configured correctly, and ensure that the transition is smooth. Every website is a little different, and we want to get things right from the start.
If you’re interested in moving your website to Hosting North, simply reach out through the contact form at HostingNorth.com and we’ll follow up with you.
Looking Ahead
The launch of Hosting North represents a new chapter for our work. It takes something we’ve been doing quietly for years and gives it a clear identity, stronger infrastructure, and a dedicated focus.
Our goal with Hosting North is to make sure the websites we host stay stable, secure, and healthy for the long run.
You can learn more about the new company at HostingNorth.com.
