Website hosting, emails & domain names

Secure Fast & Reliable.

Cloake Creative provides competitive hosting that is reliable, fast and cheap. We buy our hosting space in bulk from a New Zealand owned company that has been in business since 2002 and hosts over 20,000 web sites. It is through this provider that we can offer all-in-one hosting solutions with plenty of disk space, bandwidth and additional features. All sites are hosted on New Zealand based servers with multiple layers of redundancy.

• Competitive Pricing: Many of our larger competitors are still offering the same services and prices they had in the 1990's (source:archive.org), where as Cloake Creative customers enjoy regular service updates including more storage space, traffic and features.
  
  
• No hidden fees, or extra cost: Your storage space and traffic is yours, why should it matter to us if you use them for 1 email account or 20, 1 database or 10? With Cloake Creative we do not place arbitrary limits on our features to up-sell you or make an extra buck.
  
  
• Rock Solid Kiwi hosting: Whilst it is cheaper to host servers in the US, Cloake Creative has moved all our hosting infrastructure to New Zealand enabling our customers to enjoy faster hosting and the security of knowing they are dealing with a company that can get "hands on" with their servers.
  
  
• Fast, Friendly Service: Cloake Creative provides customers with a 2 hour response to any technical requests during business hours.

Combine your domain names, hosting and emails under the same account. If you have any questions do not hesitate to give us a call on 03 688 8106.

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Domain Names

The domain name is your website address known as a URL. Before your site can go live you need to have a domain name. Cloake Creative can buy and renew this for you. Its important to carefully consider your domain name. It must be easy to remember, type, spell and pronounce. You may like to base your name on the following:

• Your company name
• The benefit your site offers
• Product names
• Key words that your audience is likely to be searching for

Multiple Domains If you are having trouble coming up with one name to cover it all you may like to consider having multiple domain names pointing to your site.

Sub Domains Cloake Creative can also offer unlimited sub domains. A sub domain is when the "www" is replaced with a word for example: http://webservices.cloakecreative.co.nz.

Domain Name Tips...

• Choose something that describes the key things that you offer.
• Also Register your business name as a domain name but redirect it to your main domain name.
• If some of your best choices are already taken then try variations using hyphens or an extra word.
• If you are a New Zealand based business but target customers in both New Zealand and internationally then register a co.nz and a .com version.
• Don’t confuse customers and the search engines by registering lots of different domain names and promote them all going to the same website.

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Web Hosting

• Over 2,500 web sites hosted
• Trusted domain registrar for thousands of .nz domains
• In business since 2002
• Using New Zealand based servers and infrastructure
• Access to dedicated support team and staff

 

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Email Address Hosting

• E-mail accounts
• POP3/IMAP/SMTP/Web
• Web-based email (Webmail)
• Catch-all e-mail account
• Unlimited e-mail aliases/forwarding
• Unlimited auto responders
• Spam filtering
• Antivirus (Dr Web)

 

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Server Specifications & Hosting Environment

The following is a standard configuration for the web hosting environment.

Servers

• Intel Xeon 3050+ Dual Core
• 4GB DDR Ram
• RAID10

Power & Cooling

• Raised floor for individual cabinet airflow
• Industrial air conditioning
• Multiple UPS (uninterrupted power supply) batteries
• Multiple incoming power feeds
• Auto-start diesel generator

Connectivity

• 2 x 155mb fibre through Telecom and TelstraClear
• 1 x Gbps fibre circuit through Vector Communications
• Peering through Auckland APE and WIX exchanges

Security

• Access by swipe card only
• 24-hour alarmed and monitored
• CCTV monitoring of facility
• Securely locked server cabinets
• Early-warning smoke detection system
• Concrete floors, walls and ceiling

Call us 03 688 8106 for assistance to transfer existing domain names
& how to move your domain and web hosting

Web Hosting FAQ

How do I buy web hosting?

It's easy to buy web hosting, simply phone or email us with your requirements, we will confirm by email and organise everything for you.

If you buy your web hosting and domain name from us everything will be configued and ready to launch your web site.

What is web hosting?

Web hosting is a service that allows you to put your web site online. In the case of Cloake Creative this includes providing domain registration and email addresses.

Is it important to choose New Zealand based web hosting?

Yes, if you are a New Zealand based company, with a target market here in NZ, then a local web site hosting provider will give you a faster web site. Also most importantly if you have a problem we are available by phone or email during business hours, do you really want to entrust your business email and hosting to a company you cannot easily talk to?

Are you authorized to sell .nz domain names?

Yes as a reseller we can access an authorized .nz registrar. We strictly adhere to the NZ SRS registry rules and best practices.

Do I own my domain name when I register with you?

Yes, all domains are registered in your name and can be transferred to other providers.