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LCN (lcn.com) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2018.
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👉 Total Reviews: 11
🙌 Average Rating: 2 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 2
👎 Bad Reviews: 9
👈 Official Responses: 0 2 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

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✓ Company descriptions is fine
✓ Company address location is complete
✓ Company phone/fax is added
✓ Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added
✓ "About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added
✓ Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are added
✓ Products (plans) are added, but some are not updated from over 2 years
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LCN
Acton House, Perdiswell Park
Worcester wr3 7gd
UK
Part of REGISTER
lcn.com
WP Engine
Irongate House, 22-30 Duke's Place
London EC3A 7LP
UK

wpengine.com
📧 Emailsales_web_hosting_top@l...sales@w...
☎ Phone01438 532 000020 3770 9704
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 63,887▲5,774 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 83,508▼-201 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in GB 4,258
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 45/74🔗 Links 516,357		🏆 Alexa Rating 2,347▲227 (lower is better)
Alexa Rank in US 1,175
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 80/65🔗 Links 363,755
Languages en-GB en-US
📄 InfoFounded in 2000, LCN is a UK-based web hosting provider that claims to host over 365,000 domains.

The company specializes in the following web hosting solutions: Shared Hosting;Cloud Hosting;E-mail Hosting;WordPress Hosting;Domain Registration;SSL Certificates;Website Builder;Web Design;
Shared hosting packages include multiple unlimited resources, such as data traffic or e-mail addresses. These include free domain name, e-mail forwarding, virus spam protection, as well as support MySQL [...] Read full review		WP Engine is a hosting platform that is rather new in the hosting industry. They claim to offer powerful hardware architecture and high speed. They are partners with Google, New Relic, Amazon, BigCommerce and Cloudflare.

They specialize in WordPress hosting and their plans are dedicated for both beginners and enterprises that need customized plans. Backups are made automatically, security is guaranteed with Cloudflare and speed is improved by CDN and their multiple data centers. Site [...] Read full review
📡 Established20002010
🏁 Site speedFast, load time 1.3 seconds 69% sites are slower
SEO Links count 157		Average, load time 2.3 seconds 39% sites are slower
SEO Links count 21,165
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media
🔃 User Shares
lcn.com Iconlcndotcom
Started from: November, 2008
  • Tweets: 16,607
  • Followers: 7,753
  • Friends: 164
  • Last activity:
wpengine.com Iconwpengine
Started from: March, 2010
  • Tweets: 27,503
  • Followers: 44,328
  • Friends: 45
  • Last activity:
lcn.com IconLCN.com
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wpengine.com IconWP Engine
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LCN.com
  • Followers: 134
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 2000
  • Employee Count: 11-50
  • Industry: Internet
company/wpengine/
LCN Blog
  • Blog Posts: 93
  • Software Wordpress version 6.4.2
  • Blog added on: Mar, 2015
  • Language: en-GB
  • Last written post:

WP Engine Blog
  • Blog Posts: 1,237
  • Software Wordpress version 6.4.3
  • Blog added on: Jan, 2015
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

🔧 Shared Hosting - 5/0
💡 Plan NameStart-Up [Linux]-
💰 Price€ 5.94/mo. VAT 20% inc-
💿 Disk Space10 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains1-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel-
🌏 Server LocationUnited Kingdom-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Host 1 website
10GB webspace
Unlimited monthly traffic / data
10 x 100MB email accounts
Free scheduled backups
Spam and virus protected mailboxes
1 FTP account
One-click apps
PHP 7 & Perl Scripting		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
💡 Plan NameBusiness [Linux]-
💰 Price€ 9.54/mo. VAT 20% inc-
💿 Disk Space150 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains3-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel-
🌏 Server LocationUnited Kingdom-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Host 3 websites
150GB webspace
Unlimited monthly traffic / data
100 x 1GB email accounts
Free scheduled backups
Spam and virus protected mailboxes
Unlimited FTP accounts
One-click apps
PHP 7 & Perl Scripting
10 MySQL Databases		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
💡 Plan NameWordPress Hosting Personal
[Linux]		-
💰 Price€ 10.74/mo. VAT 20% inc-
💿 Disk Space30 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains1-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel-
🌏 Server LocationUnited Kingdom-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)1 WordPress site
30GB webspace
Unlimited Monthly traffic / data
25 x 2GB email accounts
Spam and virus protected mailboxes
10 FTP accounts
5 MySQL Databases
Optimised for WordPress
Premium themes
Hand-picked plugins
Daily Backups		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
💡 Plan NameWordPress Hosting Pro [Linux]-
💰 Price€ 15.54/mo. VAT 20% inc-
💿 Disk Space300 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains3-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel-
🌏 Server LocationUnited Kingdom-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)3 WordPress sites
300GB webspace
Unlimited Monthly traffic / data
100 x 2GB email accounts
Spam and virus protected mailboxes
Unlimited FTP accounts
10 MySQL databases
Optimised for WordPress
Premium themes
Hand-picked plugins
Daily Backups		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
💡 Plan NameMultisite [Linux]-
💰 Price€ 19.67/mo. VAT 20% inc-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains10-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel-
🌏 Server LocationUnited Kingdom-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Host 10 websites
Unlimited webspace
Unlimited monthly traffic / data
Unlimited x 2GB email accounts
Free scheduled backups
Spam and virus protected mailboxes
Unlimited FTP accounts
One-click apps
PHP 7 & Perl Scripting
Unlimited MySQL Databases		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
🔧 Cloud - 5/4
💡 Plan NameExtra Small [Linux/Windows]Custom [Linux]
💰 Price€ 13.07/mo. VAT 20% incon request
💿 Disk Space20 GB SSD50 GB
📶 Data Transferunmetered500 GB
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited30
🆓 Free Domain00
🔋 RAM512 MB 
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, Plesk, CentOS Web Panel
🌏 Server LocationUnited KingdomUnited States
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Firewall as standard
To help keep your cloud server secure we give you an easy-to-use firewall. And even better still, we throw it in for free.

99.9% uptime guarantee
We’ve built our UK cloud hosting platform to be super resilient and it’s hosted in our own purpose-built data centres.

Choose [...]		INFO (mouse over)For large businesses and mission-critical sites. This dedicated environment delivers high performance, with managed onboarding and our fastest support response.

Call +1-512-201-4819
to talk to a sales specialist

Local storage: 100 GB – 1 TB
Bandwidth / month: 400 GB+
Visits / month: Millions

[...]
📅 Date PlanMay 2020Nov 2021
💡 Plan NameSmall [Linux/Windows]Startup [Linux]
💰 Price€ 26.27/mo. VAT 20% inc€ 23.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space50 GB SSD10 GB
📶 Data Transferunmetered50 GB
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited1
🆓 Free Domain00
🔋 RAM1 GB 
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, Plesk, CentOS Web Panel
🌏 Server LocationUnited KingdomUnited States
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansINFO (mouse over)All the basics for starting a small website or blog.
Risk-free for 60 days.
Visits / month 25,000

Genesis Framework
35+ StudioPress Themes
24/7 chat support
Dev, Stage, Prod Environments
Transferable Sites
PHP 7.2 ready
LargeFS
Global CDN
Page Performance
[...]
📅 Date PlanMay 2020Nov 2021
💡 Plan NameMedium [Linux/Windows]Growth [Linux]
💰 Price€ 59.14/mo. VAT 20% inc€ 140.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space100 GB SSD20 GB
📶 Data Transferunmetered200 GB
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited10
🆓 Free Domain00
🔋 RAM2 GB 
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, Plesk, CentOS Web Panel
🌏 Server LocationUnited KingdomUnited States
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansINFO (mouse over)Features you need for a growing business.
Risk-free for 60 days.
Visits / month 100,000

Genesis Framework
35+ StudioPress Themes
24/7 chat support
Dev, Stage, Prod Environments
Transferable Sites
PHP 7.2 ready
LargeFS
Global CDN
Page Performance
[...]
📅 Date PlanMay 2020Nov 2021
💡 Plan NameLarge [Linux/Windows]Scale [Linux]
💰 Price€ 78.94/mo. VAT 20% inc€ 350.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space150 GB SSD50 GB
📶 Data Transferunmetered500 GB
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited30
🆓 Free Domain00
🔋 RAM4 GB 
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, Plesk, CentOS Web Panel
🌏 Server LocationUnited KingdomUnited States
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansINFO (mouse over)Higher capacity and site limits to scale your experiences.
Risk-free for 60 days.
Visits / month 400,000

Genesis Framework
35+ StudioPress Themes
24/7 chat support
Dev, Stage, Prod Environments
Transferable Sites
PHP 7.2 ready
LargeFS
Global CDN
Page [...]
📅 Date PlanMay 2020Nov 2021
💡 Plan NameExtra Large [Linux/Windows]-
💰 Price€ 111.94/mo. VAT 20% inc-
💿 Disk Space200 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
💪 CPU8-
🔋 RAM8 GB-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, Plesk, CentOS Web Panel-
🌏 Server LocationUnited Kingdom-
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plans-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
🔧 Domains - 1/0
💡 Plan Name.com-
💰 Price€ 18.35/yr. VAT 20% inc-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)At LCN we offer cheap domain names with premium extras - for no added cost! Take a look at the domain pricing table for our most popular extensions. We also offer even greater discounts on five and ten year registrations to provide you further savings

.co.uk €4.92/yr €20.99/2yr
.com [...]		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
🔧 SSL Certificates - 1/0
💡 Plan NameExtended validation-
💰 Price€ 15.40/mo. VAT 20% inc-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Validates your business
Highest level of customer trust
Displays padlock icon in browser
Helps improve Google ranking
Encrypts all page views
Up to 256-bit SSL encryption
Up to £795,000 warranty

1 Year - €263.87
2 Years - €395.87

Protect and secure your website with an SSL certificate
Secure [...]		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
🔧 Website Builder - 1/0
💡 Plan NameInstantSite-
💰 Price€ 8.24/mo. VAT 20% inc-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited Kingdom-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Fully customisable templates
Mobile-optimised out the box
Drag and drop website builder
500 free hand-picked images
10 x 2GB email accounts
Expert UK support		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
🔧 Web Design - 1/0
💡 Plan NameWeb Design Shop-
💰 Price€ 383.87 VAT 20% inc-
💿 Disk Space -
📶 Data Transferunlimited-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Up to 10 pages (design and write)
Free domain name
5 x 2GB mailboxes
Fully managed by technical specialists
SEO optimised content
2 hours of amends per month
Social media integration
SSL Certificate included
Blog included
100 products set up		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
🔧 Emails - 1/0
💡 Plan NamePro [Linux]-
💰 Price€ 13.14/mo. VAT 20% inc-
💿 Disk Space250 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited Kingdom-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)25 x 10GB mailboxes
25 email forwards
Spam and virus protected mailboxes
Unlimited webmail access
Auto responders
TLS encryption
Auto configure enabled		-
📅 Date PlanMay 2020-
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux/Windows
  • Linux
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Cloud
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
  • Website Builder
  • Web Design
  • Emails
  • Cloud
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Live Chat
  • Available 24/7
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Forum
  • Live Chat
  • Available 24/7
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
Lara French (darkeyedangel@l...)
on 📆 May 21, 2008
😃 Hey!I bought a 'blog package' with lcn about 2 months ago. I struggled a bit at first with it as i had never used a blog before but their support staff were really helpful (and patient!). The package does everything i want it to and after a bit [...]

-anonymous- (simon@m...)
on 📆 Mar 26, 2022
😠 I was a customer of LCN for many years. At one stage they hosted four of my websites. The service was reliable, the cost reasonable and the technical support really good. Staff were helpful, knowledgeable and pleasant; all communication from [...]

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