Choosing the Right WordPress Host
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Shared Hosting
One powerful server running many websites. All resources are shared and are sometimes oversold
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Dedicated Hosting
One server running one website. All resources are for your site alone. Can be costly.
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VPS Hosting
One server running four containers that act similar to a dedicated server. Resources are split up and you are dedicated your share of resources.
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Cloud Hosting
Many servers pulling different resources as needed. The allow you have your dedicated amount but can be upgraded on the fly to add additional resources.
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WordPress Managed Hosting
Normally setup as either shared hosting or cloud hosting. Your host manages your resources and has built the hosting environment just for WordPress, normally with
special caching layers.
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CDNs are not always free, look at the details
(Also, the free CDN may be something you can get on your own, for free)
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Plugins may not work with some managed WordPress hosts.
(They could even be banned, for good reason)
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Figure out your bandwidth needs
Bandwidth needed = Average page views x Average page size x 30 x 1.5(Page size can be found at tools.pingdom.com)
Some plans work based off monthly traffic. This is simple, check your analytics.(If you have huge peaks of traffic, talk to sales first)
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Figure out your bandwidth needs
Shared Dedicated
VPS Cloud
WordPress
Small website or hobby blog with lower traffic Would not recommend anymore If you plan to be a cheap reseller Great for businesses or larger traffic (not 100% WordPress) Great for Businesses or larger traffic (100% WordPress)
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Don’t cheap out on hosting
If you’re an online business, the web is your storefront. Don’t cheap out on subpar hosting just to
save a few bucks.
This is the time to invest what you can spend in hosting. Many times, the more you spend the better
service you can get.
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Have fun and knock yourself out
If you want to get geeky, you can setup a cloud VPS server with Digital Ocean or Linode for pretty cheap. If you know what you’re doing, you can do amazing. In fact, places like
Flywheel actually run on Linode boxes.
I used to do this, but, the time, maintenance and effort were not worth saving $15 bucks a month from a managed host.
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I now use SiteGround Cloud VPS to host a few personal blogs my wife and I own.
For clients, I use what fits their budget and business best.
I have 2 large clients on Flywheel Hosting. I have 1 large client on WP Engine.
I have many small clients on SiteGround WordPress Shared.