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Ready to build your first website? Are you shopping for affordable WordPress web hosting?<\/p>\n
There are multiple types of web hosting solutions to choose from: shared hosting, dedicated hosting, cloud hosting, and VPS hosting, to name a few.<\/p>\n
If you own a small- or medium-sized business, shared hosting is likely going to be your best fit.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Shared hosting is a great, budget-friendly solution for businesses that don\u2019t need large, dedicated space for their website.<\/p>\n
Small- and medium-sized businesses can easily claim a place online without paying hundreds to thousands of dollars per month.<\/p>\n
There are dozens of shared hosting providers, but not all of these providers have everything you need to run a high-performance WordPress website.<\/p>\n
Selecting the right web hosting company can positively impact the success of your online presence.<\/p>\n
Look for these seven must-haves to ensure you have a fast and secure WordPress website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
The hosting company you select should be clearly labeled as \u201cWordPress-friendly\u201d.<\/p>\n
These properly-configured hosting servers typically come with great time-saving services, such as pre-installed WordPress, website building tools, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Look for a shared hosting solution that offers to pre-install WordPress onto your hosting account.<\/p>\n
This is a great offer to look for, especially if you are ready to hit the ground running.<\/p>\n
Instead of spending time learning about the installation process, you can get started with your website\u2019s design, functionality, and content.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
In addition to having WordPress pre-installed, look for an easy-to-use website builder.<\/p>\n
InMotion offers BoldGrid, a free drag-and-drop builder that includes hundreds of responsive designs for popular industries.<\/p>\n
This feature makes it fast and easy for you to design a new website without any coding knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Advanced users who would like to dive into the WordPress installation process should have the option to:<\/p>\n
Advanced users may also want access to the WordPress Command Line Interface (WP-CLI), which allows you to manage your WordPress website(s) via SSH.<\/p>\n
WP-CLI allows you to efficiently maintain your WordPress website without a web browser.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
A faster website means better rankings. Better rankings mean more customers. More customers mean a need for higher website rendering and transfer speeds.<\/p>\n
Make sure your website lives on a server that is optimized for speed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Do you know what type of hardware your current hosting company uses to serve your website to your users?<\/p>\n
Most hosting companies use Hard Disk Drives (HDD) or SATA SSD as their primary storage option.<\/p>\n
InMotion Hosting\u2019s shared hosting plans use NVMe SSD technology and work 6-20 times faster than standard HDD hosting plans.<\/p>\n
NVMe, or Non-Volatile Memory Express, is a blazing fast storage protocol designed for next-generation SSDs. Using NVMe drives not only increases performance, but it also uses less energy. These high-efficiency drives are less prone to generating heat, which increases the reliability of the server.<\/p>\n
Another advantage of NVMe over SATA SSDs is transfer speed. SATA only allows for a 6 GB\/s connection or link speed, whereas the connections for NVMe SSDs allow for a 16 GB\/s link speed!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
The location of your web host\u2019s servers and data centers can affect your website\u2019s speed and response times.<\/p>\n
Data must travel from the data center to your client\u2019s computer. The shorter the distance, the faster the travel and performance.<\/p>\n
This is why InMotion has data centers in Los Angeles and Washington D.C., which sit directly on the largest Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
As WordPress grows with time, your hosting service should, too. You shouldn\u2019t need to uproot your entire website due to outdated technology on your server.<\/p>\n
Selecting a host that has next-generation technology means that your shared server will be able to handle all future versions of your website.<\/p>\n
Look for a shared hosting service that uses tech such as NGINX, Apache, PHP-FPM, and so on.<\/p>\n
Along with high-performance server technology, your shared host should support the latest versions of PHP, MySQL, and MariaDB to ensure your website\u2019s safe and fast performance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
To support the latest versions of WordPress and the plugins used on your website, it\u2019s important to have the best server-side technology possible.<\/p>\n
Important components of UltraStack include the following:<\/p>\n
The UltraStack server configuration is designed to focus on the composition of a specific content management system (CMS). It was originally designed to work with WordPress, but it now covers other popular CMS platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Does your server give you the ability to expand your online presence without having to search for another hosting service in the future?<\/p>\n
Scalability is essential for any web hosting company you choose.<\/p>\n
You may be starting out with one website that receives a handful of visitors per day.<\/p>\n
In the future, however, you may find yourself running the next major eCommerce brand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
You may find it hard to imagine needing more than one website, but we\u2019ve seen it all.<\/p>\n
As your business expands, your website or number of websites will need to expand as well.<\/p>\n
For instance, you may find yourself adding a customer support department.<\/p>\n
This new department may need its own section on your website. It may need to be powered by a separate customer support platform. You might want to host it on a subdomain (support.example.com) or a separate domain (examplesupport.com).<\/p>\n
Keeping all of your websites in one location, on one server is essential.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
As your business grows, so will the amount of content on your website(s). More content means a need for more storage space.<\/p>\n
You may start to sell more products or services \u2013 each of which will require its own photos, sales content, support documentation, videos, etc.<\/p>\n
You may branch over into content marketing to bring more visitors to your site. Every new ebook, whitepaper, case study, and webinar will need space on your web server.<\/p>\n
Shared hosting should include unlimited storage.<\/p>\n
This will allow you to evolve your business content without restriction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Business growth means traffic growth. Each new person on your site takes up more bandwidth.<\/p>\n
Ever had a website crash during a Cyber Monday sale? Oftentimes, this is due to the website not having enough bandwidth.<\/p>\n
A scalable shared hosting provider should offer unlimited bandwidth, allowing you to serve your website content to everyone who visits.<\/p>\n
Combining unlimited bandwidth with UltraStack\u2019s advanced caching system means you don\u2019t have to worry about a sudden burst of traffic hurting your site\u2019s loading speed or performance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Does your shared hosting plan set you up for success? Do they match or go above and beyond the standard server offerings?<\/p>\n
To get the most out of your WordPress website, businesses of all sizes will benefit from:<\/p>\n
To ensure that your content is protected, look for hosting providers that allow you to backup your website manually or automatically.<\/p>\n
Hosting plans with cPanel access usually have an option to backup website files and the database at any time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Websites can have issues at any time of the day. Make sure your host\u2019s support team is available when you need them.<\/p>\n
Your web hosting company should be there for you, 24\/7\/365.<\/p>\n
To ensure the best possible support for every issue, look for companies that offer live chat, phone, and email\/ticket options.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Unfortunately, not all support is the same. Many hosts will simply tell you to hire a developer when a problem arises.<\/p>\n
At InMotion Hosting, support specialists are located in the United States and receive over 160 hours of specialized training on WordPress, WP-CLI, Linux, NGINX, Fail2ban, and everything in between.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
In addition to SSL certificates, your shared hosting provider should offer a variety of ways to keep your website and its visitors safe.<\/p>\n
Here are examples of what to look for when comparing security options on shared hosting plans:<\/p>\n
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