19 articles
Wix, Squarespace or WordPress for a small business site: real renewal pricing, what you can move later, and where owners get stuck after year one.
Rachel Nguyen··11 min read
SiteGround GoGeek renewal pricing jumps to $450 or more a year. Here is what that money buys, what it leaves out, and how the same budget compares elsewhere.
Rachel Nguyen··11 min read
Liquid Web prices climbing on a dedicated box full of WooCommerce stores? What you lose moving off a managed VPS, how to size the replacement, and what to test.
Marcus Webb··12 min read
Is IONOS a scam? Reddit threads and Trustpilot scores disagree. Here is what causes the gap, how to vet a host's reviews, and how to leave IONOS cleanly.
Rachel Nguyen··11 min read
GoDaddy hosting alternatives for owners paying deluxe prices on one live site and a pile of parked domains. Real renewal costs, and what to move where.
Rachel Nguyen··13 min read
How to move a Squarespace domain to Cloudflare nameservers without breaking email or DNS, when to transfer the registration out, and what it costs.
Marcus Webb··12 min read
A long-time DreamHost customer hit surprise fees, including a charge for old PHP, and support that stopped replying. What the fees cost and how to move off.
Rachel Nguyen··12 min read
GoDaddy Website Security, paid SSL, backups, and migration: what each add-on delivers, what it costs, and which ones a managed host should just include.
Rachel Nguyen··13 min read
A renewal invoice dated two weeks out. A site suspended on day one. Why legacy host billing suspensions happen, what to document, and how to get out safely.
Rachel Nguyen··12 min read
Your host is down, the status page is stale, and support isn't answering. Here's the exact checklist for surviving a multi-day hosting outage.
Marcus Webb··12 min read
Moving your WordPress site to React carries real SEO risk. Here's what breaks, what a rebuild costs, and when it beats fixing your site's performance.
Marcus Webb··13 min read
A real account of how a hosting support team wiped an entire server of client WordPress sites, and what to do when your host destroys your data.
Marcus Webb··11 min read
Flywheel users report slower sites, stagnant dashboards, and weaker support since the WP Engine acquisition. Here's what the data shows and what to do next.
Rachel Nguyen··10 min read
Understand A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records, why email breaks during migrations, TTL myths, and a pre-migration DNS checklist for WordPress site owners.
Marcus Webb··13 min read
WooCommerce HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) speeds up large stores by 70%. Complete migration guide, performance tests, and compatibility check.
Elena Marchetti··11 min read
Complete guide to WordPress redirects: 301 vs 302, htaccess rules, nginx configs, regex patterns, and performance optimization for migrations and SEO.
Colton Joseph··15 min read
Discover what happens when you migrate from GoDaddy to managed WordPress hosting. See real performance gains, avoid common pitfalls, and get expert migration support.
Marcus Webb··10 min read
Learn how to set up and manage WordPress Multisite networks. Complete guide covering installation, domain mapping, performance, and hosting requirements.
Colton Joseph··11 min read
How to migrate a WordPress site without downtime: pre-migration checklist, DNS propagation, manual and plugin methods, and the serialized data trap to avoid.
Rachel Nguyen··13 min read