What to Look for in a WordPress Hosting Service

Whether you have a blog, or a website built on WordPress – WordPress Hosting will enable you to take your endeavours online and showcase them to the World Wide Web!   

WordPress Hosting is built for WordPress. It comes with powerful tools, resources and support to easily build, run and manage a WordPress website. However, the million-dollar question is, ‘How does one choose the right hosting provider?’ 

If you go on to Google or any other search engine and look for ‘WordPress Hosting’ – hundreds of results will pop-up – ALL claiming to be the best! That’s confusing, right?  

Well, the truth is a hosting service is only as good as your requirements. What does that mean?  

Every website has its own set of unique requirements, and the right hosting service will support all these, while also allowing you to scale and grow as you need. Whether you want to grow, sell or both, your Hosting plan must be able to support you every step of the way.  

So, before we go on and discuss the key factors that must be considered before choosing the right WordPress Hosting service for your website, here are some questions you need to think about: 

• What are your website goals? 
• How much support do you require – in terms of installation, setup, growth and beyond? 
• What are the features that you will need to help fulfil your goals? 
• Do you need single or multiple websites? Are you a blogging website, an e-commerce site, a business website, or a personal site? 
• What are your storage, bandwidth, and security needs? 
• Do you have the technical skills, the time, or the resources to manage your hosting needs or do you require professionally Managed WordPress Hosting?  

Okay, then. Let’s switch gears and look at some key factors to consider when looking for a WordPress Hosting service.  

Key Factors to Consider in a WordPress Hosting Service 

Ideally, what you might think you need from your WordPress Hosting service is Performance, Speed and Server Response Time. While these are three critical factors, there are more you should seek and get! Let’s discuss these, and other important factors, in detail.  

• Speed – It’s no news that a good server speed means a good website speed, and a faster a website the better user experience, search rankings and overall performance. Look for a hosting service that comes with adept servers. Your server load speed must be under 300ms.  
• Uptime – A good WordPress Hosting service must be able to guarantee 99.99% uptime. This means that your website will always be up and running, and accessible for your users. If your website is frequently down, chances are visitors will leave and you will lose the opportunity to engage with them.  
• Support – A professional and reliable WordPress Hosting must come with 24/7 support via different channels, while also providing technical support to help you build, grow and scale your website. 
• Personalized Service – Your WordPress Hosting service must be personalized and cater to your specific needs. All the support, add-on services, and resources must support your needs and goals. For example, if you are building an e-commerce store on WordPress, your hosting service must come with tools and support especially curated for e-commerce like WooCommerce Hosting, payment integration services etc.  
• Add-on Services – Your WordPress Hosting plan must be more than just hosting! Look for a plan that comes with add-on services that allow you to further your website goals. For example, all Bluehost WordPress Hosting plans include:
  – Easy Drag-n-Drop Website Builder
  – Automatic WordPress Installation and Updates
  – Free Domain for 1 Year
  – WordPress Staging Environment
  – Microsoft 365 Availability
  … And more!  

Get The Best; Do Your Best!  

Whether it’s your blog, an e-commerce website, a business or a personal website – you deserve the best, so you can do your best.  

Do your research and carefully consider all aspects before you select the WordPress Hosting service that will enable you to succeed and power your website goals. Choose a service that understands your needs and is recommended by WordPress itself!  

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