In March 2019, SiteGround upgraded its hosting plans to included advanced backup and restore functionality for all of its plans instead of just a few of them. I'd already mentioned in my post on CodeGuard backup solutions, that you mostly didn't need it with SiteGround. Even the basic hosting plan … [Read more...]
Every CDN Ignores Your Cache Retention Preferences
Update: The new Cloudflare Reserve feature stores your files in cache indefinitely, thereby solving this problem. It's a paid service but small to medium-sized sites will barely see any cost. This puts Cloudflare way above all other CDN providers. After years of working with different CDN … [Read more...]
Hostgator Web Hosting in Egypt – Is it a Good Idea?
If you're looking for web hosting in Egypt, should you go with an International brand like Hostgator, or find a local hosting service? In this article, I'll look at several factors to help you decide. Such as reliability, availability of data centers, CDNs, and pricing. Egyptian businesses are … [Read more...]
Web Hosting in Morocco: What Are Your Options?
If you live in Morocco and are looking for web hosting, you have several options. For many of the same reasons that finding a CDN in Morocco is hard, it's not always best to choose a server located in Morocco itself. What's Special About Morocco Web Hosting? Generally, when we talk about … [Read more...]
Amazon AWS is Bad for Your Website: Here’s Why
Imagine this scenario: You've set up your site with AWS. Properly configured all the moving parts, created the connections between them, optimized your buckets, protocols, SSL certificates and CDN. It's been running fine for months. Then one morning you wake up blurry-eyed, only to find your site … [Read more...]
Hostgator Website Builder Review and Coupon
The most significant difference between the Hostgator website builder, and other site builders like Wix and Weebly, is that it's ad-free, and you get a free domain name even on the cheapest plan. The biggest drawback is that you need to upgrade to host more products on the Hostgator website builder … [Read more...]
DreamHost Shared Starter Hosting – $2.59/m!
DreamHost's shared starter hosting plan is just $/month. Here's the complete DreamHost coupon list. Table of Contents: DreamHost "Starter" vs "Unlimited" Shared Hosting Here's a comparison table between the two: In addition, both plans include: Unlimited … [Read more...]
Is Hostgator SEO Worth it? Free Alternatives
Hostgator provides an add-on "SEO" package that promises to do wonderful things for your site. Here's the list for their web hosting, and you can see that it's some of the cheapest hosting on the market. So it might seem that an SEO package is a perfect synergy, right? Except...is it really worth … [Read more...]
Hostgator CodeGuard Basic – Worth it? Free Alternatives
Hostgator CodeGuard is a backup solution for websites. Unfortunately, it's not worth it. The basic option is cheap, but it offers too little in exchange. It's an additional paid add-on to the regular Hostgator hosting plans - click here for the page. CodeGuard comes in 4 tiers: As you … [Read more...]
WordPress Free Account Limitations: What Do You Lose?
There are two types of free WordPress accounts: Managed WordPress at wordpress.com Free WordPress hosting on an independent server Let's look at both of these. Option 1: Free WordPress Account Limitations The creators of WordPress - Automattic - let you host your WordPress … [Read more...]