Big news coming out of Bluehost - they've increased the pricing on all their shared hosting plans by $1/m. Here's a screenshot of the price increase even for the full 36-month duration: New Pricing of $4.95/m with Bluehost This affects all the … [Continue reading]
The Best CDN in South Africa isn’t Good Enough!
Africa has a CDN problem. It's unique in that almost every CDN company has a server in Africa but using it will probably slow down your site! We're so used to the idea of "needing a CDN", that we never pause to consider the exceptions. And Africa is … [Continue reading]
SiteGround Cloud Hosting – It’s Really a VPS
NOTE: I no longer recommend SiteGround. Despite receiving a lot of backlash, I'm sticking to my guns. If you're looking for a cloud solution to match SiteGround, I suggest looking at NameHero or Kinsta. Despite my appreciation for SiteGround's … [Continue reading]
Hostgator SiteLock Worth it? Free Alternatives
Hostgator SiteLock is not worth the additional costs, mainly because you can get the same functionality from other sources for free. You can get extremely cheap hosting from this page and purchase the SiteLock add-on for each of the shared hosting … [Continue reading]
The Free Hostgator CDN is Good Enough
Hostgator has three CDN options. With servers in Texas and Utah in the United States, a CDN helps spread the content globally. The free in-built CDN via the Cloudflare network is available with all plans. I've written before about how Cloudflare is … [Continue reading]
Is SiteGround Too Expensive? Is it Worth it?
NOTE: I've officially switched my recommendation from SiteGround to NameHero Hosting. Despite being unpopular, I stand by my choice. Among other reasons, SiteGround renewal costs were simply too high. Here's why I no longer recommend … [Continue reading]
3 Reasons Why Hostgator Doesn’t Use SSD Drives
If you've been shopping for web hosting, you'll see a curious anomaly. Out of all the major web hosts, only Hostgator hasn't switched to SSD drives for basic hosting. All the other big names- including Bluehost - switched to SSD. Why? Strange as … [Continue reading]
SiteGround vs Hostgator: Extra Cost not Worth it
In terms of features and reliability, SiteGround is better than HostGator, but it's also far more expensive. HostGator is good for basic affordable hosting without many extra perks. So if price is your major concern, then I suggest you choose … [Continue reading]
SiteGround Caching Tiers: What do you Get?
SiteGround is one of the few web hosts to implement server-based caching, as opposed to caching via plugins. However, the level of caching depends on your plan. Here I'll explain the SiteGround caching levels levels, and which plans are supported. … [Continue reading]
No Need for 3rd Party Backup Solutions with SiteGround!
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 … [Continue reading]