Ever really thought about what hosting is?

Who is this guy?

• My name is Rick Shaw
• Digital Marketer @ricksconcepts
• Photographer at @gbsphotography

Tons of hosting sites

The real question. How much is this going to cost?

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What is your hosting site doing for you?

• SSL Certificate
• Backups
• Security
• Storage Space
• Uptime / Downtime
• CDN
• Designed for WP
• Support
• Development Support

Let's break these down

SSL Certificate

SSL Certificate

What does this mean?

SSL Certificate

You don't want customers or visitors to see this.....

SSL Certificate

Hosts that include this with your service cost.

• A2 Hosting:  Yes
• Bluehost: Yes
• GoDaddy: No
• Hostgator: Yes
• Dreamhost: Yes
• Flywheel:  Yes
• GreenGeeks: Yes
• Siteground: Yes

Backups

Backups

Backups

Hosts that include this with your service cost.

• A2 Hosting:  Yes, Automated (no timeframe)
• Bluehost: No, included in high tier
• GoDaddy: Yes, Daily
• Hostgator: Yes, Weekly
• Dreamhost: Yes, Daily
• Flywheel:  Yes, Daily      
• GreenGeeks: Yes, Daily
• Siteground: Yes, Daily

Security

ATTACK!!!!!!!

That's my only plan....

Security

Hosts that include this with your service cost.

• A2 Hosting:  No, included in high tier
• Bluehost: No, included in high tier
• GoDaddy: Yes
• Hostgator: Unclear
• Dreamhost: Yes
• Flywheel:  Yes     
• GreenGeeks: Yes
• Siteground: Yes

Storage Space

(Server Resources)

How much can it hold?

Storage Space

Hosts that include this with your service cost.

• A2 Hosting:  1 Website
• Bluehost: 1 Website
• GoDaddy: 1 Website
• Hostgator: 100GB
• Dreamhost: 1 Website
• Flywheel: 1 Website
• GreenGeeks: 1 Website
• Siteground: 1 Website

Uptime / Downtime

We're down right now

Uptime / Downtime

Hosts that include this with your service cost.

• A2 Hosting:  99.93%
• Bluehost: 99.99%
• GoDaddy: 99.99%
• Hostgator: 99.99%
• Dreamhost: 99.92%
• Flywheel:  99.99%
• GreenGeeks: 99.99% 
• Siteground: 99.98%

CDN

(Content Delivery Network)

Fly birdie fly!!!

CDN

Hosts that include this with your service cost.

• A2 Hosting:  Yes
• Bluehost: No
• GoDaddy: No
• Hostgator: No
• Dreamhost: No
• Flywheel:  Yes, additional cost
• GreenGeeks: Yes
• Siteground: Yes

Built for WordPress

Built for WordPress

Hosts that include this with your service cost.

• A2 Hosting: Supports multiple CMS', also has dedicated WP hosting plan
• Bluehost: Unclear
• GoDaddy: Supports multiple CMS', also has dedicated WP hosting plan
• Hostgator: Supports multiple CMS', also has dedicated WP hosting plan
• Dreamhost: Supports multiple CMS', also has dedicated WP hosting plan
• Flywheel:  Yes
• GreenGeeks: Supports multiple CMS', also has dedicated WP hosting plan
• Siteground: Supports multiple CMS', also has dedicated WP hosting plan

Support

Support

Hosts that include this with your service cost.

• A2 Hosting:  24/7/365 Chat and Phone
• Bluehost: 24/7/365 Chat and Phone
• GoDaddy: 24/7/365 (US based) Chat and Phone
• Hostgator: 24/7/365 Chat and Phone
• Dreamhost: 24/7/365 (US based) Chat and Phone
• Flywheel:  24/7/365 (US based) Chat and Phone
• GreenGeeks: 24/7/365 Chat and Phone
• Siteground: 24/7/365 (EU based) Chat and Phone

Developer Support

Developer Support

Hosts that include this with your service cost.

• A2 Hosting: No
• Bluehost: No
• GoDaddy: No
• Hostgator: No
• Dreamhost: No
• Flywheel:  To a point
• GreenGeeks: No
• Siteground: To a point

Managed Hosting

What does this mean?

• General troubleshooting
• Logo changes
• Page takedowns
• Single page additions
• Small scale page additions (1-5 pages)
• Content additions/subtractions on a single page or a small scale (1-5 pages)
• Photo additions/subtractions on a single page or a small scale (1-5 pages)
• Fixing User issues or broken functionality
• Adding new functionality
• 2 hours of advanced maintenance a month that handle requests outside of the above referenced items (these hours do not roll over month to month)

Outdated plugins

Outdated WP core

Hacked Websites

Missing Files

Database issues

Website Reports

Maintenance Reports