Hosting Managed Hosting, and why this matters
OKCWP - 28July20 Talk
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
Fin
Resources
- https://sslrenewals.com/blog/why-is-ssl-important-benefits-of-using-ssl-certificate
- https://websitesetup.org/best-wordpress-hosting-performance/
- https://blogpros.com/blog/2018/10/fixing-database-connection-error
- https://www.wpbeginner.com/common-wordpress-errors-and-how-to-fix-them/
- https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/what-is-a-ddos-attack/
- https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/cdn/what-is-a-cdn/
Hosting Managed Hosting, and why this matters OKCWP - 28July20 Talk
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By Rick Shaw
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