Selecting A Web Hosting Company for WordPress

Question: I want to create my own wordpress with my own hosting but don’t know how to do this. Is there any hosting that makes it easier?

Answer:  I can recommend several web hosting providers to host your WordPress blog and this is based upon my own personal experience.  I’ve been using WordPress for several years now.  Even though WordPress is the same on all hosting providers, it doesn’t run the same.  For the most part, WordPress is slow even right after a brand new installation with nothing on it.  Maybe it’s because of other users on the same server.  Maybe it’s because of the equipment at the data center.  Maybe, maybe, maybe.  I know, it’s subjective speculation, but for the most part, I have to install plugins to make it go faster.

#1 Choice – WebHostingHub

Why I like it:  They use cPanel control panel and have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.  I have a Hub account.  As with any new web hosting account, I’m reluctant to put my “good blogs” on them because I’m afraid they’ll be slow, so I always put the less important sites on them first.  And that’s exactly what I did when I sparked up my new Hub account.  Holy crap!  I was immediatelyy blown away by the speed.  I can always tell if it’s going to be fast or slow just by navigating around the WordPress Dashboard.  I got instant response out of it.  So I started transferring several other WordPress blogs from a really, REALLY slow JustHost reseller account to WebHostingHub and they got an incredible shot of speed.

Then just yesterday, I swear to God, the very site you’re on right now, I transferred it from SuperGreen hosting to my Hub account.  SG’s been doing some type of maintenance on the server I was on and I just couldn’t take it anymore.  For days I had intermittent loss of my email, FTP and inaccessble sites.  That’s bad when most of your sites are on one account because you lose everything at once.  It’s been happening for a long time and it was getting more frequent.

I’m really good at transferring websites from one server to another.  I’ve done it so many times.  I’ve created a checklist for myself and I can do it without any downtime.  And they way I do it allows me to completely test out the new site before I unleash it on the public.  I was confident with the transfer so before I went to bed, I flipped the switch.  (I didn’t want to stick around waiting for the DNS to resolve, but I’m sure it happened within minutes.  This morning the site was live on WebHostingHub and is oh soooo much faster.

The Hub advertises that their servers are optimized for WordPress.  With so many hosting options out there, you’ve got to offer your customers something that no one else has – faster WordPress hosting.  I LOVE it!  Plus, if you every  have WordPress problems, their tech support team actually knows WordPress because many of their team members have blogs of their own.  That means you’ll get knowledgable support.  Oh, and tech support is in the U.S., not outsourced overseas.

#2 Choice – BlueHost

Why I like it:  I also have a BlueHost account and they use cPanel, too.  But while every other cPanel installation has the Fantastico software installer, BlueHost has SimpleScripts.  You’ll get more free software than Fantastico, but you’ll still find the old favorites like WordPress, forums, and more.

Honestly, the server I’m on at BlueHost isn’t quite as fast as my account at WebHostingHub, but it’s significantly better than what my SuperGreen account has become.  (That really sucks, because SG used to be good and I would highly recommend it, but not anymore.  SG is owned by JustHost and they’ve gone downhill, too.  Sorry, JH, but I’m gonna tell it like it is.  Go back to the way you used to run things and you’ll get good grades again.)

So why did I even bother buying a BlueHost account?  Because I needed to spread my sites around instead of hosting them all on one account and BH has an A+ rating with the BBB.  Also, they have a higher inode limit than a lot of other providers.  Click here to see a comparison chart and learn about inodes.  I also wanted to explore their website builders because they have a few I’ve never seen before.  People are always looking for an easy way to build a website so I want to check them out and report on them.

If you’re not running a huge site, BlueHost is more than acceptable for your WordPress installation.  Use these plugins to increase speed:  Use Google Libraries and Quick Cache.  It also helps to use an optimized WordPress theme. 

#3 Choice – iPage

Why I like it:  They’ve got excellent customer support and if you’re just interested in “runing a blog”, a lot of people choose iPage.  Mostly because of their super low pricing for basically the same set of features that other hosts have.  Why pay more when you don’t have to?  They use the vDeck control panel and the SimpleScripts software installer. A lot of people who “just want a website” or “just want a blog” like the iPage control panel because it doesn’t have stuff they’ll never use.