This is a post about my decision to change Web Hosting Providers. If you have a WordPress Website, then you must have a place for it to live, aka, a Hosting Company.
My Comments and decsions
So What About WordPress Hosting ?
A good list of Hosting sites: http://www.wpbeginner.com/hosting/
To compare what I think are the two best check this article: http://www.omnicoreagency.com/best-wordpress-hosting/
One very important question to get answered. “If I get hacked, what support to you offer ?”
What is Important ?
One very important decision point is how technical are you ? When things to wrong with a WordPress site, the problem can get very complex very quickly. I have been in the website world since 2000 and I am still overwhelmed by the complexity of some problems.
I assume if you are reading this, you are a woodworker, and very likely a technical person. But what would you prefer doing ?
In my video I talk about three major concerns of hosting.
- Stability
- Security
- Speed
Some of these three are can only be provided by you hosting service, some can be provided by you with WordPress Plugins.
Before my move to WP Engine, I added three main WP Plugins:
- For Backups: UpDraft Plus
- For Security: WordFence Premium $59 per year
- For Speed: W3 Total Cache
After my move to WP Engine all three of these plugins were removed.
Why do WordPress Websites get hacked ?
This is a really good article. https://getflywheel.com/layout/why-do-wordpress-websites-get-hacked/
Just believe this. If you have a WordPress Website, you are a target!
Do this Google Search
The Bottom line.
For me, I was just tired of dealing with technical issues and what I considered not really great speed. I looked at the total amount of time and money I was spending, made some decision about exactly what I wanted for my web presence and made the jump to WP Engine.
