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10 BEST Hosting Providers for Australian Websites in 2024
When it comes to web hosting, Australia has it pretty rough. There are dozens of outstanding international hosts with data centers in the US and the EU, but few of them have servers in the Australasian region. Aussies are mostly stuck with small local providers, and since there isn’t a lot of competition, prices tend to be high while features are often scarce. But it’s not...
7 Best Web Hosts with CHEAP Domain Privacy Addons in 2024
Whenever you register a domain, the personal information you share in the process becomes publicly available. Anyone can look up your new domain and find out your full name, address, email, and phone number. If that’s not something you’re comfortable with, you need domain privacy protection. But don’t worry: most web hosts that offer domain registration will also offer...
A2 Hosting vs SiteGround: Hard to Choose, but I Did 2024
If you’d asked me to decide between A2 Hosting and SiteGround a few years back, I have no doubt that SiteGround would’ve been my first choice. But you don’t care about which web host used to be good, and neither do your site visitors. You want to know whether SiteGround or A2 Hosting is better right now, and my most recent tests showed some surprising results. As it turns...
5 Best WordPress Hosting Services in 2024 (Fast and Reliable)
Most web hosts claim that their plans are optimized for WordPress, but this isn’t always the case. In fact, you’ll find this is often just an excuse to put a higher price tag on regular shared hosting with a few extra features. The best WordPress hosts provide much more than that. They give you an infrastructure that is built for performance from the ground up. They...
14 Absolute Best Hosting Providers for UK Websites in 2024
In theory, your website should load faster if it’s hosted nearer to your audience. So, if most of your website visitors live in the United Kingdom, a local UK host might seem like a good idea. But I’ve tested dozens of UK-based web hosting services, and not all of them delivered good performance in the region. I was also surprised to see that many local hosts don’t offer...
5 Best Free Email Hosting Providers (You Can Trust) in 2024
If you want clients and customers to take you seriously, you need an email address @yourdomain. Back in the day, you could get away with a Gmail or Yahoo! address, but now that web hosting is so incredibly cheap, there’s no reason not to have a professional email address. In fact, you can get an address @yourdomain for free, but it can be tricky to find the right provider...
How to Set Up Your Business Email in 4 Simple Steps [2024]
If you need a professional email address @yourdomain (and you want to set it up yourself), this tutorial is for you. The best bit is that the entire process will only take between 5 and 10 minutes! But before we get started, there are a couple of things you’ll need. First, you’ll want a domain name. You can buy one from a popular registrar like Namecheap or directly from...
7 Best OVHcloud Alternatives You Can Trust in 2024
OVHcloud is undoubtedly cheap, but in this particular case, you get what you pay for. Having tried it over the course of several months, I have to admit that I’m not a fan. It’s fast – I’ll give it that – but it compromises a lot in terms of customer support and ease of use. Most of the time, it’s just you, the knowledge base, and Google. Customer support is only available...
Pressable vs WP Engine: Which Is Better for WordPress? [2024]
Since managed WordPress hosting isn’t usually cheap, you might be tempted by Pressable’s slightly lower prices. And, in some cases, I’d argue that it’s a decent hosting option. But having tested Pressable alongside WP Engine, I can tell you that the lower cost comes with a few significant compromises. To give you just one example, Pressable only has four data center...
7 Best (User-Friendly) Hosting Services for Personal Sites [2024]
Most entry-level shared hosting plans have enough resources to support a small, personal website. The problem is that some providers pack these plans with unnecessary tools as a way to increase the price. For instance, why should you pay extra for fancy e-commerce features if you have no intention of selling products on your site, or for a bunch of advanced developer...
GoDaddy vs Fasthosts: Which Is Better in the UK? [2024]
I’ll be completely honest with you: GoDaddy vs Fasthosts is a matchup with no real winner. Both hosts are fairly popular, but I’ve tested each for several months and the results ranged from disappointing to absolutely awful. Fasthosts did better than GoDaddy overall, but just barely. You can save yourself some time by opting for hosting from Hostinger, a provider with far...
Concrete5 vs WordPress: Which Is Better for Beginners? [2024]
I know what you’re thinking: it’s WordPress, right? Well, I’m a big fan of WordPress myself, but having recently tested Concrete5, I have to admit that this match is closer than I thought it would be. In fact, WordPress and Concrete5 have a lot in common. But there's one area where WordPress comes out on top. Almost all web hosting providers that have 1-click installers...
DigitalOcean Pricing: It’s Cheap, but What’s the Catch? [2024]
DigitalOcean’s cloud-based virtual machines (VMs) are cheap and highly customizable, but its wide range of options might make you feel confused as hell. Droplets (as DigitalOcean calls its VMs) come in different configurations, and there are over a dozen add-ons to consider. But which of these do you actually need? Having some prior experience with a few of DigitalOcean’s...
6 Best Cheap Podcast Hosting Sites: Tried and Tested in 2024
When you’ve got big ideas to share with the world, the last thing you want to think about is hosting. Bandwidth, storage space: who cares? Starting a podcast isn’t easy, and it takes time to record, edit, and produce your masterpiece. You’re ready to publish your podcast right now, and you don’t want to waste any more energy looking for a host. I get it. That’s why I...
Drupal vs WordPress: Which Is the Right CMS for You? [2024]
If we lived in a world where we were all expert web developers, I’d say that Drupal was better than WordPress as a CMS (content management system). But in reality, most users don’t have the experience they’d need to actually take advantage of Drupal’s capabilities. For most of us, WordPress is a better choice. Drupal is a powerful CMS for complex projects. Many government...