News & guides from our hosting experts
Honest takes on hosting news, deep-dive performance guides, money-saving advice, and conversations with the people building the web's infrastructure.
Shared vs VPS Hosting: Which One Do You Actually Need in 2026?
The honest, no-upsell answer for personal blogs, growing stores, and SaaS sites — including the exact traffic and resource thresholds where you should make the switch.
15 WordPress Speed Tweaks That Actually Move the Needle
Real before/after numbers from a site that went from a 6.2s LCP to under 1.5s — and the four changes that did 80% of the work.
The Hosting "Renewal Trap" — and How to Avoid It
Why your $2.99 plan becomes $14.99, exactly which hosts do this most aggressively, and three negotiation moves that often work.
CDNs Explained: Do You Actually Need Cloudflare?
When a CDN cuts your TTFB in half, when it just adds complexity, and the simple test that tells you which camp you're in.
5 Best Budget Hosts Under $5/Month (That Don't Suck)
Budget hosting that actually performs — vetted on real load times, real renewal pricing, and real support response.
7 Best Managed WordPress Hosts for Serious Sites
Caching, staging, security, and support — the four things that actually matter once your WP site has real traffic.
8 Best VPS Hosts When Shared Plans Stop Cutting It
The exact moment your traffic outgrows shared hosting — and which VPS provider to upgrade to next, by use case.
How to Migrate Hosts Without Downtime or SEO Loss
The exact DNS, redirect, and email-warmup checklist we use when moving real sites — including a 24-hour rollback plan.
Cloud vs Shared vs VPS: A Decision Tree for 2026
One flowchart, six questions, and a clear answer at the end — based on the kind of site you're actually running.
Inside a Big Hosting Stack: Interview With a Senior SRE
What "99.9% uptime" really means, why some hosts always feel slow, and how the people running the servers think about reliability.