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I have written this post series for ResearchAsaHobby.com not only to help beginners to choose a problem-free best website hosting, but also for other web site owners and web masters who have not heard (I wish you had!) of EIG yet.
Before we start, here is a 40-sec slide show video I made as a short introduction for this article series.
Alright, don’t want to be fooled by lousy web hosting companies? Then let’s move on.
Please look through the Table of Contents below. It will give you a general idea of what we will be talking about.
How much of it you might want to read?
- If you haven’t heard of EIG before, then it is highly recommended to read at least first several articles as this is a valuable information. It can change your mindset about where to search for the best website hosting (as it changed my mindset when I got to know it). It is not much, the posts are pretty short.
- If you have some experience dealing with hosts, then you may read some of the articles of your interest. There’s a lot of practically useful information (tests, measurements etc)..
I and other readers will be happy to see what you think and discuss it.
If you want to cut to the chase, go direct to the final list with recommended web hosting companies.
Table of Contents for Best Website Hosting post series
- Why I wrote this post series about choosing the best website hosting (shared plans)
- The only paragraph you must read about shared web hosting
- What is wrong with top web hosting review sites
- How to find out if a review is fake
- How to find a review you can trust
- What may be wrong with the hosts that offer enormous affiliate commissions
- How to choose good quality hosting for affordable budget; DON’Ts and thoughts
Includes:
What is overselling and how it is connected with overloading?
Smaller companies’ game on web host market playground
Loving the idea of smaller companies with better service and more personal approach
A couple of notes about deceitful EIG host corporation
Notes about web host ratings, unlimited plans and sign-up bonuses - The Differences Between The Types Of Hosting That Go Beyond Marketing Tricks
- What’s so special in managed WordPress hosting that it costs multiple times more than an ordinary shared host? WP Engine, Kinsta and LiquidWeb examined.
- The dirty tricks that hosts may use to take your money (the tips to recognize an unethical host)
- How Time To First Byte (TTFB) affects hosting speed (11.7 mln tests run)
- The Uncomfortable Truth About Testing Website Speed And Hosting Speed
- Performance issues on your shared hosting: CPU, RAM, IO limits explained for non-technicals
- What You Need To Know About RAM And CPU On Shared Hosting Plans
- Hosts Can’t Have Zero Downtime, And Other Sad Truth About Hosting Uptime
- Web hosting to avoid (as full as possible list of EIG hosting companies)
- What to do if your host has been acquired
- My Hosting Is Slow, I Want To Migrate To A Faster Host. Read This Before Doing It
- Unlimited hosting is limited. Practical recommendations on choosing a host
- Is your host well-protected from DDOS attacks? And your website?
- Hosting for E-commerce (WooCommerce, Magento, Prestashop etc) which take things seriously (deeper look at PCI compliance)
- Managed WP Hosting And Peace Of Mind. What’s the point?
- Practical thoughts on selecting a GDPR-compliant hosting
- Recommendations for choosing the best hosting
Includes:
Who may need these recommendations?
How can you use the recommendations?
In short, how did I come to these recommendation list?
The recommended list of web hosts (shared, VPS, reseller, dedicated)
The quiz that helps you choose the great hosting that fits you the best (it’s far not just about pricing and technical stuff):
- Top Hosting Affiliate Programs: Dirty Bloggers Secrets Revealed
Includes:
Analysis and advice how to find a good host among aggressive marketing
Hosting comparison table with pricing and affiliate data
Researches and tests on particular hosts:
- Hosting performance charts (live) and hosting performance historical data
- Non-stop hosting testing – Hosting Performance Contest:
- Comparative review of Cloudways. Yes, it’s cheap and fast. But not for everyone.
- Which Host Is Faster SiteGround Or A2 Hosting. Real-Time Speed Reports. Data analyzed (52+K Speed Tests analyzed in each article): Jul-Dec 2019, Jan-Jun 2020.
- Is A2Hosting Turbo Really Worth It (After 4176 Tests)?
- Testing heavy-loaded theme (Avada) on A2Hosting (8352 tests)
- Whether A2 Hosting Has Good Server Response Time (And Speed) After Millions Of Tests
- Is A2 Hosting Startup Plan Fast Compared To Other Great Hosts? 200K Tests
- Cheaper and more expensive hosts compared from 17 locations worldwide (1800 speed tests). A2 Hosting vs HawkHost.
- Alternatives for SiteGround for different categories of website owners (SG has high renewal prices).
- WPX Hosting reviews look to good to be true.
- WPX Hosting support can start a new era in the hosting industry.
- Review on the hosting comparison “A2 Hosting vs Kinsta”.
- Finding out the fastest and the most reliable host out of 15 shared hosts: in 2017 (about 16 mln tests), in 2018 (16.5 mln tests), in 2019 (16.5 mln tests).
- Research on Server Response Time and Hosting Speed using 15 hosts: 2018 year data, 16.5 mln tests, 2019 year data, 16.5 mln tests
- Does Cloudflare increase Time To First Byte (TTFB) on hosts? Tested on 3 hosts. 6480 manual measurements
If you have any questions, please contact me via email form or simply go to this blog post and leave your question in the comments. I will be happy to get back to you with my best knowledge. See you!
Last updated on May 22, 2021Subscribe to my Free Researches
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