Web hosting guides
Plain-English answers to the questions that decide what you’ll pay and how happy you’ll be.
Web hosting renewal prices, explainedWhy a $2.99 hosting plan renews at $10.99 or more, how prepay terms work, how to calculate the real cost, and five ways to pay less at renewal.
How to choose web hostingA practical 7-step checklist for choosing web hosting: the right type, real 3-year cost, backups, support, data-center location, refunds and how to switch later.
Shared vs VPS vs managed WordPress hostingShared, VPS, cloud and managed WordPress hosting compared in plain English: what each is, what it costs, who it suits and when to upgrade.
How to find out who hosts a websiteFind out who hosts any website using DNS, the IP address owner, reverse DNS and HTTP headers, and why sites behind Cloudflare hide their real host.
How to switch web hosts without downtimeMove your website to a new host without downtime: back up, use free migration, test on a temporary URL, lower DNS TTL, switch DNS and cancel the old plan.