If you’ve decided that shared hosting is right for you and that Bluehost is a good choice, then you should know about Bluehost’s 3 plan options.
They are:
Here I’m sharing some pro tips which will help you to save money on your web hosting renewals. Some of these ideas could be used from day 1 (from your first hosting purchase), and some of these ideas can be used when you are about to renew.
A cheap and reliable shared hosting package for WordPress starts from $4/month, and depending upon your requirements it can go up to $20/month.When you move to VPS, dedicated, or Managed WP Hosting, the price can really get high.
When a newbie blogger takes their first baby steps to creating a self-hosted blog, they are not aware of the costs involved in web hosting. And they usually end up buying web hosting at a higher price (without any discount). Even if they get discounted hosting, they end up paying a fortune when renewal time comes
As the name suggests, this type of web hosting is specifically designed and optimized for WordPress.
Managed WordPress Hosting takes care of every inch of server optimization for hosting a WordPress blog/website. Their technical teams are trained to manage WordPress servers, and the best part is, these teams know the in’s and out’s of WordPress blogs.
So when you are talking to their customer support for any issues, you will be getting an instant solution, which is not the case with other hosting companies as their support teams may not be fully trained for dealing with WordPress related issues.
Here is the list of my favorite WordPress webhosting in different categories:
Shared hosting:
- Bluehost
- Hostgator
- A2Hosting
You should know that there are several different types of hosting.
Let’s go through some them…
Shared Hosting
This is one of the most common and usually the cheapest hosting package.
Web Hosting- Space:
The amount of space you are allowed to store on your web hosting server. This is usually measured in GB (gigabytes).
Let my simplify this:
- High quality photos taken from your iPhone or Android are around 1MB-2MB each.
- 1024 MB = 1 GB
So 1 GB is like 500-1000 photos from you phone.
When you are starting a website online, you need to think about a few things:
- What platform should my website be on?
- What should be the name of my website?
- Where should I host my website?
Well, if you’re following the courses in ShoutUniversity, you will probably be using WordPress as your platform.