Picking a WordPress Host

HOW TO SELECT A WORDPRESS HOST @CHRISLEMA 7 FACTORS TO
CONSIDER 10 QUESTIONS TO ASK

MOST PEOPLE START WITH PRICE @CHRISLEMA JUST LIKE BUYING A
CAR – COST IS MORE THAN THE INITIAL MONTHLY PRICE.

FOCUS PAY ATTENTION TO A HOST’S @CHRISLEMA MOST PLATFORMS CATER
TO A SEGMENT OF THEIR CHOOSING

SUPPORT NOT EVERYONE PROVIDES THE SAME @CHRISLEMA WHAT YOU FEEL
COMFY WITH CAN ONLY BE DEFINED BY YOU.

UPTIME HOW DOES A HOST TALK ABOUT @CHRISLEMA THERE IS
NO SUCH THING AS 100% UPTIME. BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

SPEED PERFORMANCE IS CRITICAL @CHRISLEMA DOES THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT THE
KIND OF SITE YOU HAVE?

EMAIL WILL YOU ALSO NEED @CHRISLEMA IF YOU’RE NOT COMFY
CONFIGURING EMAIL, THEN GO IN KNOWING THAT.

QUESTIONS HERE ARE MY HOST INTERVIEW @CHRISLEMA THERE ARE NO
WRONG ANSWERS. THIS JUST HELPS YOU GET COMFY.

QUESTION 1 @CHRISLEMA Do you have a way for me
to interact with humans?

QUESTION 2 @CHRISLEMA Do you have a way to help
me if I need to migrate my existing site to you?

QUESTION 3 @CHRISLEMA Can you explain how you’re making sure
my site is secure?

QUESTION 4 @CHRISLEMA How many people do you have in
support if I have trouble at night?

QUESTION 5 @CHRISLEMA If my site grows in popularity, is
it hard to change plans?

QUESTION 6 @CHRISLEMA If my site gets hacked, do you
have backups of my old (clean) site?

QUESTION 7 @CHRISLEMA Can I host an eCommerce site on
this plan? What else do I have to buy?

QUESTION 8 @CHRISLEMA Do you have a way for me
to do things on my own? Do you have a managed plan?

QUESTION 9 @CHRISLEMA Are you running an old version of
PHP or WordPress?

QUESTION 10 @CHRISLEMA Do you have a way to know
if my site is running slow or has been hacked?

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