website hosting

How to Evaluate Your Website’s Hosting Needs: A Step-by-Step Guide

By Your WP Guy / Nov 21, 2023

Imagine this: It’s Black Friday, and your e-commerce site is primed for unprecedented traffic. Orders are pouring in when suddenly…website crashed! Server overloaded! The horror is mounting as your site remains down right in the thick of peak sales season. This is the nightmare reality for many businesses with websites hosted on inappropriate plans unable…

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What is DNS Propagation and Why is it Important?

By Your WP Guy / May 9, 2023

As a small business owner, you might be wondering what this DNS propagation thing is all about. You have heard the overly technical people talking about it or you may just be blissfully unaware that it even exists. DNS propagation refers to the time it takes for changes to your website’s DNS records to spread…

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What Does a Website Host Actually Do?

By Your WordPress Guy / Oct 18, 2022

There are currently more than 1.5 billion websites on the internet. Let that sink in. A lot goes into getting a website up and running from the initial concept to the site going live. One of the most important elements is the hosting service. The hosting service that you use for your website will make…

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The Top 5 Differences Between Managed Hosting and Maintenance Plans

By Your WordPress Guy / Aug 9, 2022

Imagine that you are the owner of a small business. Woah, really? Is my Mom super proud? Anyways..back to the scenario. You have been using a shared hosting plan for your website, but you’ve been getting more and more traffic, and your site is starting to slow down. You’ve also been hearing a lot about…

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How to Quickly Find Your Domain Registrar

By Your WordPress Guy / Jul 5, 2022

Most people who create blogs or websites choose to register a domain name. A domain registrar is responsible for selling and managing domain name registrations. Since the process of registering your domain name is typically completed early in the process of starting your site, it’s easy to forget your domain registrar. Fortunately, there are a…

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