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chrislema
January 26, 2016
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Picking a WordPress Host
7 Factors to consider and 10 questions to ask.
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Transcript
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?
@CHRISLEMA CHRIS LEMA CTO of CROWD FAVORITE BLOGGER at CHRISLEMA.COM
PROD DEV & MARKETING COACH