Notes on hosting and running a website.
Practical articles on hosting, speed, security and upkeep, written for business owners rather than developers.
Everything else we've written.
What White-Label WordPress Hosting Means for Agencies
White-label hosting lets an agency sell hosting under its own name while a provider runs the servers. Who the client sees, who answers support, who bills and who holds the domain, plus when reselling is worth it.
Can WordPress Handle Heavy Traffic?
Yes, WordPress can serve very large audiences. What gives way first under load, and the caching, database and hosting setup that keeps a busy site up.
Your Media Library Is Probably the Problem
Years of full-resolution phone photos and unused thumbnail sizes are often why a site that used to be fast isn't anymore.
When Your Site Goes Down: What to Do in the First 20 Minutes
A non-technical checklist for the first twenty minutes: confirm the outage, work out which layer failed, write it down, change nothing, then report what you found.
What It Costs to Run a Business Website
Hosting is usually the smallest line. Most of the money goes on the domain, licenses, email, maintenance hours and the occasional bit of development work.
DNS, Explained Without the Jargon
What the records that point your domain at your website and email do, and why changing them is less risky than it feels.
Getting Your Store Ready for Peak Season
A month-by-month checklist for getting your store ready before the busy season's orders start arriving.
What "99.9% Uptime" Means in Practice
The math behind uptime promises, what the number leaves out, and what to ask a host instead.
Staging: The Cheapest Insurance in Web Development
A private copy of your site where changes get tested before customers see them: what it catches and what it misses.