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News and magazine publishers

Websites for news and magazine publishers.

Readers come in waves, and one shared story can bring more traffic in an hour than you get in a week. We can take over your site or build a new one, and a busy site goes on a custom plan with the caching and the server sized to how your readers arrive.

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What we look after

What a publisher website has to do.

Stay up when a story spreads

On a busy day most readers open the same few articles. We cache them, and with Cloudflare in front, most of that traffic never reaches the server.

Keep the newsroom fast

Editors are signed in, so their pages can't be cached. We measure the admin during busy hours and size the server for it.

Keep ads from slowing pages

Ad and analytics scripts add up. We look at each one and tell you what it costs in speed, so you can decide what stays.

Handle a large archive

Years of articles mean a big database and a lot of images. We review the database and clean up what slows it down.

Keep subscriptions working

Paywalls and newsletter signups usually run on a plugin or a service such as Memberful or Mailchimp. We keep them working after updates.

Watch the server on busy days

We get an alert when the server starts to struggle, so we can step in before it turns into an outage.

What we often hear

What usually goes wrong.

  • A story got picked up nationally, and the site went down while the traffic was still coming in.
  • Editors wait ten seconds every time they save a post on a busy news day.
  • There are so many ad scripts on each article that the page jumps around while it loads.
  • Years of plugins have built up, and nobody knows which ones the site still needs.
A note from Ryan

Plan for the biggest day

With a publisher, I want to see the traffic from your biggest day and what the site did that day. Most of a spike can be served from the cache, so what I look at is the part that can't, like editors saving posts, signed-in readers and search. That tells me how much server you need, and I'll tell you what it costs before anything moves.

Ryan Lovett, founder of Hosterr
Ryan Lovett
Founder, Hosterr
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How did the site handle your biggest story?

Tell us about your traffic and the busiest day you've had, and we'll write back with how we'd set the site up for the next one.

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Plans

How much do you want us to do?

Every plan comes with the same developer and a free migration. Managed is month to month, and Managed + Website has a 12-month minimum because the new website is part of it.

Managed

$50 /mo

per site

You already have a site and you update it yourself. We look after everything underneath it.

What we take care of
  • Plugin, theme and WordPress updates snapshot saved first
  • Server, PHP and database updates planned and tested by us
  • Backups twice a day verified and kept off-site for 30 days
  • Security and monitoring scanning with a firewall and alerts
  • Same-day replies from the developer who does the work
  • Regular email updates what we did, in plain English
  • Free migration we move it for you
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Changes to the site itself are quoted first at our standard $95/hr.

A new website included

Managed + Website

$99 /mo

per site, built and hosted by us

We build you a new website, then host it and keep it current. After that, send the requests, like text changes or new pages, and they get made.

Everything in Managed, plus
  • A new website, built for you up to 10 pages, designed and built when you join
  • 1 hour of developer time a month worth $95 at our standard rate
  • Site problems fixed out of that time no quote to approve first
  • Checks after updates we test your forms and checkout
  • A monthly review a look at speed and security
  • First in line your email gets picked up first
  • A design refresh after two years your existing pages, made current
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12-month minimum, then month to month. Unused time carries over one month. Extra hours are quoted first at $95/hr.

Custom SLA

Quote

after we look at your sites and the terms you need

For agencies, larger organizations, and custom web apps and software that need more development, resources and attention.

Everything in Managed, plus
  • Set up for agencies white-label, every client site on one bill
  • Response times in the contract agreed before anything gets signed
  • Uptime commitments in writing with a named person to escalate to
  • A dedicated server, if you need one sized to your traffic
  • Update windows that suit you scheduled around your busy hours
  • Custom software and integrations web apps and tools built around how you work
  • A development team when you need one vetted US-based developers for bigger jobs
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We agree on the terms with you first.

Add-ons for either plan

Common questions

What people ask us.

A small magazine or a local news site with modest traffic can. A busy news site needs more server and more attention, so it goes on a custom plan sized to its traffic, with a dedicated server if it needs one. There's no charge for bandwidth or visits on any plan, and if you send us your traffic numbers we'll tell you which fits.

Cached article pages carry most of the spike, and with Cloudflare in front, most of it never reaches the server. Logins, search and the admin can't be cached, so we size the server for your busiest hour and get an alert when it starts to struggle.

Yes, and the migration is free. We copy the site to the new server, test it on a private link with the archive and the redirects, and switch only when it's ready. A large archive takes longer to copy, so we plan the switch for a quiet time of day.

Yes. A publisher build is quoted on its own, since it depends on your sections, your ads and how your editors work. We quote it first, at $95 an hour or a fixed price, then host it on a plan sized to your traffic.
Clients

A few of the businesses we host.

A few of the businesses whose websites and apps we look after.

ANPC
Go Auto
Congruity 360
500+ sites supported
Cortex Building Intelligence
Public Counsel
Animal Flow
The Pharmacist Choice
10+ years building & managing sites
Boston Carpentry
City Construction
Speak Local
My Allergy Experts
RYCO Inc
The Mobile Locker Co.
Optiline Enterprises
Pivotal Talent Search
Sara Ray
PRO+GRIP
World Academy
Southern New Hampshire Vertigo and Balance Center
UserGuard

What customers say.

Reviews from Trustpilot

A person could not find a better company for their internet needs. Customer service is number 1. Whenever we have an issue Ryan addresses the problem immediately no matter the time or day.
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Adam C.
Great customer service! I have multiple websites hosted on Hosterr. Setup was seamless and super easy, customer service has always been fantastic and quick to respond. I've had 100% uptime with no issues. Would recommend Hosterr to anyone looking for a reliable webhost.
Nathan T.
I use Hosterr for multiple websites. I recommend them to anyone who needs hosting! I have never had an issue with downtime and my sites are blazing fast. Also their customer service is unmatched, leagues better than GoDaddy.
Adam S.
High-traffic sites and apps

More about this group.

High-traffic sites and apps

Hosting for busy websites, publishers and apps.

Tell us what you need.

Tell us what you're running and what's getting in the way. We'll write back the same day with a plan, and if Hosterr isn't the right fit, we'll say so.

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