If you operate a small business or operate as a freelancer, you most likely have a WordPress site showcasing your work or advertising your business to potential customers. With the wonderful plugins available from WordPress, you can also make an e-commerce site quickly and easily so once you have the site in place, where are you going to host it?
There are quite a few options available when it comes time to choose a good web hosting company that specializes in easy WordPress site integration and I have picked the best of the bunch to give you an idea of where to go and how to get your WordPress site hosted in a few clicks. The below options are available to the first timer all the way up to WordPress masters and these hosting companies also offer excellent customer support should you run into any issues along the way.
Forbes also outlines why it’s so important to choose the right web host when it comes to achieving excellent traffic and boosting your marketing efforts. Ultimately it will comes down to features and benefits that will help your business and it is also paramount that the web hosting company can support your WordPress site with easy integration and helpful service along the way.
Let’s have a look, shall we?
Siteground – Siteground is great option for all of your WordPress needs and they offer integration and free install for your already existing WordPress site in addition to an excellent WordPress builder and tutorials should you need to create your own and host the site on Sitground. Packages start at £2.75 per month and you get a treasure chest of features for the entry cost. With the starter package you receive, one website, 10GB of web space (good for roughly 10,000 visits per month), free email, free WordPress set up and install and 99.9% uptime. Great choice for beginners and veterans alike.
iPage – iPage offers a great set of features for bloggers and small businesses as well and starting at £2.50, you can secure some powerful features to get your site integrated or built from scratch. iPage also offer dedicated WordPress support and the team will walk you through everything you need to know to get your site up and running. iPage also offers a free domain, free website, free SEO marketing credits, unlimited storage space, pre-installed WordPress themes and scalable bandwidth for increased web traffic.
Bluehost – Bluehost is the number 1 hosting company sponcered by WordPress due to the platforms that are availbel to host your WordPress site. WordPress and Bluehost have been working closely together for over 15 years now and Bluehost provides everything in terms of speed, uptime and security to WordPress users in addition to excellent customer support and tutorials on how to get build and get the best from your site. Bluehost offers one click integration and have feature rich hosting packages starting at $3.95 per month.
If you are interested in having a browse of some awesome themes from WordPress to get your ideas flowing, have a look here to get an idea of what is new and some of the most popular themes are available for free!
With the amount of choice available on the internet in terms of web hosting, you are sure to find the right company to support all of your WordPress needs. Do a bit of comparison and take some time to get to know the big players to get the best deal possible.