Dedicated vs Cloud Hosting (2026): Narrower Than It Looks
We do not rank dedicated hardware, because nothing we cite measures it. The decision method is the useful part.
How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides for the things that go wrong after you buy hosting: migrations, SSL certificates, backups, slow sites, downtime. Written for someone with a control panel already open, not a shopping cart.
Shared vs Managed WordPress (2026): Not About Speed
The premium is sold as speed, and our own load figures do not support that. Here is what it actually buys.
Managed vs Unmanaged Hosting (2026): Ask for the Boundary
Two plans at the same price can mean different things. Stop reading the adjective and ask for the list.
VPS vs Cloud Hosting (2026): Four Questions Instead of Two Words
One of these words often means nothing measurable. Four questions have checkable answers instead.
Shared vs VPS Hosting (2026): Control, Not Speed
Cheap shared plans finished the load test ahead of an entry-level server. So a VPS is bought for other reasons.
How to Negotiate a Renewal Discount (2026): Ten Minutes, One Question
Hosts spend more acquiring customers than retaining them. That is the whole reason this conversation works.
How to Move Away From an EIG Brand (2026): Start With the Invoice
There is no EIG any more, and the host most associated with it now posts strong figures. Move for your invoice, not a group name.
How to Configure Caching (2026): Four Layers, One Order
Four layers in one order, and an exclusion list that matters more than any of them.
How to Fix a Slow Database (2026): Confirm, Then Clean
Cached pages fine, everything else dragging. That pattern points at queries, and the fix has an order.
How to Fix a 500 Error (2026): Read the Log First
Most guides start with deactivating plugins, which is guessing. The error log names the file and the line.