How to Choose the Best Hosting for Your Blog

Hosting affects your blog's speed, SEO and reliability. Here's what bloggers should look for when choosing a host.

Hosted platforms vs self-hosted

Hosted blogging platforms are easy to start with but limit customisation, monetisation and ownership. Self-hosted WordPress gives you full control and is what we recommend for serious blogs.

What to look for in blog hosting

• Speed: fast servers and built-in caching
• WordPress optimisation: one-click installs and managed updates
• Free SSL
• Daily backups
• Room to grow: easy upgrades as your traffic increases
• Good support that understands WordPress

Start small, scale later

Most new blogs run perfectly on a good shared or managed WordPress plan. Upgrade when traffic justifies it.

Don't forget a CDN

A content delivery network serves images and files from locations close to your readers, speeding up your blog worldwide.

Want a blog set up properly from day one? Read how to start a blog or ask us.