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Affordable, easy to use, and sporting excellent uptime, A Small Orange is a web host that satisfies on multiple fronts. A Small Orange has one of the oddest names of any web hosting service we've ...

Terrific uptime in testing. Linux- and Windows-based servers. Wide range of hosting plans. Capable website-building tools. No telephone support. Slow load times in testing. Only offers shared reseller ...

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on blogs ...

VPS is widely regarded as the logical next step for businesses moving from shared hosting. It’s affordable, high-performance, and naturally more secure, and it gives you a lot more resources for a ...

Web.com was founded in 1999 and worked its way to become one of the leading web hosting technology companies, as well as one of the largest providers of online marketing services in the USA. It was a ...

HostGator is a reliable web hosting company with competitive pricing and a user-friendly setup process. However, it’s not as transparent as its competitors regarding renewal fees and feature details.

For as long as I can remember, WordPress has been synonymous with blog hosting—mostly consumer blog hosting. Although the company offered Pro plans for users who need more than the basics and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. I spend my days running massive projects in the cloud involving ...