I've Used 7 Different Hosts on over 30 Blogs... Here's What I Recommend
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Whew! A bit wordy if you ask me… . . . If you want more words and are considering making the switch to Cloudways, let me help you with the setup. Here’s my video walking you through the setup and explaining why I choose the options I choose. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nJaFl696irTWm7Q.html
This is probably one of the best videos I've watched on youtube comparing these popular hosting services. Thank you! It's all very useful information
Ease of use and support are worth so much more than I can express - especially when you're trying to do your accounting, legal, marketing, and content creation. Being your own IT support when you started a blog to write is a head wrecker.
That's the biggest difference I've noticed between working in an office and working for yourself; working for someone else there is usually someone to help with the stuff you don't know how to do. You only have to know how to do your own job. Working for yourself you have to know how to do all the jobs. That's why 'Service' is such a big thing at the beginning when you're learning all the jobs simultaneously.
You have the best, most well-laid-out video on this topic on KZread, Ricky! Thank you. We'll most likely be switching to Cloudways, and we'll use your affiliate link to kick back some appreciation to you!
@IncomeSchool
11 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
I really appreciate your evaluation criteria. I do wonder about the scale of your hand drawn chart, however... 😄
Thank you... For taking the time to create this very informative video. You have a new subscriber!
ah, i love you! Thank you for helping us determine bandwidth and which server to use (vulture, etc.) on Cloudways!!
I guess there are several things one have to be mindful of in Blogging. Nice for the eye opener
Nice work Ricky, et Al creating great content as usual I just missed the boat by renewing with WPX for the next 12 months, only issue I seem to have is my backup using server space!! Just set the file spilt to 125mb and will see if that helps 👍
This is you. I happy for you. Thank for the info.
Always love to listen you . Full of complete information 🙂
Thanks for another awesome video- you answered a couple of questions I have been wondering about
I didn't realise hosting impacted indexing!! I thought it was all about security, speed and cost.
@dosdaysareover7781
2 жыл бұрын
Slow server = slow speed. Even the location of your server impacts load time.
Hey Rick, good job, seems you improved the lights!!!
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. That was a fun project.
Thank you for this! I needed it!
Very helpful info, Ricky. Thanks so much!
I was looking for this info, thanks for this
Setting up the emails on a website on CloudWays always threw me, I was unfamiliar with the jargon and options. If you'd be kind enough to do a walk-through video showing how to set up transactional emails with Cloudways, and explain if its needed and if there are work around etc, it would be so very helpful.
Why hosting instead of Virtual private servers? You can install WP on VPS
this is awesome! Thanks for the wisdom
This is a good video but I got to admit, I never put much thought into hosting. Thanks for the information!
Fantastically informative video! I'll definitely refer back to this once my page views get above what blue host can handle
Wow, great video Ricky 😁❤️
Thanks brother, Awesome teaching amen!
I'm on WPX and the speed is really lacking. Looking to move after the holiday season.
Very timely, thanks!
Thanks for this video. Loved the comparisons. Which price package do you recommend within blue host?
What about namecheap bro ???
Thank you! it was such a helpful video!
@k.c.mcqueen
2 жыл бұрын
That was a GOOD Sale PITCH
Hey Ricky, thanks for the breakdown. Just wondering if 'Security' would be another evaluation criteria? Is this just something to worry about with plugins on the theme?
Can you transfer to cloudways from bluehost without losing your SEO or hurting your rankings in anyway?
Really wonderful review finally! No need to watch more videos on this topic :)
Very enjoyable and educational video. Thank you. Any opinion of where a website such as this should be hosted... 1. transient: due to controversial (but not illegal) content issues, at some point it will probably have to migrate elsewhere; 2. newbie: absolute website beginner; 3. customer support: Excellent 'hand-holding', zero interest in technical features, just want to do writing and layout, and very slowly ease in to understanding how it actually work 'under the hood'; 4. very low traffic: for 6-12 months. Within reason, price and speed are not so important.
Very Nice, Thanks for sharing.
Would you recommend a Wordpress subdirectory or subdomain to start blogging off your existing site?
Love cloudways as well!
I've never had a site go down as often as when I moved to WPX.
Sorry for branching of topic. But I would really like to hear your opinion about the blog I want to start. My expertise fall under Storywriting and teaching people how to write stories. My question is do you think it's going to be a successful site in 2 years. Thanks for giving us wonderful everytime.🥰
@JakeLYT
Жыл бұрын
How did your blog go?
Hey Ricky what's your opinion on how detrimental to the rankings would it be to swap your hosting out after the one year mark?
Is there a minimum price to Cloudways? For example, if you're not getting any traffic for the first 7 or 8 months, is there a floor or they just charge pennies? This is great for those of us who procrastinate on getting the site officially launched... wish this wasn't true.
@krod16
2 жыл бұрын
Minimum would be using a Digital Ocean base server 1CPU/1GB RAM for $10 per month.
Isn't bluehost VPS hosting good with 2tb bandwidth? Can I use it for 150000 pageviews per month? Won't we get better speed in vps hosting?
These Videos are always good.
Thanks Ricky! Also like the graphic - who of you did this? Thumbs up.
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
Andrea. She edits most of our videos and creates most of the thumbnails. She's a design wizard!
@lizzy311
2 жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool She really is a wizard! Let her know that her work is appreciated 🙂
I just wanna know an actual price someone pays for just a starter blog.. i wish i could get an answer
What about hostinger???
@avoidingbroke
Жыл бұрын
Terrible. Just got a refund and going back to Cloudways
Are there any possible issues migrating if you use a CDN like CloudFlare?
Great information in here.
Sitegrounds had a huge problem this past week with google de indexing thier entire sever. People are still recovering, such a shame because theyre generally a great host
@Sammyli99
2 жыл бұрын
why? Just a bad day, or did google have a reason?
@krod16
2 жыл бұрын
@@Sammyli99 They had CDN issues.
Which one understands Ezoic best?
Ricky, the link you included to the video for setting up cloudways redirects to an error page that says that the video is private. Any advice?
@IncomeSchool
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the heads up! I fixed it
And this would be the comment: I can't quite remember how long my BlueHost intro payment was for... I'll have to see how far into I am. How do I migrate it once it's time to move? Does Cloudways come with a domain as well?
@JakeLYT
Жыл бұрын
Like the video said, Cloudways offers free migration when you move (they do it for you).
Love it, Ricky, thank you. Can you tell me please though, How much will moving all my sites from Bluehost to cloudwave affect my ezoic earnings? both during the transition and after?
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
It really shouldn’t. The ad placements won’t be affected so you shouldn’t see any impact. Changing themes causes changes to ad placements so the Ezoic AI has too re-optimize everything. Changing hosts is completely behind the scenes and had no impact on site content or layout.
@HitTheRoadMedia
2 жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool thank you guys. That's helpful to know
AWS hosting options in general?
Very impressive... I'm using a Namecheap and a free theme. Most of the time I see my site returning host error and it not loading fast. If I contact them. I'm told the problem is not from them. Now, I don't know which is which... What do think Mr. Ricky
please create tutorial for google ads campaign
Are there any issue with plugins (e.g. WordFence or Ezoic) migrating from Bluehost to Cloudways?
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t encountered any and I’ve migrated dozens of sites.
I'm the rebel not using WP but it's good information. 🙃
1mb I/o usage good???
Thanks for the informative video. What is your review of kinsta? Is it worth the price tag?
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
Kinsta is more like WP Engine. I think for bloggers at virtually every level, Cloudways is better hosting for less money. But I haven’t personally tested Kinsta with any rigor which is why they weren’t in the video.
@geetbathla7539
2 жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool Thanks for your response!
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome!
Yup!
Precise answer to my biggest question so far!
@k.c.mcqueen
2 жыл бұрын
That was a good SALE PITCH
I learned Linux, to manage my own VPS server without a control panel, fast and cheap :D
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
It’s ideal to just be proficient with all the technology. It’s just not an option for most bloggers.
@serpantinthewild
2 жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool You're right, it was a huge brainstorming process, but now I gained a lot of knowledge which is worth the effort, since I'm planning on launching an E-commerce site, so high performance at low cost was imperative :)
Great video. Which one of these hosts would you recommend for online store of physical products.
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
Still Cloudways. You’ll want something more capable than Bluehost but Cloudways will definitely be able to handle it.
@Muslim58358
2 жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool Thank you
Are you sure you can downgrade an existing server with cloudways?
@krod16
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can.
Thanks Ricky
Hi! How does Kajabi compare to these?
Do any of these hosts offer a complimentary Thai Curry?
Does changing hosts have any adverse effects on SEO?
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
It really shouldn’t. I’ve done it tons of times without even a blip in traffic. Just copy the content to the new host, then point the domain to the new host. It will be imperceptible to users and insignificant to Google.
I have blog with 100,000 pageviews.. What HOST do you recommend ? Im using P24 method and want to grow to 500.000
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely Cloudways. Probably on a 2gb or 4gb plan on VULTR high frequency servers. In the video I link to in the description I show you how to figure out what level you need. With Cloudways, as your traffic increases and you need more bandwidth, you just bump up to the next level for a little more cost per month. None of this jumping from $30 to $100 per month to get to the next tier.
What do you think of AWS Lightsail?
Hostarmada and fastcomet are very good sheared hosting. I am using them both and specially fastcomet has no downtime for last 12 month...
I noticed you didn't list host gator. What are your thoughts on it compared to the others?
@peak196
2 жыл бұрын
I'd recommend to avoid any hosting owned by EIG, Endurance International Group. They try to save on all possible costs, often resulting in bad performance and bad support. HostGator is part of EIG too.
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
It’s basically another Bluehost in a lot of ways. They’re both EIG companies. I’m a fan of saving but I think people would have a lot less headaches if we just used better hosting from the start. It’s just been too expensive. Cloudways changed that.
@SusanLowerAuthor
2 жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool thanks.
@MurshidAkram
2 жыл бұрын
Hey @incomeschool Any thoughts on Hostinger?
@Alexisajenkins89
Жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool Any thoughts on Hostinger?
Hello Ricky, Are you guys still buying sites?
What about Hastarmada?
As far as i understand your location mattress right? So I'm not from the US, i guess it should be different for me cause speed will be different.
@farinsultana7167
10 ай бұрын
did you find any answer on this? I am actually looking for the same thing.
What do you think about hostarmada?
what is your opinon on hostgator?
@IncomeSchool
Жыл бұрын
It’s basically the same thing as Bluehost. It’s fine but not my preference for sites once they start getting much traffic.
What about GoDaddy web hosting?
@IncomeSchool
9 ай бұрын
I’ve used it a bit and really didn’t like it
Thanks
What's the best for website more than 100k pageviews
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely Cloudways
What about Ezoics wordpress hosting?
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t tested it yet so I can really speak to it.
Thanks for that Ricky, that's really helpful. Can you tell us if Cloudways is a good option for the UK?
@krod16
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can choose the server location as well with Cloudways servers. Some server options have more choices than others.
@davidjballantyne
2 жыл бұрын
@@krod16 Hi Kevin. Thanks for letting me know, I will check that out.
It still sounds like you have two live microphones.
Yet, income school keeps failing Core Web Vitals...
@IncomeSchool
4 ай бұрын
Your point?
Hostinger all the way
sure we help each other, and you explain perfectly.
How is Namehero not on this list?
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
The same reason dozens of others also aren’t on the list… I’m sure they have a good offering too. There’s a new popular hosting company making the rounds every few months. Most are just variations on the same thing. Cloudways is actually the exact solution I’ve been waiting for for a really long time. Which I’ll happily say now that I’ve been using them myself for months.
@ErwinMeyer_swerve_designs
2 жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool Fair enough. Thank you for the thorough reply. I'll check them out!
This video is brought by Cloudways
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
Brought by Income School. Would it be better if I didn’t give you my definitive recommendation? I got an email last week from one of the other companies in this video offering $300 per commission. But they aren’t one of the recommendations. Income School can’t be bought
@TortoiseCashFlow
2 жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool I think I'd prefer $30 and 7% lifetime commissions over $300. It's less upfront but long term much better. BUT I don't think you guys would recommend a product ONLY for the affiliate income, that's silly. If I love a product I also will recommend it and if there's an affiliate program, that's just a bonus. Keep up the great work!
@IncomeSchool
2 жыл бұрын
So I did the math. If I got the average blogger to spend $100 per month (not gonna happen) it would take over 3 1/2 years to earn that $300 commission. It’s more likely that the average blogger will eventually spend more like $25 per month. In that case it’ll take over 14 years… That $300 today sounds pretty nice. Thanks for commenting. I appreciate you adding your insight. Just because there is an affiliate commission doesn’t mean the content is bought.
@TortoiseCashFlow
2 жыл бұрын
@@IncomeSchool that's a good point, but in order to get that $300 commission, the sale must've been alot. Even if that's a 50% commission that is a $600 sale. The conversion rate would be much smaller at that point, so $300 would be awesome but you would probably make less commissions. I definitely don't think you guys were bought, that's rediculous. You clearly did your research and found a great company and in return you make commissions on your referrals. There's absolutely NOTHING wrong with that and people watching your channel should understand since most of us do the same thing, that's internet marketing lol.
@coreyapotter
2 жыл бұрын
lol can you imagine a viewer of a channel LITERALLY designed to teach you how to do affiliate marketing getting mad at the creator for :gasp: practicing what they preach? If anything... this video may be better than 90% of other Income School videos because it is in itself a brilliant example/model to follow (will also being informative/applicable to this audience).
nicee very nice
You r tips are very confusing and misleading , you just want us to pay for your course or membership, another scammer.
@Alex_1729
2 жыл бұрын
He's not a scammer, just trying to monetize his advice. Problem is, it's always hard to make these kinds of videos, because of high affiliate commissions for digital products and how helpful can you make a video to balance it out. There are always ethical questions regarding this, but they do give a lot of value through their videos. So, not a scammer, but again, Bluehost was never the best. Hope that gives you some idea what I'm saying.
@krod16
2 жыл бұрын
Bruh, calling Income School a scammer shows you know nothing about the value they provide.
do you recommend bigscoot hosting shared 105CC plan?
What about Hostinger?