How to Choose a Domain Name: A Practical Checklist
A practical checklist for choosing a domain name: length, spelling, the right extension, trademark and history checks, and the renewal cost most guides skip.
Web Hosting & VPS
Shared hosting, WordPress hosting and VPS servers compared on what you really pay, including renewal prices, and on measurements from our own servers. We run WordPress sites on Hostinger shared hosting and on a Hostinger KVM 4 VPS with CloudPanel, so our reviews of those come from daily use; everything else is compared on dated official prices and specs.How to choose: most new sites start on shared or WordPress hosting. Move to a VPS when you run several busy sites, need custom software, or hit your plan’s resource limits. Always compare the renewal price, not the first-term price. Start with shared hosting vs VPS, check hosting renewal prices, or size a server with the VPS sizing calculator.
Cheapest Domain Registrar: Registration vs Renewal Prices
Six registrars compared on what a .com really costs: first year, renewal, transfer, WHOIS privacy and the catches behind $0.01 deals.
How to Point a Domain to Your Hosting or VPS
Nameservers or DNS records? A step-by-step guide to pointing a domain at shared hosting or a VPS without breaking email, based on our own move to a VPS.
How to Move WordPress to a VPS with CloudPanel
A step-by-step guide to moving WordPress from shared hosting to a VPS with CloudPanel, based on how we moved this site, with the rollback plan we used.
WordPress Caching on a VPS: Real Before and After Numbers
We measured our own WordPress site on a VPS with and without page and object caching: response times, requests per second and database queries.
Hostinger vs Bluehost: Prices, Renewals and Performance
Hostinger is cheaper up front and fast in our own tests; Bluehost renews lower on its entry plan and offers phone support on Business. Here is the full cost math.
Hostinger Review: Shared Hosting Tested on Our Own WordPress Sites
We run a group of WordPress sites on Hostinger shared hosting. Here is what we measured, what each plan really costs after renewal, and who it suits.
Hostinger VPS Review: We Run This Site on a KVM 4
FindNChoose runs on a Hostinger KVM 4 VPS. Here are our CPU, disk and network benchmarks, how WordPress performs on it, and what the plans cost after renewal.
CloudPanel Review: The Free VPS Control Panel We Use
We set up this site with CloudPanel on a Hostinger VPS. What it does well, what tripped us up, and who should use it instead of a paid panel.
Shared Hosting vs VPS: Which One Do You Need?
Shared hosting is cheaper and easier; a VPS gives you dedicated resources and control. Here is how they compare on cost, speed and effort, and when to switch.
How Much RAM Does WordPress Need? We Measured It
We measured the memory WordPress actually uses on our own server: PHP-FPM workers, MySQL and Redis, cached and uncached. Here is how to size RAM for your sites.
Hosting Renewal Prices: What You Pay After the Intro Deal
Hosting intro prices often triple or quadruple at renewal. Here are current renewal prices, what a plan really costs over five years, and how to pay less.
Best VPS Hosting: 4 Providers Compared on Price and Value
Hostinger, DigitalOcean, Vultr and Hetzner compared on resources per dollar, billing model and renewal price, with benchmarks from the VPS this site runs on.
Best WordPress Hosting: Shared, Cloud and VPS Options Compared
The best WordPress hosting for first blogs, growing sites and busy stores, compared on what you pay after renewal and what we measured on our own sites.
Managed vs Unmanaged VPS: What You Actually Have to Do
An unmanaged VPS is cheaper but makes you the system administrator. Here is the exact list of tasks, what a free control panel covers, and when managed is worth it.
URL vs Domain Name: What Is the Difference?
A domain is the name of your site; a URL is the full address of one page or file. Here are the parts of a URL, how subdomains and DNS fit in, and how to pick a domain.