Buying Decisions

How to compare hosts, read the terms and avoid a bad commitment.

6 articles

Questions to ask any SEO host before you buy

Before you pay anyone for SEO hosting, send eight questions and read the answers for specificity rather than...

Reading the small print: what managed actually covers

"Managed" is a sales word, not a defined service level. Two providers can both use it honestly while one means the...

Comparing quotes on a like for like basis

Two hosting quotes are almost never comparable as written, because each supplier chooses a different billing period, a...

When to pay annually and when to stay monthly

Treat term length as a bet on your own forecast rather than a discount to collect. A longer commitment lowers the rate...

Signs a hosting offer is too good to be true

An offer should worry you not because it is cheap, but because the arithmetic does not close. Addresses, hardware...

Planning an exit: what you should be able to take with you

Work out how you would leave a host before you sign up, not on the day you want to go. Pre-sales answers that question...
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