Where your site runs.
WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE
Shared hosting Managed hosting for a specific platform A virtual server you administer Platform services
WHAT MOST SMALL BUSINESS SITES NEED
Shared or managed hosting.
Simple, maintained, and adequate.
WHEN TO CONSIDER MORE
Traffic genuinely beyond the plan Requirements the platform cannot meet An application needing specific configuration
WHAT NOT TO DO
Take a virtual server because it sounds more capable.
An unmaintained server is worse than shared hosting.
WHAT AFFECTS VISITOR EXPERIENCE MOST
Where the server is, relative to your visitors Page efficiency and caching
THE LOCATION POINT
For Nigerian visitors, a nearer server is noticeably faster.
WHAT TO ARRANGE REGARDLESS
Backups off the server Updates applied A tested restore
WHAT TO CHECK
Actual loading speed from where your visitors are.
WHERE TO READ MORE
Our hosting and speed articles.