Hosting Options with Good Security?
I have been using LiquidWeb to host my client’s sites based on a recommendation of someone who had been using them for like a decade. They have been amazing until probably 2 years ago. Now their customer service is terrible and the value just does not seem to measure up to the insane costs. Switched from VPS to dedicated server because they told me it would be better security and performance. Performance dropped drastically.
I’m a designer, Anne though I do have a knack for the technical side, I’m not a sys admin or developer.
Wondering what other web managers are using? I went with LW initially based on its history of incredible security and customer service, though from reading reviews that combination now seems like it may be nonexistent in any hosting companies? Are there any that any other web managers feel you can recommend?
I currently have probably 30 or so sites hosted on my servers (quite a few are staging or test sites), all WordPress, probably estimated 50k visitors combined/month, and I’m paying around $300/month. I am constantly getting security and high load warnings (even after hiring a server expert to optimize my servers), and their backup solution is an additional cost if you want it to actually work (the included isn’t much more than a demo with the restrictions).
I would love to find something that is lighter administrative load for me, has built in safety measures for frequent automated backups, track record of strong security, and I don’t have to hire a server manger to optimize it just to make it function.
I would also love something that lets me host a large number of sites without charging me for each individual site added (I’ve seen quite a few who do that, and that adds up when you’re building test sites like I do). That is one thing LW does that I like.
I also really like the control cPanel gives me, but am not 100% opposed to switching to a different platform… I would trade that for an easier-to-use solution that is reliable and still gives me the ability to access site files and give access to devs when needed.
I don’t even know what to expect for budget. Right now I’m paying probably close to $300/month for their basic service (essentially a DIY dedicated server). Maybe that’s normal?