Website Design for Minneapolis Security Company GSSC We’re excited to share a recently completed website design project for General Security Services Corporation (GSSC), a Minneapolis-based security company that has been protecting people and property since 1946. GSSC is one of the largest privately held, full-service security companies in the Midwest. With a long history, multiple office locations, and a wide … Read More
On October 21, 2026, two critical security vulnerabilities affecting PHP, the programming language that powers WordPress and millions of other websites, were publicly disclosed. These vulnerabilities, collectively known as PHP2Shell, have understandably generated considerable concern. We’ve already heard from several clients asking whether their websites are affected and what they need to do. The good news for PageCrafter hosting clients … Read More
We recently released a major update to Video Dashboard, a free WordPress plugin we originally built years ago to make it easier to put training videos directly inside the WordPress admin dashboard. The plugin has always been simple by design. You add a few videos, choose who should be able to see them, and they appear right on the Dashboard … Read More
Website Email Has Changed. We’re Changing With It. For many years, sending email from a WordPress website was fairly simple. A visitor completed a form. WordPress created an email. The website server sent it. A few seconds later, the message appeared in someone’s inbox. At least, that was how it was supposed to work. Sometimes messages went to spam, and … Read More
If you’re the owner of a WordPress website hosting company and you’re starting to think about selling, there are a number of ways you can increase the selling price of your company. Having bought multiple hosts in addition to running my own hosting company, I’ve seen it all and can tell you what I look for in a hosting company … Read More
Earlier this year, we completed a mid-sized acquisition of a WordPress hosting portfolio with roughly 70 active domains. In this post, I’ll walk through how the entire process worked, from initial conversations to final transition, and highlight what sellers can realistically expect when exiting a hosting business. This is based on a real acquisition from start to finish. The goal … Read More
Ace High Casino is a family-owned casino event company based in the Twin Cities that has been putting on casino-themed events for over 30 years. The events they put on are a ton of fun and they go above and beyond to make sure everyone has a good time. We had already been working with them for a bit when … Read More
You’re the owner of a website hosting company and you’ve been seeing your industry change dramatically as AI becomes more powerful and prevalent. Maybe you’ve been worried about how these changes (real or imagined) might impact the value of your company. Perhaps you’ve even been thinking about exiting the industry and are considering if now is the right time to … Read More
Most small business owners understand that they need to have website hosting and it makes sense that when they first, they gravitate towards the most basic, cheapest options available. Many are not aware that there are far better options out there for most businesses that cover more of their bases. In this post, I’m going to highlight the differences between … Read More
We are thrilled to announce that we have acquired the website hosting services from Taylors Falls-based company, The Bitworks, Inc. This marks another step in PageCrafter’s ongoing strategy of acquiring WordPress hosting and website management portfolios from IT firms and independent agencies. Contact and Reasons for Sale The Bitworks founder, Matt Sonnentag, originally reached out to us in early 2025 … Read More
