Featured Images Won’t Save | GoDaddy Hosting

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I recently came across an interesting issue with a client website which was hosted at GoDaddy. They couldn’t seem to add or save featured images to their blog posts. When loading the media library, everything loaded extremely slowly. It seemed you could add a featured image, it was just extremely slow. The image wouldn’t quite load right but it seemed … Read More

Redirect Method Greyed-Out – Really Simple SSL Solution

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I ran into a situation today where the “redirect method” dropdown option in Settings -> General for the Really Simple SSL plugin was greyed-out. Given that there’s always a red exclamation point there, I assumed that maybe they require you to ready their warning first, but actually (and confusingly), it’s entirely unrelated.   Now, call me an idealist, but obviously it should … Read More

Why Your WordPress Site is Slow on Godaddy Hosting

If you’re here, you’re probably tired of how slow your WordPress website hosted with Godaddy is. Perhaps it takes forever to even start loading the page when visiting, or maybe the backend moves like a snail, or perhaps just everything is slow. I’m here to tell you: you’re not alone! The quality of your website hosting is the #1 factor that determines … Read More

How to Dismiss those Stupid Premium YouTube Popup Ads on Chromecast

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If you’re like me, you use Chromecast regularly and were getting infuriated by those idiotic “Get ad-free YouTube and more” ads that popup seemingly on every single video and, despite having a “Dismiss” button, have no discernable way to actually dismiss them. Do they expect us to press on our TV screen? I mean, come on, Google. Use that big, … Read More

How to Retire from your WordPress Hosting Business

You’ve worked hard for years to build up a respectable WordPress hosting company and now you are thinking about settling down into a life of retirement. What do you do? Unlike if you were a salaried employee at a large company, you can’t simply accept your retirement package and move on with your life. You have clients that still need … Read More

Web Designers: Should You Consider Selling your Hosting Clients?

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Hosting WordPress websites is a lot of work. If you’re here, you already know that. From dealing with plugin conflicts to server issues and load times, it may feel like a losing battle. If you’re a website designer, you probably started hosting websites thinking it would be an easy and natural addition to your existing skillset. You already designed the … Read More

IT Companies: We’ll Buy Your Website Hosting Clients

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WordPress hosting is hard. As an IT provider, you probably thought it would be a piece of cake. After all, these servers pretty much run themselves, right? It can’t possible be harder than building PCs. If you’re here, you’ve probably realized the error of your ways, and now know that website hosting in general, and WordPress hosting specifically, are not … Read More

Anatomy of a Small WordPress Host Acquisition

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I thought it might be helpful to those interested in selling their small WordPress website hosting company to talk a little bit about what that process looks like. Having acquired two other hosts before, I know what it actually takes to establish terms of an agreement and actually proceed with the transfer of ownership and migration of clients. Note that … Read More

Where to Find Buyers of a WordPress Website Hosting Company

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As a buyer of WordPress hosting companies, I’ve been all across the web searching for markets where I can find sellers. This has allowed me to get a good sense of the options available for selling a website hosting business, too, and I thought I would share some of those here. Obviously there are a number of reasons why someone … Read More

Your WordPress Hosting Clients May be More Valuable Than you Think

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So you’ve managed to run your website hosting business successfully and you’ve amassed a number of WordPress hosting clients. You’ve perhaps started considering retirement or moving on to another chapter, and you’re considering trying to sell. The question you’re probably asking yourself is: what are my WordPress hosting clients worth? They may be more valuable than you think; to the … Read More