Backup and Migration
Are you frustrated with your
WordPress hosting provider?
1. Frequent Unexpected Downtimes
Downtimes are bad for your overall reputation (SEO rankings, traffic, etc). Nobody wants to visit a site that doesn’t open half the time.
If your site is down multiple times a week, then it’s a crystal clear indication that you need to switch.
2. Error Establishing Database Connection
If you regularly see error establishing a database connection on your site, then it means that you’re outgrowing your host servers or have a bad plugin.
In either case, your host support should be able to help you. If they’re unable to help, then you should switch to someone who will help.
3. Bizarre Internal Server Errors
The internal server error is one of the most common WordPress errors and perhaps the most frustrating one as well. The error message itself is unable to point the user in the right direction to fix it.
If these internal server errors are becoming too frequent on your site, then that’s a bad sign. Find your self a WordPress hosting provider that knows how to properly configure their servers for WordPress.
4. Poor Customer Support Service
You’ll never find a host with 100% great customer service record. It’s just impossible to keep everyone happy. Not to mention, only the most pissed off users leave web hosting reviews.
Having that said, good customer service is crucial when it comes to web hosting. You need to ask yourself the following questions: Is your hosting support staff quick to respond? Are they knowledgeable and helpful?
5. Your Site Has Outgrown Your Host
If you have been blogging for a while, then it’s possible that your site has outgrown your host. On a shared hosting platform, your site shares the server resources with many other sites hosted on the same server. While you can control and limit the resources you use by using caching + CDN, you have no control over what other sites are doing.
If your site is much busier than other sites on the same server, then you will be actually slowing down other sites. Many shared hosting providers will then start terminating your resources without any warning. If you start having issues with slow sites or finding yourself spending more time explaining the problem to customer support, then it’s probably likely that you’ve outgrown your host.