Comments on: SiteGround Review: Is It the Bust Budget WordPress Host?

By: Very Siberian

Very Siberian — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:18:01 +0000

SiteGround used to be absolutely fantastic. Unfortunately, the quality of their support has deteriorated markedly since 2019-2020, and the typical agent cannot try to get rid of you fast enough. You basically have to lie to their support form even to reach a chat agent. Also, their renewal prices are very high.

By: Wally

Wally — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:53:45 +0000

I have been using the Siteground Growbig plan on a few other sites for about 3 years and love their performance. Although their prices have increased and they have added more data centers, the quality is still there with page loads and customer support. This is something I can’t say about EIG companies. I still think that Siteground is the best web hosting & worth it!

By: julie

julie — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:42:23 +0000

also would just like to add, I keep reading SG are fast, does this mean that my website uploads pics /pages quickly so readers have a better experience? If it looks and is more pro then I might just stay with them. Also wanted to add this is a very good article. Trying to find accurate/understandable information on technical issues can be arduous. I sometime attempt on f book, but get a lot of opinions rather than a thought through intelligent answer. As I’m on my own with this website and don’t have tech friends as such, it can be a bit overwhelming. I try to keep it as simple as possible. As I mentioned in last comment my writing is the most important thing and I want people to enjoy that.

By: julie

julie — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:25:08 +0000

Hi for a non tech person like me, who somehow has got stuck on SG since 2016 and i only use it for a monthly blog i post. i have a full time job and this is a hobby and my main interest is to develop my writing so i used the blog for a way to self publish and get the discipline of posting once a month a blog about my walks in london and UK, travel writing! … anyway I understand to migrate is a bit of a big deal and not confident about backing up website but could try… blue hosts seem to have good reviews but someone told me they are affiliated bots…. I’m confused somewhat and tempted to stay with SG apart from price. I can just about to afford to pay for 2 years more hosting,,,but not grow bigger. I might at some point grow bigger if i can ever afford to go part time in my work , i then would have the luxury of experimenting. any general advice welcome. for a small blog like mine am i wasting my money . I also feel SG are harder to contact , gone is the ticket system.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 02:46:29 +0000

In reply to David Hayes.

Thanks. Speaking of free hosting I’m old enough to remember the Angelfire and Geocities days (ha), but I actually have a registered URL I need to maintain, that’s the kicker.

I guess I just need to find a cheap shared host that isn’t a disaster. Would prefer to avoid EIG though. I know, I’m asking for too much right?

By: David Hayes

David Hayes — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:30:43 +0000

In reply to Michael Smith. Hey Michael, good question. I think if your site is truly just HTML files (no PHP, etc) you could almost certainly get by on any host's lowest tier. The *cheapest* way to go would probably be using an actually-free host (Github Pages or similar), but that may require some hoop-jumping that's more trouble than its worth.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:43:17 +0000

I’ve been with SiteGround for > 5 years and enjoyed the early 3-year term but am now tired of the high prices. I no longer use WordPress but have a simple placeholder html page. I don’t use much bandwidth, not many hits, don’t need fancy tools, I just want a host to keep my page online as a placeholder.

Who do you recommend for that? Can I get something for < $10/month that isn't a complete disaster?

By: David Hayes

David Hayes — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:53:13 +0000

In reply to seanMcG.

Ah, that makes sense. I don’t think that’s too common for people doing WordPress, but it is a good thing to keep in mind. I don’t think many/any “shared” hosts allow NodeJS apps…