Why Stick to Shared Hosting

I’ve been noticing something for some time now. People rush to get a VPS or dedi once they get a bit of traffic. Now that’s not very smart. I’ll tell you why by listing the advantages of a shared host.

Advantages of shared hosting

• Everything comes installed. You’re good to go.
• There is tech support at no extra cost.
• Your life is a lot easier since it comes with something like cPanel.
• Everything is point-and-click. No SSH.
• You’re hosted on a (very) good server.
• Can handle traffic spikes well (most of the time).
• Noob-friendly (and sometimes even idiot-proof).
• A lot cheaper!

Disadvantages of a VPS/dedi

• Most of the time you need to install whatever you’ll need
• Tech support is optional. You’ll need to pay a few hundred dollars just for that.
• No cPanel, Plesk, etc. You’ll need to pay extra for that.
• You need to know how to use SSH (which is like the CMD for Linux).
• You get what you paid for. So, you need to pay a lot if you want a good server.
• Can it handle traffic spikes? Depends on the server specs.
• Not noob-friendly!
• Its expensive!

Okay there it is. You can now see how shared hosting makes your life easier. You should seriously stick to a shared host if you’re new to all this. VPS and dedis have their advantages, but they can be hard to handle.

But hey, you can’t even stay with a shared host forever. You need to upgrade once you get some pretty decent traffic. I would say around 2K-5K unique visitors per month. It depends actually. Depends on how much resources (ex: CPU, RAM, bandwidth, etc) you’re taking up. So, its not exact science.

Another tip, if you stick with a shared host then get a dedicated IP. And I made a list of 5 great shared hosting plans and a shared hosting checklist. Be sure to check them out and avoid oversellers!