{"id":504,"date":"2018-04-17T11:11:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T01:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/?p=504"},"modified":"2024-03-17T16:51:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T05:51:05","slug":"web-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/web-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"SiteGround &#8211; Affordable and Quality <b>Web Hosting<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On this page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"#why-best\">Why is SiteGround the best hosting for WordPress?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#get-hosting\">Get SiteGround WordPress Hosting<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-best\">Why is SiteGround the best hosting for WordPress?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image no-shadow hide-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/siteground-1-300x148.png\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/siteground-1-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/siteground-1-600x295.png 600w, https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/siteground-1-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/siteground-1-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/siteground-1.png 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I use SiteGround because they offer excellent uptime, great customer service, strong security and ease of use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>SiteGround is officially recommended by WordPress.org as one of&nbsp;the best and brightest&nbsp;WordPress hosting providers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Are you unhappy with your current host? You can <strong>get a great deal<\/strong> at SiteGround &#8211; a discount on your hosting and a free site migration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Use this link &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/recommended?referrer_id=7681824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/recommended?referrer_id=7681824<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/recommended?referrer_id=7681824\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"229\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/siteground.png\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-505\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SiteGround and BlueHost are preferred hosting providers recommended by WordPress &#8211; see https:\/\/wordpress.org\/hosting\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this video by Allan where he compares Siteground vs Bluehost WordPress 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https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/smtp-6-siteground-login-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/smtp-6-siteground-login-1536x699.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/smtp-6-siteground-login.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p>Follow these simple steps to get WordPress hosting through SiteGround.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"rank-math-howto-duration\"><strong>Total Time:<\/strong> <span>5 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"rank-math-steps \">\n<li id=\"howto-step-1629602058759\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">Go to SiteGround<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><p>Click on this link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/recommended?referrer_id=7681824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/recommended?referrer_id=7681824<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li 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Note: After 1 year, the price will be $19.99\/month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Select startup plan if you only need 1 website\" src=\"https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/siteground-select-plan.png\"\/><br \/>If you are a blogger or small business (not planning to run an online shop or set up multiple sites), then <a href=\"https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/bluehost-hosting\/\">Bluehost<\/a> is a cheaper option. SiteGround is still my preferred hosting probider.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"howto-step-1629602058759\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">Domain Name<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><p>Select I have a domain and enter domain name (or Register a new domain if you don&#8217;t have a domain name).<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SiteGround Domain Settings\" src=\"https:\/\/vjdesign.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/siteground-domain-settings.png\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"howto-step-1629602058759\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">Package Extras<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><p>Untick all the package extras (they are not required). 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