Retroactively created slideshow about the pros and cons managed WordPress hosting from the February 2013 East Bay WordPress meetup. Thanks to WPEngine for the pizza and the informative discussion.
6. What Is Managed Hosting?
https://page.ly/p/what-is-managed-wordpress-hosting/
7. Who Does Managed Hosting?
• Page.ly (http://page.ly)
• WPEngine (http://wpengine.com)
• ZippyKid (http://zippykid.com)
• Synthesis (http://websynthesis.com)
• Lightning Base (http://lightningbase.com/)
8. Strengths of Managed Hosting
• They know WordPress
• They make backups for you
• They do updates for you
• They help keep your site secure
• They improve your site’s performance
9. Drawbacks of Managed Hosting
• Higher cost (so they can provide that
support)
• Restrictions on plugins (so they can
maintain that high performance)
• No email hosting (so they can concentrate
on WordPress)
21. Who Needs Managed Hosting?
• People who don’t need to host 10+
domains
• People who forget to update and back up
• People who want better performance
• People who don’t need shell access
In other words, probably a lot of your
clients!