A LiquidWeb Review From a 9+ Year Customer!

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We have been customers of LiquidWeb for well over 9 years and have no plans to leave. This LiquidWeb review will explain why we love them so much and think you will too!

There is not a lot to get excited about when you are talking about hosting – it is probably the least interesting part of owning a website, but sadly the most important one that people seem to always want to skimp on when it comes to cost.

LiquidWeb Review & Details

While I often get asked by clients who I recommend for hosting – I typically respond with “we have a private server at LiquidWeb, but cannot offer any recommendations on hosting” – then forward them on to an in-depth unbiased post we created regarding choosing a web host.

Why won’t I come out and recommend someone? Well, there are a lot of reasons – but the main one is because a host who may be good at the time we recommend them – can become a poor host quickly – and we do not want that responsibility.

When I did our own search for a new host and started considering LiquidWeb I looked for a LiquidWeb review everywhere that was honest and unbiased – but every one I saw was just another post for an affiliate link. While I do have have affiliate links in this post – I am a 9+ year customer so are writing this post from years of experience!

My Web Hosting Experiences

You ever hear that saying “you get what you pay for”?

Well, when it comes to hosting this could not have more meaning.

I have had my fair share of bad hosts since I started working on the world wide web. Yes, I am embarrassed to say that I started on GoDaddy just like everyone else – early on I did not know any better.

I have also used Hostgator, Bluehost and probably a few other cheap hosts that I cannot even remember!

Just wanted to let you know that we ALL started somewhere! But it if you take your business seriously – hosting is one of the most important investments you can make.

My Web Hosting Search

When I started 2 Dogs Media and wanted to offer websites and hosting for my clients I knew I needed something better than the shared hosting that was out there but I had no experience with hosting at all and did not know where to start even looking – or what I was even looking for.

I cannot recall how many different hosts I called back then – this was about 7 years ago I began my search – but I know it was a quite a few. Some calls I remember being way too sales aggressive for my liking – while others were just way outside the budget I was willing to spend.

But then the stars aligned and I found OUR new best friend on the web!

Finding Our New Web Hosting Company!

From the minute I got in touch with LiquidWeb I kinda felt warm and fuzzy inside. They were just regular people who – even if they did not mean to – came across like they cared. SERIOUSLY that is how I felt!

So – since 2011 I have been a loyal client of LiquidWeb, and do not plan on going anywhere any time soon.

(You can see a little screenshot from my account to see the proof of loyalty I have for these guys!)

I actually signed up with them for a Virtual Private Server (VPS) because I knew I wanted to be able to have clients host with me in the event they wanted me to be responsible for the maintenance.

What is the difference between a VPS and Shared Hosting?

A VPS is a bit different than standard shared hosting in that you essentially own a “portion” of a server that may be shared with just a couple of other people. So for example – imagine an apartment building – say you own 20% of that apartment building that no one else can enter or have access to – that is kind of what VPS hosting is.

Shared hosting means you are sharing the server with many hundreds of people. So in that same apartment where a VPS owns 20% of the building, with Shared you do not even really own 1 apartment – you have full access to that apartment only but they can actually jam more people in that apartment if they want to – and the hallways – and the entrance etc. They will cram as many people into that apartment building as possible – as you can imagine this could wreak havoc on your traffic, site speed and security risks.

You have limited resources available to you and can typically only handle so much traffic. With cheap hosting companies like GoDaddy or BlueHost you may see thousands of websites on 1 server. Imagine that some of those are porn websites, spammy link building websites or any other illicit website you would not want your business associated with – these CAN affect your website.

How can that happen? Well, if your hosting is on an IP that has “bad websites” on them and that IP is considered a spam IP – many places will not show that IP, which in turn means you will not be seen or your emails will not be received.

So, why am I loving LiquidWeb so much?

Why I am recommending the LiquidWeb WordPress Hosting!

Because for the last 7 years – I have used them exclusively for our own websites and the clients that I host and have yet to have a bad experience.

‘Nuff said right?

Their Hosting Costs

I understand that a VPS is not viable for most website owners as it can be cost prohibitive, but LiquidWeb offers a fantastic WordPress Manage Hosting option that I am HIGHLY recommending.

It is not cheap – but that is the point. You can go to HostMonster or GoDaddy and get hosting for $5-$10 a month and then you are putting your website at risk. I cannot tell you how many clients I have seen hacked who hosted on GoDaddy.

Managed Hosting

LiquidWeb’s WordPress Hosting at the lowest price point is currently $19 a month for 1 website and then there are several levels from there for multiple sites.

What they offer with their managed hosting:

• Unlimited page views
• No overage charges (some managed hosts do have overage charges)
• Staging site for your to test new things
• Automatic image compression
• Automatic plugin updates
• …and more!

Well worth it for everything you get!

LiquidWeb will even do free migrations – so you can get all the websites over to the server at no cost or stress to you which is an added bonus.

I seriously could not be more in love with a host!

Final Thoughts!

I hope you found this LiquidWeb review helpful in making a hosting decision. If you have questions – or want to leave a comment please share them with me.