If you’re in search of a website hosting provider, then don’t look anywhere else. A Redwood Creative, we highly recommend SiteGround. That’s the hosting provider we use as well and, in this article, we take you through the top 10 reasons why we think they’re one of the best available today.
But first things first.
What is SiteGround?
SiteGround is a website hosting service provider that was started in 2004 by a group of university students. They offer 10 different hosting plans that cater to both individual and corporate needs. It is a budget-friendly hosting service provider that has become reputed across the world for its quality of services.
Top 10 benefits of SiteGround Web Hosting
- They have almost 100% uptime
Using SiteGround is an absolute pleasure. We’ve never experienced downtime during our use of this hosting service. Other reviews also vouch for the almost 100% uptime of the hosting provider, making it a very reliable service.
- Their page load speed is incredibly fast
Studies show that a good page load time is anything under 2 seconds. SiteGround’s page load time is a mere 1 second, making it one of the fastest hosting providers on the market. Our usage has shown this fast load time for most use cases. We have personally seen how our visitor drop-off rate has reduced due to the quick page load time.
- They offer daily backups
Data backup is crucial for any business. We wanted a robust backup facility from our hosting provider, that allowed us greater freedom to manage our data. Thankfully, SiteGround offers daily backups for every hosting plan. In the premium plans, you’ll also get access to 30 copies of your backed-up data and access to handy restoration tools, in the cPanel.
- Their customer service is very fast and helpful
SiteGround is renowned for its 24/7 customer support both offline (on the telephone) and online (chat and email). This is really helpful when we work during different time zones and need any technical help from SiteGround.
In particular, SiteGround has a rich library of support resources, including How-to guides, video tutorials, and blog posts that center around WordPress websites. In fact, customer service for WordPress is top-notch with this hosting service. The customer service team is also able to help you install WordPress plugins or make changes to your website with ease.
- They have many amazing services that will help WordPress users
Since SiteGround specializes in WordPress hosting, you’ll find they have a long list of services designed for WordPress users. For example, the SiteGround SuperCacher is a WordPress caching plugin. There are also a bunch of security plugins available for WordPress users. Advanced features like WP-CLI, SG-Git integration, unlimited MySQL databases, and more are also available, amongst other features.
SiteGround also offers a robust staging area where users can build and test their websites, modifying the site until they create one that matches their bespoke needs.
- Their ecommerce features are staggering
Ecommerce support is also excellent with SiteGround. We were thrilled to receive free SSL certificates upon hosting. For those users who’re interested in building an online webstore, SiteGround offers bespoke ecommerce sites which come with one-click downloads for 18 different ecommerce applications including OpenCart, Magneto, and more.
- They offer email hosting
SiteGround offers free email creation with every plan. Your email is protected through SpamExperts and SpamAssassin, ensuring the integrity of your email conversations. The monthly fee to host the email service is very affordable, making it one of the best in the market today.
- They offer a free CDN service
When you host your website on SiteGround, you don’t have to avail of the CDN service separately anymore. In fact, we were surprised to see that we were offered a free CloudFlare account that allowed us to use a CDN service.
The CDN that SiteGround uses distributes content not just in the United States, but also across the Asia Pacific and Europe.
- They help users with free website transfers
At Redwood Creative, we have prior experience creating and transferring websites between hosting providers. So, we could easily do it without trouble. But it was nice to see that SiteGround offers free website transfers to users who have no experience with transferring their websites across hosts. The site transfer is quick and seamless. Data backup happens instantaneously once you are on the SiteGround hosting. Both individual websites and comprehensive cPanel accounts can avail of this transfer service.
- They offer a 30-days money-back guarantee
Finally, one of the main things that make SiteGround so helpful, is that it offers a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee. So, if you find that SiteGround is not the right fit for you, then, you can easily ask for a refund.
But we hardly think you’ll want to avail of this 30-day money-back guarantee, considering all the amazing features SiteGround offers. Plus, there’s more. When you purchase any plan, you get a free domain for your website. Combined with the already affordable hosting fees, this makes SiteGround particularly great for start-ups and freelancers.
So, now that you know more about SiteGround, do you feel like moving your site hosting to this provider? Let us know in the comments below.
Tracy is the Design Manager here at Redwood Creative. She’s been designing amazing graphics and web layouts for large and small businesses for upwards of 7 years.
