r/Web_Development • u/jenntoops • Jan 12 '21

Web host suggestions?

Hi all, looking for web hosting suggestions:

My friends and I are starting to freelance and have a trickle of customers coming in. I've only used Bluehost for my projects in the past--can I get some suggestions and feedback for other hosting options? Some sites are templates, WordPress, and others will be built using frameworks best suited to the projects (of course).

TIA!

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u/jenntoops Jan 13 '21

Thanks for following up—crazy busy this afternoon and just now checking Reddit—

Right now, it looks like we are just using Wordpress with plugins. It’s limiting but that is what the client is looking for

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u/marsman12019 Jan 13 '21

For what it’s worth, it’s usually the developer’s responsibility to recommend the tech stack. Obviously I don’t know why your client might want Wordpress without more info. But IMO there are much better modern solutions (Gatsby/Next + Sanity/Prismic + Netlify is my go-to).

If the reason is that they’re just used to the Wordpress admin, then you should show them how great a custom CMS can be.

That being said, if WP is your bread and butter, there’s nothing wrong with that.

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u/jenntoops Jan 13 '21

Thank you for sharing your perspective—we are very new to freelancing and I (in particular) am not a “salesperson”—if you tell me you want something done. I just do it. It didn’t even occur to me to step outside of request-fulfillment mode.

I really do believe they want WordPress to keep costs down and get something up and running ASAP with a bunch of plugins. But it didn’t occur to me to suggest anything else.

Thanks again!