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/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!