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WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: What’s the Difference and Who Owns What?

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The distinction between WordPress.com and WordPress.org can be somewhat confusing, but they serve different purposes and are run by different entities.

WordPress.com

  • Hosting Service: WordPress.com is a commercial hosting service run by Automattic, a company founded by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg.
  • Ease of Use: It provides an easy-to-use platform where you can create and manage a blog or website without needing to worry about hosting, maintenance, or updates.
  • Plans and Pricing: It offers various plans, ranging from
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Why Web Hosting Choice Matters When Choosing a Website Builder

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When choosing a website builder, most people focus on templates, features, ease of use, and pricing. Web hosting is often overlooked - even though it can have a major impact on your website's performance, scalability, cost, and long-term flexibility. For many, slow loading speeds or sudden price hikes can be the wake-up call that makes them realize how important their hosting environment really is.

While closed platforms like Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, GoDaddy, and Shopify tie your

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Would my website go down if I used Wix or Squarespace and they went out of business?

Yes, because they are hosted website builders - your website only works on their servers. If you use something like UltimateWB. there is not that problem, as you can download the website builder and your files, and host your website on UltimateWB web hosting or another server.

Got a techy/website question? Whether it’s about UltimateWB or another website builder, web hosting, or other aspects of websites, just send in your question in the “Ask David!” form. We will email

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Is GoDaddy a good company to make a website with?

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The GoDaddy website builder doesn’t have a lot of features and isn’t very flexible/customizable. Plus, then you would have no choice with web hosting, and have to host your website with them as it is a hosted website builder. I think the best website builder is UltimateWB. You can build any type of website with it. It’s very flexible and customizable, with lots of features. And you can get web hosting there too or choose to host your website

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How do I choose the best website builder?

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There are so many website builders available. How do I choose the best one for my website?

David’s Answer:

Don't choose a website builder just because it makes it easy to get a website online.

That's important, but it's not the most important thing to consider.

I've seen plenty of websites start out simple and then become much more complicated as the business grows. What seemed like a good choice at the beginning can become a problem when

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How to switch your web hosting/website builder AND Keep Your SEO/Ranking/Traffic

web-traffic All the hard work into creating your website, building links to your webpages and celebrating your first page ranking on Google...you don't want to lose all that after switching your web hosting and/or website builder.  So how to keep your SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Search Engine Rankings, page popularity/traffic? 5 simple ways. 1) Make sure your webpage URLs don't change after the switch.  Or, if they change for the better, go to Step #2! If you're just doing a web... Continue reading
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What is SaaS, pros and cons for using it for your website

good-better-best No typo, we are talking about SaaS - the acronym for "Software as a Service".  It means that you pay to get access to the software online; once you stop paying, you lose that access.   The software and associated data are centrally hosted on the "cloud" .  Examples of SaaS simple website builders include Wix, Weebly, and VistaPrint, SaaS e-commerce website builders include Volusion, BigCommerce, Shopify, and SaaS social networking website builders include Wild Apricot, Ning... Continue reading
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Hosted Solution, Self-Hosted website, and the Best Option

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There are two standard ways you can create, manage, and host your website online.

1) Hosted Solution (Cloud / Managed / SaaS)

This means that you are using an online service to both design/create your website, and host it online.  It is an all-in-one deal with a website builder and web hosting.  You can't have one without the other.

Examples for simple website builders include Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, GoDaddy, for e-commerce website builders, Volusion, BigCommerce, Shopify, and for social

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