Comments on: Are WordPress.com Premium Features Worth It? http://www.wordpressings.com/are-wordpresscom-premium-features-worth-it/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:51:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ian B http://www.wordpressings.com/are-wordpresscom-premium-features-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Ian B Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:51:18 +0000 http://www.wordpressings.com/?p=146#comment-80 Jack, thanks for the reply! I'll look into that plugin and consider my options... Jack, thanks for the reply! I’ll look into that plugin and consider my options…

]]> By: Jack http://www.wordpressings.com/are-wordpresscom-premium-features-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Jack Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:48:49 +0000 http://www.wordpressings.com/?p=146#comment-79 I don't think you'll have much worries Ian until you hit insanely high traffic levels and by that point you'll be glad to have such a problem anyway. There's a WordPress plugin called <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/">WP Super Cache</a> specifically for this problem though. I don’t think you’ll have much worries Ian until you hit insanely high traffic levels and by that point you’ll be glad to have such a problem anyway. There’s a WordPress plugin called WP Super Cache specifically for this problem though.

]]> By: Ian B http://www.wordpressings.com/are-wordpresscom-premium-features-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Ian B Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:43:42 +0000 http://www.wordpressings.com/?p=146#comment-78 I just found this post via a search; I'm looking into blog hosting options as I'm thinking of starting my own blog. I actually own domains and webhost a couple of ordinary websites on cheapo shared hosting; one of them includes a wordpress blog in its members area (so the traffic to it is low). So I don't mind setting up wordpress etc on a site of my own. But I've read that the heavy server load that blogs (being server generated content) put on the servers can lead to problems on your standard cheap shared hosting e.g. at DreamHost. I hate slow sites; slow sites lose traffic. It's an argument for using a service designed for bloggers such as wordpress. Obviously if I only get two or three readers a day it's not going to matter, but if that's the case it's not worth doing. I'm hoping to build a decent sized readership (and what blogger <i>doesn't</i> want to do that? I don't want to splash out the money for dedicated server hosting. Will a blog with a significant readership run okay on shared hosting. Any thoughts? I just found this post via a search; I’m looking into blog hosting options as I’m thinking of starting my own blog. I actually own domains and webhost a couple of ordinary websites on cheapo shared hosting; one of them includes a wordpress blog in its members area (so the traffic to it is low). So I don’t mind setting up wordpress etc on a site of my own.

But I’ve read that the heavy server load that blogs (being server generated content) put on the servers can lead to problems on your standard cheap shared hosting e.g. at DreamHost. I hate slow sites; slow sites lose traffic. It’s an argument for using a service designed for bloggers such as wordpress. Obviously if I only get two or three readers a day it’s not going to matter, but if that’s the case it’s not worth doing. I’m hoping to build a decent sized readership (and what blogger doesn’t want to do that?

I don’t want to splash out the money for dedicated server hosting. Will a blog with a significant readership run okay on shared hosting. Any thoughts?

]]> By: Jack http://www.wordpressings.com/are-wordpresscom-premium-features-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Jack Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:35:06 +0000 http://www.wordpressings.com/?p=146#comment-77 Fair argument, Steve, but the self-hosted WordPress can be upgraded inside the admin now with a click of a button. It literally takes seconds to do. Fair argument, Steve, but the self-hosted WordPress can be upgraded inside the admin now with a click of a button. It literally takes seconds to do.

]]> By: Steve Hong http://www.wordpressings.com/are-wordpresscom-premium-features-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Steve Hong Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:27:02 +0000 http://www.wordpressings.com/?p=146#comment-76 While I can see your perspective about the premium services not seeming to provide enough value when you could do it yourself for less money, I think there's also an argument to be made that time is saved by using Wordpress.com over the installed version. For one, with a self-installed version, you have to upgrade to new versions of Wordpress yourself. With Wordpress.com, the upgrades happen automatically and are guaranteed to work with the widgets available to that system. This alone saves a significant amount of time over the long haul, so I consider Wordpress.com a very viable solution for many smaller sites. I'm a web designer, and I'm beginning to use it for some of my freelance projects. Time is money too, so I'm willing to pay a little to save time on my end. While I can see your perspective about the premium services not seeming to provide enough value when you could do it yourself for less money, I think there’s also an argument to be made that time is saved by using WordPress.com over the installed version. For one, with a self-installed version, you have to upgrade to new versions of WordPress yourself. With WordPress.com, the upgrades happen automatically and are guaranteed to work with the widgets available to that system. This alone saves a significant amount of time over the long haul, so I consider WordPress.com a very viable solution for many smaller sites. I’m a web designer, and I’m beginning to use it for some of my freelance projects. Time is money too, so I’m willing to pay a little to save time on my end.

]]> By: Jack http://www.wordpressings.com/are-wordpresscom-premium-features-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Jack Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:35:26 +0000 http://www.wordpressings.com/?p=146#comment-75 There are tons and tons of viable web hosts out there but my two favorites are <a href="http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=bjplink">HostGator</a> and <a href="http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?74367">DreamHost</a>. <a href="http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=bjplink">HostGator</a> is probably the best if you're new to the web hosting side of things and <a href="http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?74367">DreamHost</a> is more for power users instead of beginners. There are tons and tons of viable web hosts out there but my two favorites are HostGator and DreamHost. HostGator is probably the best if you’re new to the web hosting side of things and DreamHost is more for power users instead of beginners.

]]> By: Camille http://www.wordpressings.com/are-wordpresscom-premium-features-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Camille Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:02:46 +0000 http://www.wordpressings.com/?p=146#comment-74 Would you have any suggestions specifically for more efficient web hosting? Would you have any suggestions specifically for more efficient web hosting?

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