Patience and Brian Jones delve into the topic of website hosting, discussing its importance, features, and how it often gets overlooked due to its technical nature. They stress the vital role of a website as the first point of contact people have with a firm, and the importance of reliable web hosting in ensuring continued accessibility. They also advise listeners to analyze the backup process offered by the hosting plan, the ability to set up an offline backup, and the possibility of accessing a production and staging environment.
Highlights
- Who should be responsible for understanding web hosting within a company
- The distinction between URL, website hosting, and email
- Backup process, staging environment and how that impacts the website functionality
- The geographical location of web servers and how that could affect certain aspects of the website
- How server location can impact site speed
- How site loading speed can affect visitor experience and site ranking on search engines
- The importance of investing in a good hosting plan
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