Retroactively created slideshow about the pros and cons managed WordPress hosting from the February 2013 East Bay WordPress meetup. Thanks to WPEngine for the pizza and the informative discussion.

1. February 17, 2013

2. EastBayWP.com

3. Our Meetup.com Page
http://www.meetup.com/Eastbay-WordPress-Meetup/

4. Ongoing Sponsor: Page.ly
http://page.ly/

5. Today’s Sponsor: WPEngine
http://wpengine.com/

6. What Is Managed Hosting?
https://page.ly/p/what-is-managed-wordpress-hosting/

7. Who Does Managed Hosting?
• Page.ly (http://page.ly)
• WPEngine (http://wpengine.com)
• ZippyKid (http://zippykid.com)
• Synthesis (http://websynthesis.com)
• Lightning Base (http://lightningbase.com/)

8. Strengths of Managed Hosting
• They know WordPress
• They make backups for you
• They do updates for you
• They help keep your site secure
• They improve your site’s performance

9. Drawbacks of Managed Hosting
• Higher cost (so they can provide that
support)
• Restrictions on plugins (so they can
maintain that high performance)
• No email hosting (so they can concentrate
on WordPress)

10. WHO GIVES YOU WHAT?

11. WPEngine
• SFTP access
• phpMyAdmin access
• Create your own restore points
• Development and production servers
• Deploy from Git

12. WP Engine User Portal

13. Page.ly
• SFTP access (paid add-on)
• No phpMyAdmin access
• Proactive security
• Tutorial videos

14. Page.ly Atomic Core

15. Help Videos at Page.ly

16. ZippyKid
• SFTP Access
• phpMyAdmin Access
• Site Activity Logs
• Offsite Backup Options
• Wider Latitude with Plugins

17. ZippyKid Site Management

18. SO WHAT DO YOU DO FOR MAIL?

19. Free Email from GoDaddy

20. Namecheap Email Hosting

21. Who Needs Managed Hosting?
• People who don’t need to host 10+
domains
• People who forget to update and back up
• People who want better performance
• People who don’t need shell access
In other words, probably a lot of your
clients!

22. Thanks to Our Sponsors