Guides, tips & updates.
Practical advice on hosting, performance, security and domains from the team that runs the servers.
New guides go up every few weeks, drawn from the questions our support team actually hears — bookmark this page and check back.
How to Make WordPress Load in Under a Second
A practical guide to making WordPress load in under a second — NVMe storage, LiteSpeed caching, a CDN, image optimisation and lean plugins.
Read more →Free SSL, Explained: Why Every Site Needs HTTPS
What an SSL certificate actually does, why browsers flag sites without HTTPS, and how to get free SSL enabled on your website in a click.
Read more →Choosing the Right Domain Extension for Your Brand
A quick guide to picking the right domain extension — .com, .net, .org, .live or .tv — and what each one signals to your visitors.
Read more →Cloudflare CDN with Railgun: What It Does for You
How Cloudflare's CDN and Railgun shorten the distance between your server and your visitors — and cut your load times.
Read more →Switching Hosts with Zero Downtime
A step-by-step look at how to move a website to a new host without your visitors ever noticing any downtime.
Read more →Setting Up Professional Business Email
Get [email protected] working in minutes, with the right records for reliable delivery and a professional first impression.
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- Performance — caching, storage and the server-side changes that make pages load faster.
- Security — SSL/TLS, spam protection and keeping a site from getting compromised.
- Domains — choosing, registering and pointing domain names correctly.
- Cloudflare — getting the most out of the CDN and Railgun that ship with every plan.
- Migration — moving an existing site to new hosting without losing traffic or email.
- Email — setting up business email that reliably reaches the inbox, not the spam folder.