Up until a few months ago, having a website for your business was still optional. While it wasn’t the best choice to be without one, some businesses in certain areas managed fine without a “digital storefront.” Nowadays, your website is crucial for staying in touch with your customers. They want to check updated hours, safety measures, and more before they visit your location. The first step in creating a great website is selecting the right hosting provider.
For a business website, speed and accuracy are the most important factors. If your store information isn’t current, customers will quickly lose trust in your site. Moreover, if your website takes longer than three seconds to load, you might as well invest in your competitor.
Website hosting providers can support businesses with better loading speeds, but they can also provide support on things like security measures, automatic updates, compliance issues, and more.
WordPress is probably one of the most common CMSes out there, and as such, it is one of the easiest to navigate because there is a ton of information out there about it. You can find forums and all kinds of support and information about WordPress, and if you hire someone to work on your website chances are they know WordPress quite well.
Choosing the right hosting provider means that WordPress will come with it, backups will be automatic and nightly, updates will be automatic, there’s 24/7 support, and more. It takes a lot of the technical guesswork out of building a website.
If your business is still without a website, there has never been a better or more critical time to take the plunge. Learn more about choosing the right WordPress hosting provider from the infographic below.
Infographic Source: WPBeginner