When you first look at the new logo of web hosting provider GoDaddy, you might see a heart. Or an upside-down version of the Airbnb logo. Or even a nose. But, it actually is the combination of the letters “G” and “O” so that the logo spells out “GO.”
According to the CEO of GoDaddy, Aman Bhutani, he sees the logo as “a young girl who’s a little bit of a bandit—with a ponytail and a patch over her eye—who wants to grow up and be somebody.”
When it comes to SEO, there are many small details and factors that go into website ranking. One of the things you might not have considered is your choice of web host, which can have a big impact on your SEO ranking. Of course, depending on the size of your site and the monthly traffic levels you experience, your ranking might be more greatly impacted by your website hosting. A bad web hosting provider might mean you drop in the ranks, whereas a good web hosting provider can help you stay on the first page of searches.
Here are the ways that your hosting provider affects your website ranking.
Do you know what your website hosting provider’s uptime guarantee is? Is it 99% 99.99% Or even a perfect 100%?
Many hosting providers will make an uptime guarantee, promising that they will not dip below a certain amount of downtime each month. If they do, the providers will often offer a sort of monetary incentive like a free month’s service. However, no matter what the hosting provider says and even if you have very fast hosting, you won’t be able to totally control how much your website goes down.
As you start to look for hosting providers, you might notice that many advertise “unlimited” hosting. While they might sound amazing—and often for a very inexpensive price!—unlimited hosting isn’t as good as it sounds. Here is what you need to know.
Finding a high-quality hosting provider that is still inexpensive isn’t always easy. Depending on your website requirements, you might have had trouble finding the right host for you. As you start to research different hosting plans and look at pricing, you’ll notice that many hosting providers offer very cheap introductory rates, but increase it two or three times at the end of the initial contract.