iThemes Hosting for the DIY Website Creator

Website hosting can be an unexpected headache. You just want to have a website, and you don’t understand or care about all the technical server details. Which is why we’ve rolled out iThemes Hosting for the DIY website creator. iThemes Hosting is simple yet smarter WordPress hosting. We paired an incredibly solid platform from Liquid Web with a user interface that’s easy to use—it’s powered by iThemes Sync, our centralized dashboard that works as your personal website assistant. [pullquote]We think iThemes Hosting is ideal for the DIY website creator. You want to have a website, and you want to do it yourself.[/pullquote] But you’re also not a super-techie who knows all the ins and outs of server configuration. Let’s explore iThemes Hosting for the DIY creator and why it’s a good choice, how to know if it’s for you, and even how you can make some money from it.

Benefits of iThemes Hosting

We know there are a lot of hosting choices out there, so let’s talk about what iThemes Hosting can do for you.

• Simple installation: iThemes Hosting installs WordPress for you. It’s simple and quick to get started (we timed it at under two minutes!). If you’ve got an existing site you need to transfer, we can also do an easy site migration to get you set up.
• Simple, smart control panel: We use Sync Pro to offer an easy but powerful website control panel. This means you can get all your website stats—including analytics, SEO, comments, updates, security, etc.—in one spot. That’s less time you’ll waste logging into multiple locations.
• Create website reports: You don’t even have to go to the dashboard to get all those details. With Sync Pro, you’ll get regular WordPress maintenance reports on all the important details about your site in one place: traffic, SEO, security, backups, updates, comments, and more.
• Uptime monitoring: Get peace of mind knowing your site is being monitored for uptime and downtime.
• Certified secure: You want your site to be secure. Browsers are highlighting “not secure” sites and Google is adding it to their search rank formula. You’ll be set with automatic and free SSL certificates for your website.
• BackupBuddy (w/ any two-site plan): Rest easy knowing your site is backed up with our WordPress backup plugin.
• iThemes Security Pro (w/ business plan): Feel safe knowing your site is protected from hackers and bots with our WordPress security plugin.
• Simplified dashboard: So many hosting dashboards are scary and complex. You can do all sorts of things, but they’re poorly organized and most users find it hard to find what they need. Our hosting dashboard narrows it down to just the basics you need.

That’s a quick overview of what iThemes Hosting has to offer, but you can always see for yourself.

Is iThemes Hosting for Me?

We designed iThemes Hosting to serve a specific audience—so it’s not for everyone. But we think it can really help a specific crowd that’s been part of our core business since 2008. One of those groups is what we’re calling DIY WordPress creators.

DIY Website Creators

The do-it-yourself crowd has found great success online. These are people who jump in and figure things out.

• You’re comfortable doing some basic techie things yourself—because why pay someone for that? We’re talking about installing plugins, tweaking a theme, setting up DNS. You can follow some basic instructions and figure things out for yourself.
• All of that goes up to a certain point. You can tweak code, but you’re not about to write your own code. You’ll follow instructions to transfer a domain, but server speak goes over your head. You’re not an actual techie, but you’re web savvy.
• If you’re an established freelance developer hosting hundreds of client sites—iThemes Hosting is probably not for you. You can certainly do it yourself, but you’re more of a pro than a DIYer. (Though if you’re a freelance developer still getting started, it might work for your clients. We’ll explore that in iThemes Hosting for the Freelance Developer.)

Designed for WordPress

iThemes Hosting is for self-installed WordPress hosting.

• It’s not managed WordPress hosting. If you want someone else to manage WordPress and take care of all the updates and issues for you, that’s not this.
• It’s not wide-open HTML hosting. It’s for WordPress sites. If you want to build and host an HTML site, that’s not this.

(Liquid Web can help if you’re looking for other solutions.)

Blogs, Brochure Sites & Niche E-Commerce Websites

Maybe you’ve got a blog, a business brochure site, a small niche e-commerce store, a church, a local hobby group, a portfolio, etc. You’re doing something you want to share with the world and you like to do it yourself.

• We serve creators because they’re often the inspired folks who get out there and make something to share with the world. Maybe you wrote a book or built a business or have a side hustle that’s more than a hobby. You made a website to promote and share your creation. Go you!
• Maybe it’s not even your creation, but other people know you as someone who “gets” websites, so you were put in charge of creating the site. You’re still a creator.
• But we’re not talking about hugely massive or custom sites. If you’ve got hundreds of thousands of views, you’re well past a hobby site. If you’ve got a store with thousands of products, you might want a specialized e-commerce host. If you’ve got a really unique situation with a weird setup and lots of custom coding, you might need more freedom from your hosting.

You want something better than bargain basement shared hosting for your creation, but you’re not ready for the expense of a VPS or dedicated hosting. If that sounds like you, awesome. Check out iThemes Hosting. If that sort of sounds like you, but you’re not sure, let us know by sharing your hosting feedback. Maybe there’s something we’re missing and a way we can expand this service in the future to better serve you. If that doesn’t sound like you, and you need something more, we’d love to pass you along to Liquid Web. They’ve got a ton of more advanced options that can meet your needs.

How Can I Make Money with iThemes Hosting?

As a DIY creator, people likely ask you how you do what you do. A lot of questions probably focus on your niche, but you likely get a bunch of questions on process and technical stuff. When they ask about your website and hosting, what do you recommend? Well, we’d like to reward you for recommending iThemes products. Affiliate income can be a great income stream and there are lots of tips and resources out there to help you maximize the opportunity. You won’t be retiring from it, but it’s a lot more than pocket change. All for spreading the word when you like our products and services. At the very least, it’s a way to capitalize on your experience and knowledge.

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To learn more about the launch of iThemes Hosting, check out our webinar with iThemes founder Cory Miller: Growing Your Business with iThemes Hosting. He talks more about what defines iThemes Hosting and why it’s unique. Then consider using iThemes Hosting for your WordPress project.

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