{"id":12000,"date":"2019-03-11T05:44:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T09:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/blog\/?p=12000"},"modified":"2023-03-09T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T21:45:54","slug":"worried-about-site-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/blog\/worried-about-site-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Worried About Site Performance?  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Period.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This article is a contribution from&nbsp;Stefan Ateljevic.&nbsp; Thanks Stefan!<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>So How Can You Make Sure Your Site Loads Super Fast?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>One important speed fix is to pick a hosting solution that\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For sites with growing traffic, a virtual private server (VPS) hostings often works best.&nbsp; Compared to shared hosting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/cloud-hosting\"><strong>cloud&nbsp;VPS offers many important benefits<\/strong><\/a>. It gives you the resources you need to run your site without hassles.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Conversely, if you opt for shared hosting, you\u2019ll share the server disk space, CPU, and RAM with others.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, while you use the same physical server as others in VPS hosting, you get a virtual environment that fully yours. No one else can take a bite from your slice.\u00a0 More private disk space and greater overall resource availability that you enjoy in VPS can help you deliver a better user experience to your visitors.\u00a0 VPS hosting is also more secure than shared.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If one hosted site doesn\u2019t follow the best security practices, it can impact other sites, as all of you share space on the same server.&nbsp; In such an arrangement, other sites can overload the server at any time, and this can impact your site\u2019s speed and overall performance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In case of the VPS hosting, you can configure and customize your virtual server as per your requirements. Greater customization in turn guarantees uptime and stronger performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, all the goodies that the VPS hosting offers come at a price. Usually, a VPS hosting plan costs more than a shared hosting. Typically, unless you start with a massive online store built on a resource-heavy platform like Magento where you start with a VPN or dedicated server, in other common scenarios you will likely scale up to a VPN in due time.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>All the same, it is something to consider, because <strong>a fast browsing experience is what the online customers want more than anything<\/strong>, something which this infographic shows all too clearly, this money investment is really worth it. Additionally, practically all young people in the US are online and the vast majority of them conduct business and shop over the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Over 98% of the people <a href=\"https:\/\/hostingtribunal.com\/blog\/internet-statistics\/\">aged 15-29 use the global network<\/a>&nbsp;extensively. <strong>Giving them what they want and serving it fast is a game changer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Generally, VPS Hosting Solutions are of two types: Self-Managed and Fully Managed.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/cloud-hosting\">self-managed VPS<\/a>, the responsibility of maintaining the server, updating software and hardware, making backups, and running security checks is mostly yours. All these tasks require technical expertise and time.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you lack in any or both, you should consider fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/managed-vps\">managed VPS hosting<\/a>, such as that offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/\">KnownHost<\/a>. 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