Wix VS Squarespace VS GoDaddy VS Wordpress

Taking the step and committing too blogging is a big one. You’ve got the passion and the drive to create content, not to mention you’ve accepted that you have something valuable to say to the world. But there are so many sub-tasks that go alongside it that need to be considered.

As a marketer, it’s hard not to look at the task without an analytical viewpoint. Creating strategies and plans is my day job. So commit to setting up an account on any web hosting service needs to be taken with the same severity as creating a 3-month content plan. Each web host offers various benefits for different jobs, from E-commerce to portfolios and blogs. The task is identifying what you want and which one of these websites can provide you with a straight path to reaching it.

I remember shortly after setting up this blog; I wanted to move. I’d made the mistake of going with the cheapest web host without investigating what the users thought. GoDaddy had marketed themselves as perfect for bloggers, their theme was beautiful, and I took that as gospel. But a month in I realised I couldn’t monetise my blog or customise it further than the surface level widget. It was time to look for something better, and I had the time to do it. I researched reviews and blogs about all of the critical hosts. I spoke to people in the industry and spent hours trying and testing the free versions of each.

Eventually, I settled for Squarespace, which isn’t perfect, but it suits my needs perfectly.

My point is, time needs to be put into this task if you want to see the benefits of writing a blog. You’ve committed, so see it through correctly. As I come closer to this blog's year anniversary, the weeks I spent pulling my hair out over it keep coming to mind. So I thought I’d ask some boss as women in the industry what they prefer. For legal reasons, I’ll be blurring their names out of this project, but here are some of the thoughts from Marketers and bloggers on the best web hosting site and why: