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Explainers that help you choose, dated, and tied to our published figures where measurements where we have them.
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Web hosting
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Renewal prices: why what you pay rises after the first term
The figure on a plan page is one term, paid up front. Here is how to read it, and the arithmetic that shows what you will actually pay.
4 minutes read · Updated Uses published figures - Choose
How to choose hosting for your first online store
What a store in its first year actually needs, and which figure on these pages answers your question before you pay.
4 minutes read · Updated Uses published figures - Check
A checklist before you pay a hosting company
What to check on the payment page before you enter your card details, with what we found written on the companies’ own pages.
3 minutes read · Updated Uses published figures - Understand
Response time: what a number like 210 ms from Riyadh means
What a response figure means, why cities differ, and when the gap between them is worth your attention at all.
4 minutes read · Updated