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    What hosting do you recommend for a small business website?

    Reviewed by Taylor Moses, Co-Founder, Strategy & Web·

    Direct Answer

    For Next.js or static sites, Vercel and Netlify both offer free tiers that cover most service-business traffic with global CDN, automatic SSL, and edge caching. WordPress sites should go on managed hosts like Kinsta, WP Engine, or SiteGround. Avoid shared hosts for anything customer-facing.

    Voice answer (≤30 words)

    “Vercel and Netlify are best for modern static sites. WordPress sites should use managed hosts like Kinsta, WP Engine, or SiteGround.”

    Vercel free tier handles ~100 GB bandwidth per month — enough for ~50,000 monthly page views. Above that, the Pro plan is $20/month per seat.

    Managed WordPress hosts include automatic backups, daily security patches, and a staging environment, removing 90% of the maintenance burden of self-hosted WordPress.

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