How Agency Hosting Partner Programs Actually Work and How to Evaluate One Updated on April 14, 2026 by Sam Page Most hosting partner programs promise recurring revenue and say very little about how they actually deliver it. This guide breaks down the mechanics: how partner programs are structured, what the economics look like at different client volumes, and the specific questions worth asking before you commit to a program. Continue Reading
Generalist vs. Niche Agency: Which Model Grows Faster and When to Switch Updated on April 13, 2026 by Sam Page Every agency founder reaches a point where the question of specialization becomes urgent. Do you stay broad and take work across industries and service types, or do you narrow to a specific vertical, platform, or service? The honest answer is that both models can produce strong businesses, but they operate on different growth curves and require different infrastructure decisions.Continue Reading
InMotion Hosting’s Eco-Friendly Servers: What Refurbished Enterprise Hardware Actually Delivers Updated on April 14, 2026 by Sam Page The term ‘eco-friendly hosting’ gets applied to a range of initiatives: renewable energy data centers, carbon offset programs, and, in InMotion Hosting’s case, refurbished enterprise server hardware. Continue Reading
How Creative Agencies Choose Hosting That Keeps Up With Their Workflows Updated on April 10, 2026 by Sam Page Creative agencies operate under deadline pressure that most businesses don’t experience. A client’s campaign goes live on a specific date. The site needs to handle traffic from a media mention, a paid campaign, or a product launch. When hosting fails at that moment, the agency bears the reputational cost. Continue Reading
PostgreSQL vs MySQL: Which Database Should You Choose for Your Application? Updated on April 10, 2026 by Sam Page Choosing between PostgreSQL and MySQL is one of the most consequential decisions in your application’s architecture. Both are mature, open-source relational databases, but they approach database design with different philosophies. Continue Reading
AlmaLinux 8 vs AlmaLinux 9: What Changed and Should You Upgrade? Updated on April 8, 2026 by Sam Page When Red Hat discontinued CentOS as a free, stable downstream distribution in 2020, AlmaLinux emerged as one of the leading RHEL-compatible alternatives. Major Differences Between Almalinux 8 And Almalinux 9 Kernel and Core System UpdatesAlmaLinux 9 ships with Linux kernel 5.14, a significant jump from AlmaLinux 8’s kernel 4.18. This newer kernel brings improved hardware support, better performance for modern CPUs (including latest gen Intel and AMD processors), and enhanced security features like kernel lockdown mode.Continue Reading
A Business Owner’s Guide to Virtual Private Servers Updated on April 3, 2026 by Sam Page A VPS, or Virtual Private Server, is a type of web hosting that gives your website its own dedicated resources on a shared physical machine. Read More > You’re not sharing CPU or RAM with other websites the way you do on shared hosting, but you’re also not occupying an entire physical server the way you would with dedicated hosting. It’s the practical middle ground, and for most growing businesses, it’s where performance, control, and cost intersect most favorably.Continue Reading
Best CMS Platforms for 2026: A Practical Comparison Updated on April 1, 2026 by Carrie Smaha Not every CMS belongs on every website. The same platform that powers a solo blogger’s site can also run a global media operation — or quietly limit it. This guide breaks down the leading content management systems of 2026 by use case, covering everything from market share leaders to headless options, so you can match the right platform to the actual requirements of your project. Continue Reading
How to Optimize WordPress for Traffic Spikes on a VPS or Dedicated Server Updated on April 1, 2026 by Sam Page A traffic spike is when your server receives more simultaneous requests than it normally handles. For WordPress sites, the most common triggers are a product launch, a viral social post, a media mention, or a seasonal promotion. Continue Reading
Ubuntu VPS Hosting: Configuration, Performance, and What to Look For Updated on March 31, 2026 by Sam Page Ubuntu is the most widely deployed Linux distribution for VPS hosting. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Long Term Support) is the standard for production deployments, with support until April 2027. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS extends through 2029. This guide covers what to know before provisioning, how to configure Ubuntu VPS for production workloads, and which InMotion plans support… Continue Reading
Bare Metal Dedicated Servers: What They Are and How to Evaluate Providers Updated on April 1, 2026 by Sam Page The term ‘bare metal’ gets used loosely in hosting. Sometimes it means a dedicated physical server with no virtualization layer. Sometimes it means unmanaged dedicated hosting. Sometimes it means something between the two. Continue Reading
How to Build Recurring Revenue Into Your Agency’s Service Model Updated on April 1, 2026 by Sam Page Project revenue is unpredictable. One month you close three new clients; the next month you close none. Recurring revenue solves the cash flow problem that quietly limits most agencies’ growth: when your baseline income covers operating costs, every new project becomes growth rather than survival. Continue Reading
How to Set Up SSH Key Authentication on a Linux VPS Updated on March 27, 2026 by Sam Page Password-based SSH authentication is the most common entry point for brute-force attacks on Linux servers. SSH key authentication replaces the password with a cryptographic key pair: a private key that never leaves your local machine, and a public key that lives on the server. This guide walks through the complete setup, from key generation to… Continue Reading
Core Web Vitals and Web Hosting: What’s Actually in Your Control Updated on March 26, 2026 by Sam Page Core Web Vitals are Google’s set of user experience metrics that directly affect search rankings. Three of them, Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Interaction to Next Paint (INP), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), have specific thresholds that distinguish good performance from poor. Your hosting infrastructure is directly responsible for two of them and partially responsible for… Continue Reading
How to Choose a Dedicated Server Plan: A Workload-Based Framework Updated on March 26, 2026 by Sam Page Dedicated server plans are differentiated by processor, RAM, storage configuration, and bandwidth. Picking the wrong tier means either paying for capacity you don’t use or capping out before your application is ready to need more. This guide walks through how to match your workload requirements to the right plan, using InMotion Hosting’s current server lineup… Continue Reading