Shared hosting is still a popular option for many website owners as it is still the cheapest and most user-friendly option. As good as it sounds, the reality is that there are different types of hosting agreements designed for different needs and uses. Shared hosting is no different. Hosting your website on a shared server has not only benefits but also has limitations that can affect the performance of your website if you decide to do so without knowing in advance.

But in spite of its limitations, shared hosting is still popular among those who need a blog or website for business because of its several advantages. One of them is that shared hosting is easy to self-manage. Keeping this point in mind, we will try to understand why it is so through this article. So, without further delay, here goes:

How does shared hosting work and why is it easy to self-manage? 

Shared hosting is a plan where multiple websites are hosted on a single server. Resources such as disk space, processor, and memory are shared and the cost is shared by all users of the server.

This sharing of assets and resources is why shared hosting is so affordable. Shared servers can host hundreds of websites, but because the resources are shared, they are the best choice for smaller websites that don’t have a lot of traffic or a lot of space. Here is why they are easy to self manage-

1. Do not require any technical knowledge

Shared hosting is the type of hosting which is literally get-set-go. You can expect yourself to get started at the earliest with shared hosting because they don’t really need any technical knowledge per se. You can buy a shared hosting plan from your trusted provider and start on your own without really having to consult or take any advice from them. Because the nature of shared hosting only is such- to allow anyone and everyone to get their website on the internet as quickly as possible.

2. Easy to upgrade

Upgrading a shared hosting plan is very easy. You will be given an option to upgrade your resources to the next plan or the highest (advanced) level plan so that you can get more traffic for your website. Bear in mind that just because it is easy to upgrade does not mean it can take as much traffic as possible or even is cheaper. The price will vary from provider to provider for different plans, but this is there for sure that you won’t face hiccups upgrading your plans.

3. Can experiment with web designing

If you have just purchased a shared hosting plan and are thinking about changing the design of your website, you can do that. Shared hosting does not have those hindrances when it comes to users wanting to change their website design. You can experiment with it as much as you want to or even change the wireframe when need be. It is easy to make as many amendments to your website’s design once you buy shared hosting. This is one of the reasons new website owners prefer going with shared hosting because it allows one to experiment as much as possible.

4. Needs no experience in web hosting

You need not be a web hosting genius or expert to manage shared hosting or even buy it. At most, you need to be consistent with your blog or your business website so that you can make full use of the shared hosting plan. If you know a bit about your CMS for e.g. WordPress then it is an added plus. But you don’t really need to know inside out about web hosting per se.

Conclusion

With this, we hope that you have understood why shared hosting is easy to self-manage. If you have any plans of buying a shared hosting plan, please do so but after understanding all kinds of providers and assessing your budget.

Clare Louise