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The Ultimate InterServer WordPress VPS Hosting Review

In this article, I’m going to show you how to make a WordPress Website on InterServer WordPress VPS Hosting (Virtual Private Server).

At the same time, I will share with you my honest and unbiased review of this service.

Unlike other reviews, this is going to be a spontaneous report of an ongoing experience that summarizes the impressions and opinions I have before, during, and afterthe purchase and the use of the service.

Why InterServer?

In the ultimate guide of How to Make a Website, I strongly recommended established companies that have good experience with hosting and InterServer was one of them.

InterServer is an American hosting company and a domain registrar that has been in the industry for more than 21 years.

Although a lot has changed since then, these long years must have enriched its experience.

Today, the company provides varied services ranging from simple hosting plans intended for small businesses to advanced plans for giant companies.

I liked this because it is a great indicator that this is the hosting that one can grow and stay with for a long time.

1. My First Impressions: Before Selecting a Package

The website of InterServer looks professional: The combination of the main colors, white and blue, plus the organization of the information makes the understanding of the website structure and main services they provide easy.

At this time, I see that they are offering a 65% OFF discount ($2.50 / month), plus a special coupon (PENNYDEAL) that allows you to get their shared hosting for $0.01 the first month. The offer is made to encourage new visitors to buy and try their services.

I already got their shared hosting plan, and now I want to try their WordPress VPS Hosting.

I’m choosing this option to benefit from the power and the speed it provides.

My choice of a VPS over a shared hosting will result in a faster and stronger website: And after all, VPS to Shared Hosting is like a private car to a public bus.

Promises & Guarantees

On the purchase page, InterServer promises that my WordPress Website will be ready in 20 minutes and says that the price starts from $6 per month.

InterServer also promises high performances and speed: It states that their VPS is optimized for WordPress, making it more powerful to WP than an ordinary VPS.

Furthermore, they guarantee:

1. Free Migration Service (Migrate your website from a place to another)

2. High-performance storage. (Optimized for WP, fast and responsive)

3. Instant Provisioning (Activates in a few seconds)

4. 99,99% Uptime Guarantee (Website available everywhere in the world, all the time)

5. Easy Control Panel

6. Multiple Language Servers (PHP, MySQL, Perl, Python, Ruby…etc.)

7. Flexible Software Options (full root access to install any software.)

My Choice

There's a bar in the middle of the page to customize the VPS: If you want more power, you can move it to the right. But, the more you do, the more the price rises.

As a starter, 1 core, 2048MB, 30GB SSD, and 2TB transfer are more than enough for my project.

At a later time, If I ever need more resources for my website, I will always have the option to upgrade them.

Now, with this configuration and at this price, it’s worth it. Yet I think it would have been more appealing if it was a little bit cheaper than this.

2. Ordering the VPS

By clicking on BUY NOW, the configuration page shows up.

On the left side, there’s a table that can be used to customize the VPS before ordering it.

The table allows you to choose:

1. The platform of the VPS (Virtuozzo, KVM, or HyperV),

2. The location of the VPS (New Jersy, Los Angeles, or Equinix NY4),

3. How many slices you need (1 or more, and up to 16),

4. The operating system (CentOS, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, VzLinux, and Windows),

5. The version of the operating system,

6. The control panel (None, DirectAdmin, or cPanel),

7. The Hostname and Root Password,

8. The Coupon Code

And it indicates the overall price.

I will not change a lot here; I will only enter the Hostname (Domain Name) and a Root Password.

To get a price reduction of $0.01 for the first month like me, you can use the coupon code PENNYDEAL before you proceed.

On the right side of the screen, there’s a table titled VPS availability.

As you can see in the picture below, VPSs are not available in Los Angeles right now. I will stick with New Jersey.

Below it, there’s a table that indicates the current VPS information:

When you click on proceed, you will be directed to the confirmation page, where you will be able to review your order.

You will also be asked to read and accept the Terms and conditions as well as the Privacy Policy.

After that, you will be able to pay for the service.

3. After Purchase: Let’s Test the Promises

VPS Activation

Once I placed the order, I saw a progress bar telling me to hold on while building the server.

I noted the starting time to see how many minutes it will take.

Surprisingly, in about 60 seconds I had my server up and running.

Linking the VPS to the Domain Name

Now that I have a unique VPS IP, I need to link it to my domain name to be able to access my website through the URL.

Image 1: IPV4 ADDRESS

To do that, I just have to add an A record in the DNS configuration page of my domain name (image 2) and set the hostname to the hostname I chose (vps.clevious.com), and the IPV4 ADDRESS (image 1) to the unique IP address I got.

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Is it Difficult to Make a Website in 2021?

The short answer to the question of whether it is difficult to create a website is that it varies from person to person.

It depends on their general knowledge, the type of website they want to create, and the platform it will be based on.

But, for a beginner who knows nothing at all, it’s clear that it is becoming easier compared with how it used to be in the past, when having good knowledge of coding and manipulating languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP was unavoidable.

To make a website today, some general skills are needed such as planning and designing.

1. Plan a Website

The first thing to do before building a website is thinking about how to come up with a profitable niche and a business name.

In a detailed guide about making websites, I explained that profitable niches are supposed to be micro markets with less competition, and high profit.

On the other hand, a business name is what people remember and associate with the service that you provide.

The more time you spend thinking about these, the better ideas you get to, the more profit you make at a later time.

2. Register a Domain Name and Get a Web Host

Once the brainstorming session is done, you can register a domain name and get a web hosting service.

As a beginner, it is preferable to get the two from the same place, so that you don’t have to think a lot about how to link them.

I created a tool for you that will help you search for a free .com domain name for the first year, included in a hosting package, from one of the best web hosting services on the internet today. You can check it out here >

Be aware that a domain name is not something to purchase and own forever. Domains can only be registered for a period of time ranging from 1 to 10 years.

When it reaches the expiry date, it becomes public. So, it is very important to never forget to renew it as soon as possible.

Also, because .com domain names are popular and trusted, it’s recommended to get one and avoid unusual ones that may hurt your brand, especially those that are offered for free. They are associated with scamming websites.

3. Design the Website

Designing a website today is a very easy thing to do.

To make it easy for beginners, web hosts are including website builders and ready templates in their services.

Editing and publishing are now quick and easy. With simple drag and drop of elements like texts, images, videos, you’ll have your website built without any special knowledge.

But because this option is limited and full of drawbacks, people prefer Content Management Systems like WordPress.

What is WordPress?

WordPress is a free web application that can be used by anyone to create and manage websites very easily.

With WordPress, you don’t have to spend a long time coding your website appearance or functionalities, nor be trapped with the limits of what it offers as is the case for website builders.

With the idea of themes and plugins, the sky is the limit.

Themes

A theme is what modifies the way your website looks, do you want it to look like a website for food & recipes, houses & gardens, or an online storefront?

With only three clicks,

Search

Install

Activate

You can turn your website the way you want.

Plugins

A plugin adds new functionalities, such as e-commerce functionality.

Some examples of plugins are: If your website SEO is bad, you can search for SEO plugins. If you think you are wasting your time manually publishing your content on social networks, you can install a plugin that automates it for you…, etc.

For more examples, here is a link to the complete list of plugins on the wordpress.org repository.

Is it Difficult to Install WordPress?

You can install WordPress in two ways, the manual, and the automatic way.

For a beginner, manual installation is difficult and not recommended.

Luckily, many web hosting services are providing an easy way to do it.

Thanks to applications like 1-click-installer and Softaculous, the process is quick and easy.

Is it Hard to Build a Website With WordPress?

My short answer is no because, without any special knowledge, you can integrate into your website very complicated functionalities.

With a simple keyword and a few clicks, as you just learned, you can find the theme and the plugin that turns your website the way you like with most of the functionalities that you want.

Nevertheless, if we see it from the perspective that creating is more than just building and writing web pages. Then indeed, a vast amount of knowledge is needed.

In addition to building the website, design, marketing, and maintenance are mandatory.

What’s Difficult in this Question?

Let’s say you run into an infinite redirection problem because of a bad SSL configuration…

Or that your website structure is not optimized for SEO?

Or that, your website is getting a little traffic?

How would you solve it?

Conclusion

If you’re planning to create a WordPress website but don’t know how or where to start, you can read the detailed guide I wrote on this.

It is the best starting point for beginners: Make a Website: The Definitive Guide | 2021 >