You’re probably here because you’re attempting to juggle multiple websites, and you don’t even know how to juggle multiple balls. Well, we don’t either. What we do know, however, is everything you’ll need to comfortably host multiple domains – you could say it’s kind of our thing.
We know how easy it is to get overwhelmed when dealing with a number of websites all at once. What was once a manageable task for one or two domains quickly becomes a huge effort, burning hours of work that could be better spent growing your client base. That’s where a managed web hosting service comes in.
It’s not just about hosting, though – it’s about ensuring that the performance is excellent and that the services provided justify the investment. We’re here to spill the secrets and strategies that make managing multiple sites achievable.
Grab your virtual (or literal) popcorn, it’s showtime.
Who needs multiple-domain web hosting?
The simple answer? Anyone who has more than two or three websites. The more detailed answer? Let’s get into it.
Hosting multiple separate websites can get tricky to coordinate, but it doesn’t have to be. The number of people and companies who could benefit from multi-hosting, particularly when it comes to WordPress hosting, is huge:
- Startups and small businesses: Think eCommerce sites, fundraising campaigns, or product launches. Creating separate websites is a great promotion strategy. It allows you to effectively target specific audiences, plus it’s a great way to create a tailored message for each unique project.
- Parent companies: Any proud parent (company) wants to show off their kids (subsidiaries). Parent companies need discrete sites for all their businesses. Hosting every asset under a single provider’s roof makes company-wide changes easier and simplifies control panel access.
- Entrepreneurs: Restaurateurs, for instance, often have multiple establishments, each with its own distinct flavor. Entrepreneurs with a portfolio of diverse businesses rely on multiple domain hosting to bring out the unique charm of each enterprise.
- Agencies: Web design freelancers and agencies need to be able to easily host and manage multiple domains at a time. Their clients depend on them to craft and maintain a variety of WordPress websites, each with unique needs.
The pursuit of simplicity ties these all together. Having several client sites across multiple hosting platforms is a recipe for chaos. However, when you combine all your digital assets under a single hosting provider: *chefs kiss* 🧑🍳.
What matters most when hosting multiple domains?
Multiple domains need care and attention to create the perfect formula for successful coexistence. This can mean the difference between a harmonious online operation and a digital dumpster fire. Let’s take a look at what matters most when finding a partner to host multiple websites:
- User experience: Your hosting platform should be user-friendly and quick to grasp so that you and your employees don’t waste time fumbling around with clunky controls.
- Site separation and domain isolation: Will your sites negatively impact one another, whether in terms of performance, security or cost?
- Controls and Permissions: Can you maintain distinct sites under a single login, or is it possible to assign collaborators to specific sites only? How much control and flexibility do you have in terms of access to your control panel?
- Performance: Is the host capable of delivering the speed your sites require, even during high-traffic periods? Uninterrupted performance is a non-negotiable aspect of multiple-domain hosting.
- Resource allocation: Ensure your host provides sufficient CPU, RAM, storage, and bandwidth to accommodate everyday traffic, along with additional overhead or auto-scaling to handle unexpected bursts. Each domain consumes resources, and a shortage can lead to performance issues across the entire fleet.
- Security features: We all need stability in our relationships, and your hosting partner is no exception. They should offer essential security features, such as SSL certificates, firewalls, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection, regular backups, and malware scanning.
- Support: Consider how you’ll report issues to your host, their response time, and how issues are handled. Are you reporting issues to them, or are they alerting you? Quick, efficient, proactive support is vital – especially when your livelihood depends on it.
- Service package: Assess the degree to which your host lightens your workload. Do their services save you time and effort that could be better spent elsewhere? Does the host minimize your administrative tasks? One place to check is their backup and restore options, which are crucial for safeguarding your data in case of unexpected issues.
Would you use a spoon to carve a turkey? No. So why use a hosting provider that doesn’t have the right tools for the job? It’s a recipe for heartache – or at the very least, a disappointing Thanksgiving dinner.
Challenges of managing multiple domains
Managing numerous domains can sometimes feel like spinning plates – great when they balance, not so good when they don’t. This is where web hosting companies come into play, either as an ally or a hurdle. Let’s dig deeper into these challenges and how the right hosting platform can turn these obstacles into advantages.
Providing sufficient resources
Each of your sites come with their own unique resource requirements: CPU, memory, storage, and bandwidth, just to name a few. Your website’s functionality and efficiency depend on how the hosting provider allocates these resources. It’s not always about having more, but optimizing what you have to match each website’s specific requirements.
Shared risks and dependability
Waking up one morning to find all your websites down due to a server issue is a nightmare no site owner wants to face. The ideal hosting provider needs to guarantee reliability with proactive monitoring and a Service Level Agreement (SLA), ensuring your websites are always accessible, even during traffic spikes or server malfunctions.
Pressable offers dedicated servers distributed across a network of data centers worldwide, complete with automated failover to ensure constant guaranteed uptime. Of course, nothing is foolproof – even companies like Amazon and Google experience issues from time to time. That’s why Pressable includes an SLA with all plans, ensuring that any downtime is kept to an absolute minimum.
Migration woes
Website migration can be an enormous hassle, especially with multiple sites. Look for a hosting platform that will help you migrate your site to simplify this process. Managed site migration saves time, money, and energy and gives you a smooth transition without data loss.
Cost
It’s important for hosting services to provide price-point flexibility, aligning costs with specific needs to prevent overpayment or under-resourcing. Success should not be a financial burden, and hosting costs should be designed to accommodate growth without huge prices.
Managing multiple domains should grant the freedom to expand your workload on your terms, easily integrating new domains without incurring substantial cost increases. Hosts need to have flexible services to address users’ diverse needs. The right solutions will allow you to adapt seamlessly as your business grows.
Compliance and legal requirements
Strict compliance with data protection laws and regulations is mandatory and non-negotiable for sites that collect user data or process payments. The hosting service you choose should allow you to adhere to these.
Handling multiple domain challenges is easier with an a11y in your corner (pun intended).
How Pressable simplifies multiple-domain hosting
Whether you’re managing a couple of sites or a sprawling digital empire, your hosting account is safe with Pressable.
Here’s why Pressable stands head and shoulders (knees and toes) above the competition:
- The need for speed: With over 28 data centers sprinkled across 6 continents, we’ve got the need for speed covered. Site traffic surges that would send your site crashing and burning elsewhere? No sweat for us, thanks to our custom resource management system.
- Downtime: We like websites that work all the time, and we assume you do, too. That’s why we boast 100% uptime with a money-back guarantee: Your site runs, or it’s on us.
- Release the PHP workers: Let’s address the elePHPant in the room: hard limiting PHP workers is silly. With Pressable, you get access to over 100 PHP workers, which are automatically adjusted depending on your traffic. Your site’s performance stays consistent, whether it’s a quiet Sunday afternoon or a digital traffic jam, without having to pay more than you should.
- The easy way out: Multisite migration can be a pain. But guess what? Not with us. Enjoy complimentary site migration for all your sites. We’re on a mission to make your life easier.
- Security on lock: Your digital security is our priority. We’ve got two-factor authentication, real-time activity logs, and even throw in free Jetpack security daily with all current plans. It’s like having a virtual fortress guarding your websites.
- Scalability that never says no: Ever worried about your success causing a resource bottleneck? Pressable offers redundant auto-scaling, empowering your future growth, even during traffic spikes.
- User-friendly everything: We are user-friendly, intuitive, and as easy to learn as your favorite social media platform.
- Busy? Take it easy: Managing multiple websites comes with its fair share of mundane tasks. Leave the daily site backups, updates, malware scans, and more to us. We’ll save you time and mental resources, so you can focus on what truly matters.
Pressable isn’t just a hosting service; it’s your digital partner, the trusty sidekick in your online adventures – the Robin to your Batman, some might say. With our speed, security, and unbeatable features, we’ve set a new standard for hosting multiple websites.
Experience lightning-fast performance with Pressable
At Pressable, we value transparency and believe the proof is in the pudding. Evaluate our performance benchmarks. These will give you a detailed insight into factors that influence your website’s performance. One resource for this is Review Signal, which conducts independent performance benchmarks to help you evaluate different hosting providers, Pressable included.
As you’ll see, we distribute resources efficiently to provide a seamless user experience. Encounter a sudden traffic spike? We’ll give you all the power you need to keep your site up and running.
Pressable’s round-the-clock support
We want to predict the unpredictable, which is why we offer consistent, round-the-clock support for any issues you encounter. Whether it’s a quick question or a major snag, Pressable’s support team is always on standby for guidance.
This team is not just your average customer service either – they are knowledgeable individuals with a passion for helping you solve any issue you may have (website-related; we can’t help you to fix your doomed relationship). The unique focus of Pressable’s support team isn’t on accomplishing sales numbers or obtaining commissions – our sole mission is getting your website back on track with 24/7 support.
Shoot for the moon: Pressable’s approach to scalability
We are wholeheartedly dedicated to helping our customers grow and not punishing them for their great results and increased traffic. This is why we offer a hosting service capable of adapting to the changing dynamics of your awesome business. Whether it’s managing a surge in web traffic or an increased portfolio of websites, scalability is a prime feature of Pressable’s service.
The way that our pricing is created, you can change what you need, such as adding extra sites or other features, without changing the entire plan. The main idea is that you pay for what you need, not what you don’t. We’ll never try to upsell you without a damn good reason, pinky promise.
Even if you exceed your plan’s visitor-per-month rate, we’ll ensure that your website continues to run smoothly, rather than restricting your bandwidth or shutting down your site. We do this by charging a reasonable overage fee*, based on how much extra traffic your website experiences.
*(No, we’re not in the business of overages either. We hate them as much as you do. If Reddit comes knocking and you run into a runaway overage scenario, we’re happy to retroactively attach an add-on or plan upgrade to save you a few bucks.)
Effortless website migrations with Pressable
We’re not going to sugarcoat it – migrating a website can be a pain in the ass. It’s stressful, drains your time, and to top it all, there’s always that nagging fear about losing something. This stress is even bigger when you have multiple domains to deal with.
Luckily for you, we provide stress-free migration as a part of all our plans. The Pressable Automated Migration service, along with our expert team, shoulders all the hard work for you. This process saves you time and energy, allowing you to focus on what you do best – crafting brilliant content and strategies for your business. Plus, did we mention that you can shift numerous sites to our platform with nil data loss? We know how important your data is, so we treat it with care.
To start, just contact our dedicated support team, and they’ll start the migration process within 24 hours.
One of the primary benefits of partnering with a managed hosting provider like Pressable is simplification. We make the awful things not awful anymore. With us, site migration ceases to be a cause for concern. We aim to make it surprisingly simple and efficient, making your problems, Not Your Problem.
Take the next step: Simplify your multiple-domain hosting with Pressable
Pressable was designed to accommodate your growing business needs, so you’ll find no better partner for your successive online journey. By handling the techy stuff, we free up your time – think of all the game-changing strategies you could come up with…or just kick back with a nice cup of coffee: The choice is yours!
Already working with another hosting provider? No worries! Seamlessly switch to Pressable with our hassle-free migration bundled in all our plans.
We’re here to support your business every step of the way. Start your Pressable experience today!
(Yup, we went there. The rhyme was carefully crafted – just like our excellent customer service. Deal with it.)
Nox Dineen-Porter
Nox possesses a unique blend of industry and academic expertise, seamlessly integrating her knowledge of communication, software development, and research. Her journey with WordPress began in 2003, first as an avid blogger and later as a skilled software developer. Her fascination with WordPress led her to join the Pressable support team, where she effectively combines her passion for technology with her love of problem-solving and her deep understanding of user behavior. As a PhD candidate, Nox is poised to make a significant impact on the field, bringing together her expertise in research, communications, and software development to provide context and clarity about health science and devices to the public. When she's not at her computer she enjoys hiking, running, yoga, and street photography.
