Checkout will offer to transfer your domain for a dollar and call it simpler. A lot of the time you already have a registrar. Before you move the name, decide whether the host even needs to own it.
Free SSL still sells. A lot of the time it is Let's Encrypt on their box, a Cloudflare Flexible setup that talks HTTP to the origin, or a cert that lives in their panel and dies when you leave.
Free CDN still sells. A lot of the time it is a Cloudflare zone they own, a page cache you cannot purge, or a plugin that only helps logged-out visitors. Before you buy, find out who controls the edge.
Unlimited disk still sells. The thing that knocks a site over is CPU seconds, inodes, and PHP workers the pricing table never mentions. Before you buy, get the real limits in writing.
A staging copy sounds like a safety net. A lot of the time it is a temporary preview, an addon domain you have to invent yourself, or a feature locked on a higher plan. Before you buy, find out whether you can test a change without touching live.
Shared hosting is fine until it is not. The sales page rarely says when CPU, neighbours, or worker limits will start biting. Before you jump to a VPS, know what you are escaping, what you are buying, and what still needs an adult in the room.
WooCommerce ready sounds like a plan built for a shop. A lot of the time it is a WordPress install and a badge. Before you buy, find out what happens under cart load, how cron and object cache work, and who owns the mess when checkout slows down.
Free email and easy DNS at signup sound like the host is handling the boring plumbing for you. A lot of the time they are parking your mail and domain controls inside their account. Before you buy, find out who owns the records when you want to leave.
WordPress optimized sounds like a plan built for your site. A lot of the time it is a one-click installer and a badge. Before you buy, find out what you can change, what the host locks, and who owns the mess when a plugin update breaks the homepage.
Ninety-nine point nine percent sounds almost perfect until you translate it into hours of downtime a year. Before you buy on an uptime badge, find out what counts as downtime, who measures it, and what the credit is really worth.
