Question 1

How much faster will my site actually load?

Accepted Answer

Most WordPress sites see 40-60% improvement in page generation times. Simple blogs might see three-second loads drop to one second. Complex sites with online stores typically improve from four to five seconds down to around two seconds. The exact gain depends on your current hosting speed, site complexity, and plugin configuration.

Question 2

Will my existing plugins still work?

Accepted Answer

Your WordPress installation, themes, and plugins work identically across hosting providers. The performance improvements happen at infrastructure level through faster servers and better storage. Your site looks the same, functions the same, and uses the same plugins. You're running the same website on faster infrastructure built specifically for how WordPress works.

Question 3

Does page speed actually affect my bottom line?

Accepted Answer

Google explicitly uses loading time as a ranking factor, giving faster sites preference in search results. Beyond rankings, each extra second of loading time increases bounce rates by seven to ten percent. Visitors who wait three seconds often leave before seeing content. For online stores, slow checkout processes directly cause abandoned carts.

Question 4

What happens when I get a traffic spike?

Accepted Answer

Your site receives allocated server resources that remain available regardless of server load. Caching serves most repeat visitors from saved versions without generating database load or consuming processing power. The combination of protected resources and efficient caching means your site handles traffic surges smoothly because cached content delivery requires minimal server resources.

Question 5

Can I try before I fully commit?

Accepted Answer

The migration team sets up your complete site on GreenGeeks servers while leaving current hosting untouched. You access the new version through temporary URLs that let you test functionality and measure performance before making DNS changes. Tools let you compare loading times between current and temporary versions side by side.

Question 6

Why do ecommerce sites see bigger improvements?

Accepted Answer

Ecommerce sites make substantially more database requests than standard websites. Product pages check inventory levels, display prices, show variations, and pull reviews. Shopping carts update constantly as people add items and apply discounts. Checkout handles payment processing that absolutely cannot timeout. Faster infrastructure processes these complex operations more efficiently.

Question 7

What if my site keeps growing?

Accepted Answer

Most small business sites run successfully on shared hosting for years. When traffic grows beyond what shared resources handle, GreenGeeks offers more powerful server options. You receive notifications when approaching resource limits, giving time to evaluate upgrading. The transition happens within the same hosting provider.

Question 8

How do multiple locations help my visitors?

Accepted Answer

GreenGeeks operates six data centers across North America, Europe, and Asia. You select the location nearest your primary audience during signup. European businesses benefit from Amsterdam hosting that serves local customers much faster than North American servers. Asian traffic loads substantially quicker from Singapore.

Question 9

Do I need technical skills for this?

Accepted Answer

Performance improvements come from infrastructure choices the hosting provider makes rather than configurations you manage. Your site runs faster immediately after migration before you touch any settings. You manage hosting through the same familiar control panel. Speed improvements happen automatically at infrastructure level.

Question 10

Can I keep my domain where it is?

Accepted Answer

Domain registration and website hosting are separate services that work independently. You can move hosting to GreenGeeks while keeping your domain registered wherever it currently lives. You simply update DNS settings to point your domain at your new hosting location, which takes about ten minutes to configure.

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