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What are the core tenants of great WordPress hosting?

Impressive Hosting is a podcast that explores the world of great WordPress hosting, from performance and security to scalability and user experience.

Hosted by Jesse Friedman of WP Cloud, each episode features in-depth conversations with industry experts, developers, and hosting professionals who share insights, best practices, and real-world challenges.

Hosted by Jesse Friedman
Head of WP Cloud

  • What’s the Future of the Open Web with AI-Powered Content?

    Are we all just orchestrators now? Jesse Friedman and Chris Coyier discuss the shift from writing code to conducting AI agents, what that means for the future of websites, and why the web might end up bigger, more open, and healthier because of AI.

  • Why Do Open Web Principles Still Matter for Hosting?

    Why Do Open Web Principles Still Matter for Hosting?

    Chris Coyier has been building websites for over 15 years. He joins Jesse to talk about CodePen 2.0, the open web, and why URLs are the foundation of everything. They also discuss why CodePen has zero AI features for users and what makes that a strategic advantage.

  • How Should Hosting Companies Balance Short-Term Profits with Long-Term Community Growth?

    How Should Hosting Companies Balance Short-Term Profits with Long-Term Community Growth?

    What if hosting companies sold solutions instead of server specs? Jesse Friedman and Cory Miller of Hosting.com explore why aligning your product with customer intent, rather than infrastructure metrics, could be the key to reducing churn and growing long term.

  • How Can Hosting Companies Better Support Agency Owners?

    How Can Hosting Companies Better Support Agency Owners?

    WordPress runs on 60 to 70 percent of most hosting company infrastructure – so why aren’t more hosting companies actively investing in the WordPress ecosystem? Host Jesse Friedman and Cory Miller explore the business case for giving back to the WordPress community.

  • How Can Hosts Help Users Understand WordPress Security?

    How Can Hosts Help Users Understand WordPress Security?

    Can a plugin teach WordPress users better security habits? Dan Knauss introduces WP Sudo, which forces re-authentication before high-risk admin actions. Jesse and Dan also explore what hosting companies owe the open source ecosystem and why community investment creates long-term customer gravity.

  • How Can Hosts Build Trust Without Creating Security Fear?

    How Can Hosts Build Trust Without Creating Security Fear?

    Hosting companies compete on price while quietly cutting security features customers assume they’re getting. Jesse Friedman and Dan Knauss break down the gap between what managed WordPress promises and what customers actually receive out of the box.

  • Why Do Influencer Partnerships Matter in WordPress Hosting?

    Why Do Influencer Partnerships Matter in WordPress Hosting?

    No one buying a website or hosting cares about MySQL or bandwidth. At WordCamp Asia, Stacy L. Osten and host Jesse Friedman get into why hosting companies should package niche solutions instead of server specs, and how influencers can place those solutions in front of the right audiences.

  • Why Do Content Creators Need Their Own Website?

    Why Do Content Creators Need Their Own Website?

    Stacy L. Carlson runs Automattic’s affiliate and influencer programs across WordPress.com, Pressable, Jetpack, and more. At WordCamp Asia, she and Jesse Friedman talk about helping creators own their audience, diversify their content, and stop relying on platforms that could disappear tomorrow.

  • How Should Hosting Companies Educate Customers About Website Security?

    How Should Hosting Companies Educate Customers About Website Security?

    Over 65% of hacked WordPress sites trace back to stolen user credentials, not outdated plugins. Jesse Friedman and Tom Raef of We Watch Your Website break down why local device hygiene and credential management are the most overlooked security risks hosting companies and agencies need to address.

  • Why Are Good Relationships a Core Tenet of Great Agency Hosting Partnerships? (Revisited)

    Why Are Good Relationships a Core Tenet of Great Agency Hosting Partnerships? (Revisited)

    Jesse Friedman revisits a conversation with Brad Williams, co-founder of WebDevStudios, about the critical partnership between WordPress agencies and hosting companies. They discuss why relationships matter more than vendor transactions, the “triangle dynamic” between agencies, hosts, and clients, and what managed WordPress hosting means from an agency perspective. Brad shares practical strategies for building partnerships…

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