Back when the internet was a wild frontier of scrolling banners, obnoxious tiled background images and seizure inducing neon text it made sense to go it alone. Who better than you to manage your backend, backup your data, update your software and keep your site secure? Today is a new day. The software that manages your content and contacts is highly complex and updating ad securing an independent installation is not a good use of your time or resources.
What is fully hosted? I define it as http and https access only and access only to the CRM or CMS. Meaning you have no ftp, ssh, cPanel, phpAdmin or other access to your site.
Why go hosted?
- Load Balancing (speed, scalability, unlimited bandwidth)
- Data Security
- Software Maintenance and Updates
- Cheap as Hell (compared to devoting your time or resources to maintaining a independent hosting environment)
Most people who go independent usually justify it by saying they need the flexibility and access of an independent environment. I could go on and on about why this is a myth, but instead I challenge you to present some use cases that you don’t think could be achieved in a fully hosted environment. Post them in the comments and I will respond with a hosted solution.
Below are a few of the fully hosted environments in which my projects dwell…
