Joe Warnimont, Author at HostingAdvice.com

About The Author

Joe Warnimont is a seasoned professional writer with more than a decade of experience covering topics such as WordPress, web hosting, eCommerce platforms, blogging, and social media. He graduated with dual bachelor's degrees from Indiana University. This educational background paved the way for a multifaceted career at talent agencies, production studios, and software companies. Joe's writing has appeared in publications such as ThemeIsle, CodeInWP, Kinsta, and HostingAdvice.

Latest Posts

32 posts written/edited to date

What Is the DNS? The Domain Name System Explained

Understanding the Domain Name System (DNS)

The DNS, or Domain Name System, has functioned as the naming system for the internet and other networks since 1983. Its hierarchical design works to identify all... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

6/25/2024

How Many .Edu Websites Are There? (14 Related Stats)

How Many .Edu Websites Are There?

The .edu top-level domain (TLD) — one of the first-ever domain extensions introduced — represents educational institutions and their websites. Not anyone can just go... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

6/24/2024

21 Head-Turning Internet Access Statistics (2024)

21 Head-Turning Internet Access Statistics (2024)

Developments in technology, the expansion of mobile networks, and the decreased costs of internet-enabled devices: What do these have in common? Each contributes to... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

6/17/2024

What Is a TLD? Top-Level Domains Explained

What Is a TLD, Anyhow? Top-Level Domains Explained

A TLD, or top-level domain, refers to the end of a domain name following the final dot. The most popular top-level domains include .com, .net, and .org, but many... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

6/13/2024

What Is a CMS? Exploring Content Management Systems

Exploring Content Management Systems

A CMS, or content management system, is software used to create, manage, and publish online content. It provides a user-friendly interface for businesses to manage... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

6/10/2024

What Is a Reseller? How to Become a Hosting Reseller

How to Become a Hosting Reseller

Hosting resellers act as intermediaries between a larger hosting company and consumers. The reseller purchases hosting services from the larger provider and... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

6/4/2024

What Is WordPress? Everything You Should Know About the Most Popular CMS

Everything You Need to Know About WordPress

WordPress is a CMS (content management system) software with features for building blogs and other types of websites. The free and open-source software is a powerful... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

5/27/2024

What Is cPanel? A Guide to the Essentials

cPanel: An Essential Tool for Website Owners

Website owners need an administrative dashboard to access files and hosting settings. That’s where cPanel comes in. The cPanel dashboard is a browser-based control... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

5/23/2024

What Is eCommerce Hosting? A Complete Guide

Everything You Need to Know About eCommerce Hosting

The term eCommerce hosting refers to a type of web hosting service that caters to eCommerce businesses with online stores as websites. Hosting companies often offer... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

5/15/2024

What Does "Open Source" Mean? An In-Depth Explanation

Understanding the Purpose of Open Source

The term open source refers to a type of software that, under an open-source license, lets anyone use, change, and distribute the software. The developer of the... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

5/14/2024

What Is NVMe Technology? Understanding Its Role

The Ins and Outs of NVMe Technology

NVMe, or non-volatile memory express, is a storage protocol for accessing media items, files, and documents in storage units like SSDs (solid-state drives). The NVMe... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

5/13/2024

What Is Email Hosting?

Email Hosting: A Comprehensive Guide

Email hosting allows individuals and businesses to rent out a portion of a server (from a hosting provider) for email. This type of service focuses only on storing,... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

5/9/2024

What Is Reseller Hosting?

How to Become a Hosting Reseller

Reseller hosting serves as a way for users to resell their purchased hosting resources to third-party customers, acting as an intermediary to make a profit. Most... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

5/8/2024

What Is Colocation?

Exploring Colocation Benefits

The term colocation applies to the practice of storing companies’ or individuals’ privately owned servers and other types of computers in a data center operated by a... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

5/7/2024

What Is Cloud Hosting?

Navigating the Cloud: A Comprehensive Guide

Cloud hosting uses a network of servers instead of an individual server at one location to ensure websites, apps, and other assets hosted on those servers remain... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

4/23/2024

12 Best VPS Hosts With DDoS Protection (April 2024)

Best VPS Hosts With DDoS Protection

DDoS attacks occur when a bad actor sends malicious traffic to a server in an attempt to bring it down. Several infamous DDoS attacks have made national news in... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

4/15/2024

13+ Cheapest Website Hosting Plans (April 2024)

Save Big with These Cheap Hosting Plans

Everyone wants hosting at rock-bottom prices. In the past, I’ve tried out some of the cheapest website hosting plans to see just how little I can spend on hosting... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

3/25/2024

11 Best MODX Cloud and Web Hosting (Feb. 2024)

Scale Easily With These MODX Cloud and Web Hosts

The vast majority of websites I build use WordPress as the content management system. Every so often, though, a website requires the utmost flexibility and... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

2/20/2024

7 Best Apache Cassandra Hosting Providers (Feb. 2024)

Cloud and VPS Hosts to Support a Cassandra Database

Netflix uses it. So do Apple, Facebook, and Twitter. Apache Cassandra works for the tech behemoths of the world and for developers looking to grow just as large. The... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

2/19/2024

13 Best Cloud VPS Hosting Providers (Feb. 2024)

Your Guide to The Best Cloud VPS Hosting Providers

The more I learn about cloud VPS hosting, the more it intrigues me. It’s the elusive middle ground between shared and dedicated hosting. It’s affordable, reliable,... read more »

By: Joe Warnimont

2/19/2024

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