I’ve built hundreds of websites for many different businesses and brands over the last 2 decades and I have tested numerous web hosting solutions. There are benefits to each web hosting solution that I have tried, but my main criteria is always speed and stability.
Free SSL certificates became the new requirement when the Google Chrome Browser changed to have “Not secure” in it’s browser url window for sites that were http only and not https. This change in the Google Chrome Browser occurred in a previous update.
A2 Hosting is my current web hosting platform and I recommend this web host to my clients and subscribers because of their fast servers and free SSL certificates among many other features that make them the optimal host for speed and stability.
A2 Hosting also offers free site transfers so you don’t have to worry about manually migrating your site on your own time. Their professionals will duplicate your website onto their servers and instruct you on how to point your domain name to their web hosting servers.
When I was testing out the speed on my websites that I had hosted with Godaddy and Bluehost, I noticed that the server response time was not fast enough. This realization made me shop for a faster web host and that led me to A2 Hosting for website hosting. This web host offers everything I need for my websites going forward. If there is a better website host that comes along, I will update my recommendation, but for now A2 Hosting works best for me.