About The Author

Christina Lewis

Christina's passion for technology sprouted from her coursework at the University of Florida's web design master's degree program. She has years of experience writing content for mobile apps and for the health technology industry, including companies like U.S. Preventive Medicine. Now, she combines her writing experience with her technical knowledge to craft content that gives value to novice techies and field experts.

Latest Posts

49 posts written/edited to date
Survey: 58% of Americans are Worried About GPT Models Introducing Security Vulnerabilities in Web Applications

58% of Americans Have Security Concerns About Apps Made With GPT Models

HostingAdvice survey reports that 62% of Americans think custom GPT models could replace some human roles in web development. At the start of 2024, OpenAI launched... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
3/12/2024
Survey: 59% of Americans Are Uncomfortable Sharing Payment Info With StubHub, Ticketmaster, and Other Ticket Apps

59% of Americans Are Uncomfortable Sharing Payment Info With Ticket Apps

HostingAdvice survey reports that recent headlines around Taylor Swift and ticket resellers made concertgoers more skeptical about buying tickets through... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
2/20/2024
Survey Uncovers Top Dream Jobs for Americans in the Age of AI

Survey: AI-Proof Dream Jobs for Americans

In an era when artificial intelligence is reshaping the job market, many professionals may find themselves at a crossroads. The shift could render some white-collar... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
2/15/2024
Majority of Online Shoppers Rank Amazon, Walmart, as Having the Easiest UX for Finding the Right Holiday Gifts

Survey: Websites With the Easiest UX for Holiday Shopping

HostingAdvice survey reports 90% of US consumers will shop for holiday gifts this year, many will choose to settle for last-minute digital gifts. A new consumer... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
12/12/2023
49% of Americans Think Websites Ask for Way Too Much Information

49% of Americans Think Websites Ask for Too Much Info

HostingAdvice curates the best coupons and cash back browser extensions that help shoppers keep information more private. As holiday shopping comes to a close,... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
12/4/2023
36% Will Purchase or Gift Web/Digital Services This Holiday Season

36% Will Purchase or Gift Web/Digital Services This Holiday

HostingAdvice survey reports 46% of American consumers have taken issue with how early retailers started their online holiday shopping events this year. Unlike... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
11/27/2023
72% of Online Shoppers Trust Amazon, Compared to Google Shopping (16%), Facebook Marketplace (12%), and Wish (11%)

Top Sites Holiday Shoppers Do (and Don't) Trust

HostingAdvice survey reports that women (10.9%) are about half as likely to trust Google Shopping as men (20.2%). As Black Friday ads promote dozens of websites... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
11/17/2023
31% of Americans Will Use Generative AI to Find Holiday Gifts

31% of Americans Will Use Generative AI to Find Holiday Gifts

HostingAdvice survey reports millennials lead the majority of the 36% who trust ChatGPT with their holiday gift information. By and large, Americans view generative... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
11/9/2023
Survey: One-Third of Americans Self-Diagnose as Having Nomophobia

One-Third of Americans Self-Diagnose as Having Nomophobia

HostingAdvice survey reports 9 in 10 Americans will shop for holiday gifts online this year, and half do more online shopping on their phones during the holidays... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
10/27/2023
32% of People Surveyed Have Been Hacked Online — Here are 5 Ways to Stay Safe on the Web

Five Expert Tips to Protect Yourself Online

According to our recent survey of more than 1,000 US adults, 32% of people have been hacked from visiting sketchy websites. That’s a significant concern for both... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
10/11/2023
6 Web Hosts with Free WP Themes (Feb. 2024)

Web Hosts with Free WordPress Themes

So you’re creating a WordPress site and searching for a theme that not only looks nice and functions well, but really resonates with your target audience. Most of us... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
7/19/2023
7 Best Next.js Hosting Providers (Feb. 2024)

Check Out These Next.js Web Hosts

For decades, web development had clear areas of coding: frontend and backend. The advent of single-page applications (SPAs) blurred the lines as you could suddenly... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
7/18/2023
How MongoDB Changed Database Management and the Developer Lifecycle for Higher Scale and Performance

MongoDB Enhances Various Developer Use Cases with Scalability and Performance

MongoDB offers a developer data platform that uses a flexible document data model that can handle any type of data at scale. Tens of thousands of customers... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
6/7/2023
5 Best Managed Cloud Hosting Services (Feb. 2024)

5 Best Managed Cloud Hosts

Before we even look at the best managed cloud hosting providers, let’s start with the basics. Picture this: It’s almost Black Friday, and you own an eCommerce... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
6/5/2023
7 Best POP3 and IMAP Email Providers (Feb. 2024) 

POP3 and IMAP Email Hosts

One of the most common myths about email service providers is that they vary in price, but they’re all the same. That’s not entirely true. That would be like saying... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
6/4/2023
7 Hosting Plans with Free Subdomains (Feb. 2024)

Get a Free Subdomain with These Hosts

With the recent explosion of SaaS-based enterprises and AI-driven startups, companies are growing at exponential rates. And since many parent companies operate... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
6/4/2023
7 Best: Hosting with Email Forwarding (Feb. 2024)

Forward Emails with These Reliable Hosts

I remember my very first email account with Yahoo in the early 2000s. It was back when you clicked the Yahoo logo to let out its signature yodel, and email was used... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
5/22/2023
11 Best: Web Hosting for Agencies (Feb. 2024)

Best Web Hosts for Your Digital Agency

If you run a web design or development agency, you probably already know how stressful it is to manage multiple client accounts. Being a small business owner is a... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
5/15/2023
9 Best SFTP Hosting Plans (Feb. 2024)

Get the Best Privacy and Security with SFTP Hosting

Security is paramount in the digital world. And as a consumer, I don’t feel right about using a website that lacks basic encryption standards — even if I’m just... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
5/8/2023
13 Must-Know WordPress Statistics for Bloggers, Marketers, and Website Owners (2024)

Must-Know WordPress Statistics

WordPress is the Mount Everest of content management solutions. This CMS giant is revered by bloggers, content managers, and business owners worldwide for its... read more »
Christina Lewis
By: Christina Lewis
5/8/2023