Jon McDonald

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Jon McDonald
About the Author

Jon brings more than 15 years of writing and editing experience to the HostingAdvice audience. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Santa Fe college and his articles have appeared in New York Times publications and numerous online media outlets. Jon likes to keep individuals and entrepreneurs informed on the data trends impacting their industries while keeping complex topics easy to understand. He enjoys covering industry segments, including cloud hosting, digital security, and mobile platforms, among many others, and he is always looking to share new technologies with readers.

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11 Free Adult Web Hosting Providers & Alternatives (2026)

The Best Free Adult Web Hosting in 2026
By: Surajdeep Singh • 3/27/2024
You may think of OnlyFans purely as an adult content platform, but this isn’t the case. The platform affords content creators complete freedom of expression. Cardi... read more »
11+ Best Valheim Server Hosting Providers

Play Zero-Lag Valheim With These Top Hosts
By: Andrew Wandola • 3/5/2024
The Washington Post describes it as a survival game that brings mystery and thrill into your gaming world. PC Gamer appreciates its “refined and satisfying” feel... read more »
13 Best Data Center Hosting Services (2026)

The Best Data Center Hosting in 2026
By: Surajdeep Singh • 1/30/2024
The concept of the internet is intriguing: It connects us, allowing the interchange of information on a global scale. More than 1 billion websites exist on the... read more »
Cloud Service Market Share Data + 11 Fast Facts

Cloud Service Market Share Data
By: Andrew Wandola • 9/28/2023
Cloud hosting has been around since the 1990s, but only big companies and enterprises used it in the early days. It really started gaining popularity among other... read more »
20 Must-Know Web Hosting Facts and Definitions

Must-Know Web Hosting Facts and Definitions
By: Lynn Cadet • 9/14/2023
If you feel overwhelmed while shopping for a web hosting service, you’re not alone. There are so many companies to choose from, with most offering similar features... read more »
Hosting.com Free Trial (2026) — Try hosting.com Risk-Free 

Hosting.com Free Trial (2026)
By: Sead Fadilpasic • 9/7/2023
In our fast-paced world, where almost everything is connected to the internet, finding the best hosting can feel like quite an adventure. For many, this journey... read more »
5 Steps: How To Move a WordPress Website

Move Your WordPress Website in 5 Easy Steps
By: Jordan Sprogis • 9/5/2023
So, you’ve found yourself at a crossroads where your digital presence demands a change of scenery. I’m sure you have a good reason, as migrating a website is a... read more »
5 Steps: How to Move a Site from Squarespace (2026)

How to Move a Site from Squarespace: 5 Easy Steps
By: Jordan Sprogis • 8/29/2023
It takes little more than transferring a single export file to move your website from Squarespace to a WordPress blog or WooCommerce store. Site-building platforms... read more »
11 Best: Free No-Ad Web Hosting Providers

11 Best Free Web Hosts With No Ads
By: Andrew Wandola • 8/22/2023
The presence of ads is a topic that always comes up when debating if a free web hosting service is worth it. There’s nothing wrong with displaying ads from free web... read more »
30-Day HostGator Free Trial: Try HostGator Risk-Free

Try HostGator 30 Days for Free

By: Andrew Wandola • 8/17/2023
The 30-day HostGator free trial offer gives you a full month to try this legendary web hosting service and decide if it’s good enough for your web hosting needs. The... read more »
Namecheap: A Leading Domain Registrar That Offers SMBs Hosting Options and a Suite of Support Apps

Namecheap Offers Hosting and Support for SMBs
By: Jon McDonald • 3/29/2022
Namecheap is an accredited registrar and technology company that manages more than 14 million domains. Its product and service offerings include shared and... read more »
Concrete CMS: A Free, Open-Source Platform Built on Simplicity and Contributor Collaboration

Concrete CMS: An Open-Source Tool Built on Simplicity
By: Jon McDonald • 3/28/2022
Concrete CMS is a free content management system that helps clients of all sizes run effective websites. The team at Concrete CMS uses an open-source model... read more »
From Cloud to Container — Red Hat Offers Enterprise-Grade Open-Source Solutions for Businesses that Need IT Infrastructure

Red Hat Offers Open-Source IT Solutions
By: Jon McDonald • 3/14/2022
Red Hat is a leading provider of enterprise open-source software, and it takes a community-powered approach to development. The company helps its customers... read more »
Coder Kids Classes Teach Young People Worldwide Valuable Computer Programming Skills

Coder Kids Teaches Computer Programming Skills

By: Jon McDonald • 3/8/2022
Teaching children to code provides many benefits and helps them develop creativity, logic, and problem-solving skills. And children can start learning to... read more »
BoldGrid Delivers Flexible Software and WordPress Templates That Simplify Website Building and Management

BoldGrid Simplifies Website Building and Management
By: Jon McDonald • 3/8/2022
BoldGrid delivers a suite of WordPress plugins, themes, and services to help website builders create and manage WordPress sites. The platform offers simple... read more »
How Virtualizor Simplifies VPS Management for Businesses Through its Intuitive Cloud Control Panel

Virtualizor Simplifies VPS Management for Hosts
By: Jon McDonald • 2/28/2022
Virtualizor is a web-based control panel software built by Softaculous that changes the way businesses manage and deploy VPS. The system’s interface allows... read more »
Firebird Open-Source Database Management Provides SMBs with Flexibility by Integrating with Legacy Applications

Firebird Open-Source System Offers SMBs Flexibility
By: Jon McDonald • 2/21/2022
Firebird is an open-source relational database management system that offers modern features for in-house app development. Its solutions run on a wide range... read more »
How HOSTKEY’s Dedicated Servers and IT Infrastructure Solutions Help Businesses Operate With Agility and Streamline Operations

HOSTKEY Helps SMBs Manage Hosting and IT
By: Jon McDonald • 2/16/2022
HOSTKEY provides dedicated and cloud hosting services to help SMBs grow and enterprise customers scale. Its offerings include bare metal dedicated servers... read more »
The Notion SaaS Platform Empowers Individuals, SMBs, and Enterprises to Collaborate

Notion SaaS Platform Fosters Collaboration
By: Jon McDonald • 1/18/2022
The Notion SaaS platform is an all-in-one collaboration and knowledge-sharing workspace that combines docs, notes, and project management tools for more... read more »
Microverse: An Online Software Development School That Allows Students to Pay Fees When They Find Work

Microverse: An Online Software Development School
By: Jon McDonald • 1/18/2022
Microverse is an online school for remote software developers worldwide, and its students pay no fees until they find a job after completing the program. The... read more »