Second Front
I provided Second Front with a library of custom blocks so their marketing team could continue to steer the ship after launch.
Managed Web Hosting
DQuinn.net + WP Engine
If you built a site with me, you’re invited to join my WP Engine-powered web hosting at a reduced cost and save on maintenance hours at the same time. And if you already have an existing WordPress website that needs a new webmaster, I’ll perform a free audit to see if your site is suitable for the platform.
Under my hosting, you’ll benefit from unmetered bandwidth and visits, speed-boosting Global Edge Security, and 24/7 phone support with a 99.99% uptime SLA from WP Engine.
Benefits of Managed Hosting
“Managed Hosting” means there are people making sure the infrastructure hosting your site remains up-to-date around the clock, as opposed to us being responsible for the whole operation. In our case, that means WP Engine’s got our back.
- You also enjoy unmetered bandwidth and visits*, speed-boosting Global Edge Security, and 24/7 phone support with a 99.99% uptime SLA from WP Engine.
- Under the Enterprise Plan, you’ll get a free monthly retainer hour from me for as long as you host with WP Engine, automated offsite backups on a third party server, a quarterly website health checkup call, and a discount on any maintenance plans you take out to extend your support.
That’s 12 free maintenance hours a year (a value of $1800), plus hosting on a managed server with a 99.99% uptime SLA, 24/7 phone support with WP Engine, and unmetered* bandwidth and visits to your website.
Shared Plan
WP Engine
Hosting on your own with WP Engine's cheapest plan.
24/7 chat support from WP Engine
A single install, 2 staging instances
Server caching designed for WordPress
Free SSL certificate renewals
Automated WP updates (plugins & core)
Nightly & on-demand backups
Small Business Plan
WP Engine & DQuinn.net
For websites that need to scale for growth.
Everything in Shared Plan
24/7 phone support with WPE
DQuinn.net oversees the platform
99.99% uptime SLA from WPE
Unmetered* bandwidth + visits
SOC II compliance
Neighbors on your server you can trust
Global Edge Security ($30/mo value)
GeoTargeting ($15/mo value)
Genesis Pro ($25/mo value)
Enterprise Plan
WP Engine & DQuinn.net
For mission-critical websites that need continuous development.
Everything in Shared & Small Business
1 hour of free development from DQuinn.net ($1800/year value)
Continuous deployment + backup in git
Automated offsite backups of your Media Library, database, and codebase to a third party server (up to 1 TB)
Purchase yearly retainers at a discounted rate (yearly savings of $240)
A free, quarterly 30-min website health checkup call
Compare Hosting Plans
| What WP EnGine OfFers | SHARED | Small Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum number of visits / month allowed to your website | 25,000 | Unmetered* | Unmetered* |
| Maximum storage space allowed for your website | 10 GB | 10 GB* | 10 GB* |
| Maximum traffic allowed to your website | 50 GB | Unmetered* | Unmetered* |
| Get 24/7 support by chat only with WP Engine | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Get 24/7 priority support by phone and chat with WP Engine | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 99.99% uptime service-level agreement with WP Engine | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Global Edge Security with firewall and CDN (savings of $30/mo) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Layer 3+4 DDoS Protection | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Option to install WordPress Multisite | ✔ | ✔ | |
| GeoTargeting pages based on visitor location (savings of $15/mo) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Access to Genesis Pro library of themes (savings of $25/mo) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Site monitoring alerts | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Automated plugin & theme management | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Application performance monitoring & burst capacity | ✔ | ||
| SOC II reports | ✔ |
| What DQuinn.net Offers | SHARED | Small Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| The buck stops here: DQuinn.net oversees your environment | | ✔ | ✔ |
| All your neighbors are performant sites I personally built | | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1 hour of free development ($1800/year savings) | | ✔ | |
| Continuous deployment through git | | ✔ | |
| Offsite backup of your codebase in a private git repo | | ✔ | |
| A free, quarterly 30-min website health checkup video call | | ✔ | |
| Automated offsite backups of your Media Library, database, and codebase to a third party server | | | ✔ |
| Purchase yearly retainers at discounted rate (savings of $240/year) | | | ✔ |
Managed vs. Shared Hosting
About Shared Plans
When you open a hosting plan by yourself, WP Engine does a lot of the heavy lifting: most importantly, WordPress core and plugins are automatically updated and you get nightly backups. The plan should take care of itself, especially if you don’t anticipate any future development on the site or heavy increases in traffic. If you need my help, you can open a maintenance retainer.
About Managed Plans
On the WP Engine managed server, you get everything in the Shared Plan, plus my oversight and WP Engine’s 99% uptime SLA.
Unlike in the Shared Plan, I personally oversee and have audited the websites of all your neighbors on the server (no bad actors and no poorly performing websites to drag everyone down). If there’s a problem with the core or a plugin on upgrade, I’m available for a fix thanks to the included monthly hour of development in your plan (with an Enterprise Plan), even if you don’t have a retainer with me. At this level, you get 24/7 phone support from WP Engine on the front lines, and me in your back pocket.
RE: Storage / Bandwidth
* I hate asterisk’d sales copy too, but the word “unmetered” (or “unlimited” in some cases) means something entirely different with web hosts than it does in the real world, and it’s important you’re aware of this. “Unmetered” here means WP Engine won’t enforce overages on bandwidth or traffic, so long as your website isn’t abusing the server’s resources or breaking the terms of service. If you suddenly exceed 1 million visits, for example, this may raise alarm bells that compromise the server, and we’d need to assess if migrating you onto your own dedicated server makes sense.
How Do I Get Started?
Just reach out to me at [email protected], or sign up for an appointment so I can answer any questions and start your onboarding process. The initial 30-minute consultation is free, and you can decide if I’m a best fit for you after our video call.t
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