Rocket.net
Rocket.net review. My new WordPress hosting haven! I’ll be counting on you for a while…
The WordPress hosting I used before was a place called Closte. In fact, the service here wasn’t particularly bad, but the issue was that when I made inquiries, the developers would respond to be described as cool at best, and at worst, somewhat rude. Therefore, on those sites that gather hosting reviews, this hosting service receives somewhat poor evaluations, and most of the reason for this is precisely because of the inquiry request aspect.
There is a chronic issue with my blog, which is that images often appear blurry even when uploaded. I couldn’t figure out why this was happening. So naturally, I raised the issue with the hosting provider, but we couldn’t figure out the cause no matter what. But they, in the meantime, were saying things like “It’s not our fault” at such a basic level, which really made me angry too. So after thinking it over, I eventually switched both my WordPress theme and hosting provider. After much consideration, I ultimately migrated to Rocket.net, which I will describe shortly.
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- Rocket.net review. My new WordPress hosting haven! I’ll be counting on you for a while…
Rocket.net offers competitive pricing among premium WordPress hosting providers.
Paying annually improves the cost-effectiveness even further.
If we divide WordPress hosting into four major categories, there are the ultra-cheap options like Bluehost, which offer poor service, then there are providers like Cloudways that offer reasonable pricing and performance but require users to have hosting-related knowledge. Next, there are premium services like WordPress VIP that likely offer top-notch quality but come with a hefty price tag.
Finally, there are slightly more expensive but high-quality and well-serviced providers, like the one I’m about to describe. In fact, services like Rocket.net or the previously mentioned Closte, although not on the same level as ‘WordPress VIP’, still offer premium hosting services. Most hosting sites that receive positive evaluations from WordPress users fall into this category. WP Engine, Kinsta, and so on are well-known examples.
Premium WordPress hosting providers like Rocket.net typically charge around $30 per month. Naturally, this is based on the cheapest pricing plan. Rocket.net charges around $25 here, making it slightly more affordable than others in the same category. And you can pay for up to 3 years upfront, which inevitably increases the total price, but paying monthly makes it somewhat more manageable. It has a slightly competitive edge to price compared to competitors.
Rocket.net provides a friendly and excellent service!
This is essentially why I chose this hosting service. 24/7 support from anywhere!
This hosting isn’t actually that well known. If I choose them based on reputation, I would have gone with Kinsta or similar. However, those services often exceed $30, which can be restrictive (especially in a world with high dollar exchange rates). Plus, if you use a lot of storage, the price goes up even more. Rocket.net, as I’ll explain later, doesn’t lack in functionality and provides excellent service, which I really appreciate. As a non-developer user of WordPress, I’ve encountered many issues. That’s why I end up needing a lot of help from developers. If support responses are delayed or lacking, it’s naturally not ideal, as it could cause various disadvantages during that time.
I found out that Rocket.net has offices in multiple countries, so they offer 24/7 support. I found out that Rocket.net has offices in multiple countries, so they offer 24/7 support. WordPress-related companies are usually based in the West or India, so when using such services in South Korea, one cannot ignore the time difference.
However, it surprised me to find out that even from South Korea, you can have live chat support. They said it’s possible because they have offices in various locations around the world, including Singapore. While there is a time difference between Singapore and South Korea, it doesn’t seem to be too critical.
Rocket.net not only provides excellent service but also doesn’t lack in functionality. I’m not yet an expert, so comparing the speed with other web hosts or things like that is challenging for me. However, one of the major considerations for me was whether the servers support South Korea and several other countries. Some web hosts, surprisingly, only have servers in North America and Europe. In such cases, even if they advertise their servers as fast, the physical distance may make the speed feel slower.
By the way, Closte uses Google CDN, so there were hardly any speed or performance disadvantages when using it in South Korea. Fortunately, Rocket.net has servers in Singapore, so there are hardly any speed disadvantages even when using it in South Korea. I heard companies like Google or Netflix have servers in Singapore, so they don’t have to pay network usage fees. Still, it doesn’t seem to affect the user experience, right? It’s fortunate that they have servers even in Singapore… Well, if they had servers in Korea before, they would have almost certainly withdrawn, wouldn’t they? Twitch (=Amazon) is withdrawing as well…
And as expected from a web hosting service, they include security features as standard. The servers themselves support various features, such as cache clearing. If you look into the site, you’ll see that besides just hosting, they promote that various functional aspects are also good. They claim that by using this hosting alone, users don’t need to use many plugins. Considering the reason I changed hosting providers, I think they’ve targeted people like me effectively with their marketing.
Last month, I wrote about the redesign of my blog in the ‘Monthly Blog‘, and initially, I was worried because the blog speed was quite slow. However, after making some adjustments, the performance immediately satisfied me. At least now, the speed is on par with, if not better than, what it was with the previous hosting. Taking more time to further optimize might cause even faster speeds. While optimization needs vary for each person, in my case, it seems like I need to optimize fonts further. In the online world, Korean fonts are lacking in various ways…
I hope there won’t be any issues with my blog in the future. Let’s go with Rocket.net then…
When migrating hosting, the development team handled the migration entirely, making it relatively easy to move. Actually, moving hosting was quite a daunting task, but now that some time has passed (especially since I have a lot of photos), I feel like I’ve settled in well for the time being. Actually, in the very early stages of the move, there were some inexperienced aspects, such as their CDN link appearing on the admin site. Perhaps this had some impact on my already dwindling visitor numbers… Anyway, the aforementioned 24/7 support was really helpful, so it wasn’t a major issue.
Actually, at this price point, I briefly hesitated because it s like the hosting prices of well-known sites in South Korea. However, unless you’re running a WordPress site as a hobby, targeting international users rather than domestic ones is essential for survival. In that case, a foreign perspective could actually see having servers in South Korea as a disadvantage. If there are servers in North America, then it’s the opposite of what we’d expect in terms of speed from the perspective of South Korea. While Singapore might be perceived as an ambiguous location at worst, in reality, I think Singapore functions as an intermediary or hub, similar to its role in the online world, serving as a middle ground.
Actually, if my financial situation were better right now, I would have opted for a 2 or 3-year payment plan. Of course, since I’ll be running this blog for a lifetime, investing in it is inevitable, but if a large sum of money were to be spent right now, the shock… there are many concerns for migrating hosting. When using WordPress, various issues arise. Actually, with this hosting as well, there were some issues, albeit minor ones because of its small size.
For now, it’s operating smoothly. It seems like the image issue mentioned earlier hasn’t occurred yet either. I believe the best thing would be to work on each aspect gradually, maintaining performance while saving costs. By doing so consistently and steadily increasing blog traffic, it would be the most desirable outcome. Rocket.net, come with me…
Rocket.net Summary
Good point
- The price is relatively cheaper compared to similar service providers.
- The servers are located in various places, so there is less geographical penalty.
- You can receive 24/7 service, and it’s quite friendly.
bad point
- It’s good in terms of cost-effectiveness and relative price, but objectively, it’s not cheap.
- There is statistical functionality, but it’s not very detailed.
