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While there are many web hosting providers to choose from, most of my clients find reliable and affordable hosting from the two following providers:

Why Australians Might Choose Ventra IP

LOCAL DATA CENTRES = LOCAL SPEED

VentraIP has servers in Sydney and Melbourne, which means Australian users get faster page loads and lower latency. Ideal for small businesses targeting Australian cities like Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane.

LOCAL SUPPORT

Support is based in Australia with Australian staff. This means fast response times during local business hours with no timezone or language issues.

AUSTRALIAN COMPLIANCE AND BILLING

VentraIP operates under Australian business laws, which is beneficial for meeting local data and privacy requirements. Billing is in AUD, and invoices include an ABN for tax purposes.

PERFECT FOR:

Hair salons, tradespeople, therapists, coaches, venues, consultants—any business that serves an entirely local audience. Also ideal for clients who prefer working with an Australian company and support team.

KEY FEATURES

  • Unlimited bandwidth across all plans

  • Unlimited email accounts with 1 GB mailbox limit

  • Free SSL certificates

  • cPanel control panel

  • LiteSpeed Cache for performance optimization

  • 24/7 Australian-based support

  • 45-day money-back guarantee

IDEAL FOR:

Australian businesses or individuals seeking local support, predictable pricing, and solid performance.​

SitegroundWhy Choose SiteGround?

GLOBAL SERVER NETWORK

SiteGround is powered by Google Cloud, with data centres around the world. You can host your site close to your audience in the US, Europe, Asia, or elsewhere. They also integrate with Cloudflare CDN by default for fast delivery worldwide.

HIGHLY OPTIMISED FOR WORDPRESS

SiteGround includes built-in caching, performance tuning, auto-updates, staging environments, and strong security features. Their SG Optimizer plugin is user-friendly and powerful, even for non-technical users.

PERFECT FOR:

Businesses with an international or global audience. Great for coaches, LMS, membership sites, Woocommerce stores, digital product sellers, bloggers, SaaS businesses, and anyone needing fast performance worldwide and hands-free WordPress management.

TO LOOK OUT FOR:

High price increase after the first year. However, the first year is a huge saving on what would be spent elsewhere.

KEY FEATURES

  • Managed WordPress hosting

  • Free daily backups and on-demand backups

  • Free CDN integration

  • Unlimited email accounts with spam protection

  • SiteGround Site Tools (custom control panel)

  • 30-day money-back guarantee

  • Global data centers for optimized international performance​

IDEAL FOR:

Users targeting a global audience who require advanced features, scalability, and high-performance hosting.

“Buying Australian is important as ever. Not only does picking an Australian based and operated provider mean your website will be hosted locally (meaning it will load faster than websites hosted overseas), you are committing to keeping jobs in Australia and helping support an Australian business.”

Angelo Giuffrida
CEO, VentraIP Australia