DigitalOcean vs AWS: what actually matters for a small business site
AWS and DigitalOcean both do cloud hosting well, but they're built for different jobs. The honest comparison, not the marketing one.
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Straight answers on hosting, web, SEO and social — no fluff.
The same plain-spoken advice we'd give on a call, if we did calls. Practical guides from the team running XVN Web Services.
Why we moved from cPanel to Panelica — and what it means for you
Every hosting account is now on Panelica instead of cPanel. Here's why we made the switch, and the concrete benefits it brings for customers.
Read article →AEO & GEO explained: how to get your business cited by ChatGPT and AI search
Google isn't the only place customers ask questions anymore. Here's what answer-engine and generative-engine optimisation actually involve, and why most agencies still sell it as an upsell.
Read article →The website migration checklist: moving hosts without downtime or data loss
Switching hosts feels riskier than it is. The 10-step checklist we use for every free migration, so you can sanity-check anyone doing it for you — including us.
Read article →7 signs your website is costing you customers
A site can look fine and still be losing you business. The concrete signals worth checking before you spend a penny on ads or SEO.
Read article →What to automate (and what to keep human) in social media marketing
Automation kills accounts as often as it grows them. Where it genuinely helps a small business, and the three things we never hand off to a bot.
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