INDUSTRY
Google’s Helpful Content Updates: What They Actually Mean for Small Business Sites
Google launched the Helpful Content Update in August 2022. Since then it’s run multiple times, been folded permanently into the core ranking algorithm in March 2024, and been…
EMAIL & DOMAINS
SPF, DKIM, and DMARC: The Three Records That Stop Your Email From Landing in Spam
Every HostDango account comes with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records already configured. Most customers have never heard of them. That’s fine —…
June 2026
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RUNNING A BUSINESS ONLINE
Five Things to Set Up Before You Launch a Business Website
You bought the hosting. You built the site — or someone built it for you. The design looks right, the pages are…
May 2026
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CPANEL & HOSTING
How to Set Up a Professional Email Address on Your Domain (And Actually Use It)
This is the question we answer more than any other. Someone buys hosting, gets their site up, and then realizes they’re still…
May 2026
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SECURITY & SSL
Fighting Spam in 2026
Back in 2021, we published a post on the old WordPress site about training SpamAssassin to fight spam. The cron commands in…
May 2026
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GETTING STARTED
Shared vs. Reseller vs. VPS vs. Dedicated
You’ve landed on a hosting comparison page and you’re looking at a grid of plan tiers, each with a column of checkmarks…
May 2026
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HOSTDANGO UPDATES
What’s New at HostDango — Spring 2026
If you’ve been a HostDango customer for a while, you may have noticed some things look different. Here’s what’s been going on…
May 2026
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WORDPRESS
The WordPress Settings Nobody Tells You to Change Right After Install
You just installed WordPress. The installer finished, you logged in, and you’re staring at the dashboard. Everything looks fine. It isn’t. Out…
May 2026
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SECURITY & SSL
SSL Certificates Explained: Why Your Site Needs HTTPS
If you’ve ever clicked on a website and had your browser throw up a red warning screen saying “Your connection is not…
April 2026
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SERVER & INFRASTRUCTURE
What We Actually Do to Our Servers (And Why It Makes Your Site Faster)
We’ve been running hosting servers since 1999. In that time, we’ve learned that most of the difference between a fast host and…
April 2026
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REVIEWS
Is GoDaddy Worth It in 2026?
Let me be upfront about something: we have a financial interest in you not using GoDaddy. We’d rather you host with us.…
April 2026
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