CPANEL & HOSTING
How to Create and Restore a Backup in cPanel
Every hosting company says they run backups. Most customers assume that means they’re covered and never think about it again — until something goes wrong and they need…
HONEST ADVICE
When Your WordPress Site is Slow
The most common support conversation we have goes like this: a customer opens a ticket saying their site is slow. We check…
June 2026
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EMAIL & DOMAINS
Email on Devices
The previous post in this series covered creating your email account in cPanel and the IMAP vs POP3 decision. This one is…
June 2026
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COMPARISONS
Google WorkSpace vs. Professional Email
We sell professional email hosting. Google sells Google Workspace. That gives you the full picture on where our financial interest lies, and…
June 2026
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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…
June 2026
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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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GETTING STARTED
Domain vs Hosting vs Website
This is the most common source of confusion we see from new customers. Someone buys a domain from one place, hosting from…
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EXPLAINERS
What a CDN Actually Does
Cloudflare comes up constantly in conversations about website performance. Someone reads that a CDN will make their site faster, adds Cloudflare, and…
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