Marcus Delaney

Marcus Delaney has spent twelve years building and migrating websites for small businesses across the U.S., from single-page contractor sites to WooCommerce stores handling six figures a year. He writes HostGrove's hosting and website builder guides with one goal: help owners make a confident decision without needing a systems administrator on speed dial. When he isn't testing load times, he's restoring an old sailboat in Annapolis. Marcus Delaney has built and migrated small-business websites for twelve years. He writes HostGrove's hosting guides in plain English.

How to Choose a Website Builder: A Practical Framework for Small Businesses

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Every website builder looks brilliant in its own demo. Drag a block, drop a photo, publish. Thirty seconds of video and you are convinced. What the demo never shows is the moment eighteen months later when you need a booking calendar the platform does not offer, or you discover that moving your content somewhere else … Read more

Domain Names Explained: Registrars, Renewals and the Fine Print Most People Miss

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A domain name feels like the simplest purchase in the whole business of running a website. Type a name, pay twelve dollars, done. That simplicity hides a system with real rules, real deadlines, and a handful of expensive traps that catch experienced people every year. Here is how domain registration actually works, and what to … Read more

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