Impressive Hosting is a podcast that explores the core tenets of great WordPress hosting, from performance and security to scalability and user experience. Hosted by Jesse Friedman of WP Cloud, each episode features in-depth conversations with industry experts, developers, and hosting professionals who share insights, best practices, and real-world challenges. Whether you’re managing enterprise-level WordPress infrastructure, optimizing hosting for higher education, or scaling for high-traffic events, Impressive Hosting dives into the strategies and technologies that power the modern web.
What Role Should Hosts Play in Simplifying the WordPress Experience? (with Andrew Palmer)
Low hosting prices can come at the cost of a better customer experience. Jesse Friedman and WordPress advocate Andrew Palmer discuss why higher prices need to deliver simpler setup and meaningful services. They explore how hosting companies can replace confusing add-ons with clearer packages and invest in improvements that customers value.
CloudFest (https://www.cloudfest.com)
WP Umbrella (https://wp-umbrella.com)
Yoast (https://yoast.com)
Astra (https://wpastra.com)
Kadence WP (https://www.kadencewp.com)
The Media Site (https://themediasite.co.uk)
Atarim (https://atarim.io)
22 Sept 2026
What Should Hosting Companies Do to Reduce Customer Churn? (with Andrew Palmer)
WordPress onboarding is still too hard, and Andrew Palmer thinks hosts can fix it. He and Jesse explore why hosting companies should compete on the WordPress experience instead of increasing stats like PHP workers and CPUs. The two also discuss AI site builders, easier domain connections, and serving customers better.
Andrew Palmer (https://thisisandrewpalmer.com/)
Rocket.net (https://rocket.net)
Hosting.com (https://hosting.com)
Pressable (https://pressable.com)
Novamere (https://novamere.com)
BoldGrid (https://boldgrid.com)
GoDaddy Airo (https://www.godaddy.com/airo)
10up (https://10up.com)
CloudFest (https://cloudfest.com)
Click here to watch a video of this episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJITJpHC1s0)
15 Sept 2026
How Does Accessibility Improve Conversion Rates for WordPress Sites? (with Anne-Mieke Bovelett)
Fear-based messaging does not work for accessibility any more than it does for security. Anne-Mieke Bovelett and Jesse Friedman explain why a caring, positive approach gets better results when helping people build accessible WordPress sites.
The conversation covers the practical side of accessibility, including reduced motion settings, keyboard navigation, semantic HTML, and why WordPress core blocks are getting more accessible while many proprietary page builders are not. Anne-Mieke shares why she has personally canceled hosts over unusable interfaces and why she is not alone.
They also look at what is next. From AI assistants in the WordPress admin that could nudge users toward better contrast, to the idea of an accessibility standard for hosting companies, this episode maps out where the industry could go. It is a thoughtful discussion for anyone building hosting products or WordPress tools.
Anne-Mieke Bovelett (https://annebovelett.eu/)
Open Dyslexic (https://opendyslexic.org)
Google Lighthouse (https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse)
Create Block Theme (https://wordpress.org/plugins/create-block-theme/)
Twenty Twenty-Five Theme (https://wordpress.org/themes/twentytwentyfive/)
Secure Hosting Alliance (https://securehostingalliance.org)
Nick Hamze (https://teddy.blog)
Aaron Gustafson (https://aaron-gustafson.com)
Github accessibility story (https://annebovelett.eu/designers-your-excuse-is-gone-stunning-animated-and-accessible-yes-you-can/)
Click here to watch a video of this episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv2pWw4wFCY)
Who has been a guest on Impressive Hosting
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Christos Paloukas
Ivan Pjano
Dale Obradović
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YouTube views
1,135
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Spotify
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100
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Quality
90
Social presence
0
YouTube
68
Engagement
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