# Hierarchy of WordPress Hosting Decisions
*Published: 2012-06-23*
*Tags: wordpress, business-advice*
*Source: https://chrislema.com/wordpress-hosting-decisions*
---How do you make a decision about where to host your WordPress site?

If it's just about the money, you can always go for WordPress.com—where things start at $0. But over time you may decide it's right to move. So what's next? And does your site only move once? If you're like me, your site may move 2 or 3 times before it comes to a rest.

Here's an infographic that looks at the hierarchy of needs (ala Maslow) when it comes to decisions about WordPress hosting.

![HierarchyHostingDecisions](https://cms.chrislema.com/api/media/file/HierarchyHostingDecisions.png)My site is currently hosted at [WP Engine](https://wpengine.com/), after making stops at [GoDaddy](#) (years ago, seriously, years - don't hold it against me, I was young), [MediaTemple](https://mediatemple.net/) (for multiple years), and [Page.ly](https://pagely.com/) (for almost a year).

## Where is your site in the journey?