In episode 42, I have the pleasure of chatting with David Vogelpohl, VP of Web Strategy at WPEngine. The topic is what a store owner should look for when choosing a hosting service for their eCommerce site. With all of the options out there, finding a host that meets your specific needs can be a challenge  and finding one to take care of your online store is even more critical. Listen as David shares his tips on what you should consider and expect when choosing that right host.

We chatted about:

* The most important question to ask your host when you consider using them for your eCommerce site

* How to make sure that you are prepared with the right host as your online store grows

* David’s short list of other essentials an online store owner should look for in a host

* How David would respond to someone who wants to move 10K products over to WPEngine

* A new eCommerce related feature that WPEngine just launched

Thanks To Our Podcast Sponsor: WPEngine

I would also like to thank WPEngine for sponsoring me to attend WordCamp US in Philadelphia.

Transcript

You can download the transcript of this show at: the-wp-ecommerce-show-transcript-november-30-2016

Bob Dunn: Welcome to the WP eCommerce Show, a podcast about everything eCommerce and WordPress. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 42. Bob Dunn here, also known as BobWP on the web. Today I have the pleasure of chatting with David Vogelpohl, VP of Web Strategy at WP Engine. Now what makes this a very special episode is that WP Engine is sponsoring our show today and they are also sending me to WordCamp US in Philadelphia, which starts this coming Friday. Not only do I want to welcome you to the show, David, but also thank you and the whole team so much for making it possible for me to attend the best WordCamp of the year.

David Vogelpohl: Yeah, thank you, Bob, for having me on the show and for everything you do in the community. We really appreciate the opportunity to support you and send you to WordCamp and all that kind of stuff. We’re really glad to be here.

Bob Dunn: Very cool. Now, I’m going to have David tell us a bit more about WP Engine, which I have to confess, is my host that I use here at BobWP and have for years. If you’re going to be at WordCamp US, I have a tendency to hang around the WP Engine booth, whether they really want me there or not. If you’re there, I think that maybe you should pop by and find David and I, especially if I’m there and we can all do a selfie. How’s that sound David?

David Vogelpohl: That would be really cool. We actually have some plans for our booth for some fun stuff with the selfies. That would definitely be appropriate. We’ll have a lot of folks around, including some technical folks. If you ever wanted to beat someone at the WP Engine, ask that question you wanted to, or give us that wishlist feature, that would be a great time to do it. We’d love to have you stop by, grab some of our swag or whatnot. That’d be a lot of fun.

Bob Dunn: Yeah. Actually, a little side note here that I didn’t even plan for, made me think of. At WooConf I was having an issue with my site and it went down. It actually went down. I got online, it was really weird, because I got online, got on chat with WP Engine. “Oh, I’m having this problem.” They’re like, “Oh,