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Impressive Hosting is a podcast that explores the world 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.

Hosted by Jesse Friedman
Head of WP Cloud

  • What’s Driving the Agency Delivery Problem in WordPress? (with Vito Peleg)

    What’s Driving the Agency Delivery Problem in WordPress? (with Vito Peleg)

    Three-quarters of agencies say they’ve already lost work to AI. Jesse sits down with Vito Peleg of Atarim to talk about what that means and how agencies can respond. They cover the delivery problem, automated reviews, and why bringing that work in-house matters now.

  • Can AI Help Us Bring Back the Fun, Weird Web?

    Can AI Help Us Bring Back the Fun, Weird Web?

    Could the future of the web look like Microsoft Bob and cable access television? Jesse and Nick Hamze dream up weird, wonderful ways AI and RSS might let visitors shape their own web experience. This episode is about keeping the internet fun, personal, and a little bit (or very) strange.

  • What If Building Websites Was Always Fun?

    What If Building Websites Was Always Fun?

    Nick Hamze is building 500 WooCommerce themes with AI while he and Jesse Friedman record this episode. Nick explains why niche themes for plumbers and pizzerias beat the same old coffee shop demo. The two discuss how to make building websites fun again. The future of WordPress is weirder and more wonderful than you think.

  • Why Should Hosting Companies Invest in Agency Partnerships?

    Why Should Hosting Companies Invest in Agency Partnerships?

    Why is every hosting company suddenly launching an agency program? Jesse Friedman and Miriam Schwab, head of WordPress at Elementor, explore what’s driving the shift. They discuss the economic value agencies bring, why their feedback matters most, and how hosting companies can build real relationships with the people building sites every day.

  • How Can AI Tools Help Non-Developers Build WordPress Sites?

    How Can AI Tools Help Non-Developers Build WordPress Sites?

    What happens when AI deletes a production database and its backups? Jesse Friedman and Miriam Schwab discuss the real risks of AI in WordPress, why off-site backups matter more than ever, and how Elementor’s Angie keeps experiments safe from production disasters.

  • What’s the Future of the Open Web with AI-Powered Content?

    Are we all just orchestrators now? Jesse Friedman and Chris Coyier discuss the shift from writing code to conducting AI agents, what that means for the future of websites, and why the web might end up bigger, more open, and healthier because of AI.

  • Why Do Open Web Principles Still Matter for Hosting?

    Why Do Open Web Principles Still Matter for Hosting?

    Chris Coyier has been building websites for over 15 years. He joins Jesse to talk about CodePen 2.0, the open web, and why URLs are the foundation of everything. They also discuss why CodePen has zero AI features for users and what makes that a strategic advantage.

  • How Should Hosting Companies Balance Short-Term Profits with Long-Term Community Growth?

    How Should Hosting Companies Balance Short-Term Profits with Long-Term Community Growth?

    What if hosting companies sold solutions instead of server specs? Jesse Friedman and Cory Miller of Hosting.com explore why aligning your product with customer intent, rather than infrastructure metrics, could be the key to reducing churn and growing long term.

  • How Can Hosting Companies Better Support Agency Owners?

    How Can Hosting Companies Better Support Agency Owners?

    WordPress runs on 60 to 70 percent of most hosting company infrastructure – so why aren’t more hosting companies actively investing in the WordPress ecosystem? Host Jesse Friedman and Cory Miller explore the business case for giving back to the WordPress community.

  • How Can Hosts Help Users Understand WordPress Security?

    How Can Hosts Help Users Understand WordPress Security?

    Can a plugin teach WordPress users better security habits? Dan Knauss introduces WP Sudo, which forces re-authentication before high-risk admin actions. Jesse and Dan also explore what hosting companies owe the open source ecosystem and why community investment creates long-term customer gravity.

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