When your WordPress hosting company becomes frustrating, it may be time to switch. Not always does your frustration mean it's time to make a change, but sometimes it does. Here are a few key factors to consider if you plan to switch to a new hosting company for your WordPress website.

<h2>Too much Downtime</h2>

<img src="https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Website-Downtimes.jpg" alt="Website Downtimes" width="168" height="94" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7683" />Downtime kills your reputation, SEO, traffic and pretty much your entire site. If your site is going down multiple times a week and for more than a few minutes at a time, it's time to switch hosting. 

Of course, you must be aware of the downtime since you're not visiting your website 24/7. You can use a service like Pingdom to monitor your uptime and it's free. 

Before switching hosting companies, ask your current company about the downtime that is occurring. If they don't do anything to remedy the problem, it's time for a new hosting company to get your business.

<h2>Poor Support and Customer Service</h2>

<img src="https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Poor-Customer-Service.jpg" alt="Poor Customer Service" width="168" height="113" class="alignright size-full wp-image-7684" />There are too many good hosting companies available for you to put up with poor customer service and support. It's not possible to find a host that is perfect in this area, but one that takes good care of you is an easy find.

If the support and customer service team isn't quick to respond and doesn't provide much help, you need a new hosting company.

<h2>Slow Load Times</h2>

If your site even has a one-second delay, it can cost you customers and profits. If your site is loading slowly, your hosting company should be able to help figure the issue out. When they don't fix it, it's time to move onto a new company. 

<h2>You've Outgrown Your Hosting Company</h2>

<img src="https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/outgrown-your-Hosting-Company.jpg" alt="outgrown your Hosting Company" width="168" height="104" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7685" />Some hosting companies only offer shared hosting packages for WordPress. When your site starts to receive too much traffic or gets too large for this type of hosting, it's time to switch. 

You can move to a VPS hosting package or a dedicated server hosting package with a new hosting company. This will allow you to gain speed back in load times and give you more resources to work with. Often, hosting companies will give you warnings and they may terminate you if your site becomes too large for their hosting.

There are many good reasons to move from one hosting company to another. You shouldn't be afraid to switch hosting companies. If you feel you can get a better one for your needs, make the move.