Name: What Does "Unlimited Bandwidth" Really Mean for Your Website Hosting? (2025/629)
Uploaded: 2025-10-28T21:00:00+00:00
Duration: 18 min 5 s
Description: Is your website at risk of slowing down — or disappearing — because of bandwidth limits? In this episode, Charly breaks down what bandwidth really means, why unlimited plans aren't truly unlimited, an

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Is your website at risk of slowing down — or disappearing — because of bandwidth limits? In this episode, Charly breaks down what bandwidth really means, why unlimited plans aren't truly unlimited, and how to avoid overpaying or getting penalized when traffic spikes.

📌 You’ll learn:

✅ The difference between bandwidth and data transfer

✅ How media size and traffic affect your usage

✅ Real math to estimate your site's bandwidth needs

✅ What happens when you exceed your hosting limits

🛡️ Tips to reduce bandwidth usage and avoid surprise bills:

Use a CDN like Cloudflare
Compress images with TinyPNG or WordPress plugins like Smush
Offload videos to platforms like YouTube🔗
Tools: GTMetrix, Pingdom, Smush, TinyPNG

Whether you’re just starting out or scaling fast, this guide helps you make smarter hosting choices.

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