Great post Patrick. I know you'd had a series of bad experiences with both Apache and self-hosting WP. This article makes a pretty compelling case to give WPEn

Great post Patrick. I know you'd had a series of bad experiences with both Apache and self-hosting WP. This article makes a pretty compelling case to give WPEngine a closer look. I ... was not asked to write this by WPEngine (who are, again, clients of mine), and would not have written it except that their service really rocks. This statement feels a bit disingenuous to me. It seems likely that they didn't ask you to write it simply because you offered: "How about I write up a mini case study/sales pitch on my popular blog. You win because I'll send you business, and I win because then future clients will know I did work for you and indirectly advertises my services". I'm totally cool with that, btw, it just seems a bit like lying by telling the literal truth... which is something that rubs me the wrong way.