The Passive Circle

Build a website that can become a real asset.

Practical guides on web hosting, WordPress, SEO, website tools and affiliate marketing for beginners. Written by Selim, from what I actually use and learn while building this site.

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Build Assets. Create Freedom. Practical, transparent and written from real experience.

Current focus

Web hosting: from first question to running site

The Passive Circle covers the whole website journey. Right now I’m going deeper into hosting, both for Bangladesh and for readers worldwide.

Hosting basics

What hosting is, how it works and what it costs, before you buy anything.

What is web hosting?

Choosing hosting

A simple way to pick a plan without overpaying or getting stuck at renewal.

How to choose

Bangladesh hosting

Local providers, BDIX, pricing and payment options for readers in Bangladesh.

Hosting in Bangladesh

WordPress Hosting & Comparisons

WordPress-focused provider comparisons, setup and the practical considerations behind each choice.

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UnderstandChooseCompareBuy the right planSet up WordPressRun your siteFix problemsImprove speedMigrateScale

How I label hosting guides: some come from hosts I have used myself, some are based on provider-published information, and some are general guidance. Each guide says which, so you always know what is firsthand.

The website journey

Four steps from idea to a growing site

Most beginners jump between tools and stall. This is the order I follow, with a guide for every step.

01

Understand

Learn the basics before you spend money.

What is web hosting?

02

Choose

Hosting, domain, WordPress and only the tools you need.

Choose web hosting

03

Build

Set up WordPress and launch your first pages.

WordPress setup Build your website

04

Grow

SEO, traffic, email and affiliate marketing.

Grow your traffic Affiliate marketing

More on this site

Hosting is one part of the picture

Everything else you need to build, run and grow a website stays here too.

WordPress

Setup, themes and plugins

SEO & traffic

Rank and get readers

Website tools

Keyword research and more

Email & funnels

Build an email list

Affiliate marketing

Honest beginner basics

Tools

Tools behind The Passive Circle

These are some of the tools and services I currently use or have used while building The Passive Circle.

Some links below are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

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Hostinger

Current host of this site

Where The Passive Circle runs today, after I migrated from another host. International audience.

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ExonHost

Bangladesh hosting · I’ve used

I started The Passive Circle on its Starter plan and used it before moving to Hostinger. A Bangladesh-based host.

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Systeme.io

Funnels and email

What I use for landing pages and email. It has a free plan, so it suits small budgets.

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LowFruits

Keyword research

Helps me find low-competition keywords that a newer site can realistically target.

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Ubersuggest

SEO and keyword ideas

A beginner-friendly SEO tool for keyword ideas and basic site checks.

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Selim Reza, founder of The Passive Circle

About the site

A real website, built alongside a regular job

I’m Selim, an assistant manager of accounts in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I’m building The Passive Circle while working full time, and I write down what I learn as I go.

That means the guides are practical and honest about limits, including payment options that don’t work everywhere.

Experience firstI share what I’ve actually used, and I don’t claim to have tested what I haven’t.
Research is labeledInformation from providers or general research is marked as such.
Open about linksAffiliate links are disclosed. No fake income claims.
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Guides

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A short, hand-picked list. Hosting guides are highlighted.

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