capecodheaven Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Good morning...just started reading the book and would like some feedback from the forum users on any web hosting companies that you have had bad or good experiences. Thank-you....Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartleySan Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I use GlobeDomain, as per the recommendation of a friend, and I think they're good for the price. They don't block you from things, and you get a lot for a good price. The thing is though, their support isn't great, so if you have an issue, it might take a bit to resolve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathon Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I have nothing but good things to say about HostGator, Superb support and good pricing plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swgj19 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I started with Bravenet, but their server seemed to have problems from time to time. My number one choice is Godaddy.com. I have used their hosting and mysql database for 4 years now. The only thing I wish Godaddy would improve on is a toll free number instead of long distance, even though their tech support is 24/7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I'm glad you have a good experience with GoDaddy, but I would not recommend them. A client project was already with GoDaddy, and while they're not bad, in my experience, you can do better. I always recommend using a company that just does hosting (whereas GoDaddy's business is primarily domain registration). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathon Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I agree, they are very good domain registrars but I know quite a few people who felt let down by GoDaddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 In addition to the personal experience of individuals, which are important, if anyone could share a trust-worthy site or resource ranking webhosts according to well-established criterias for the benefit of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I don't personally know of any. I would definitely avoid any ranking sites. That's pretty much where I got all my worst hosts over the years. It's impossible to know which of those ranking sites allow for a paid influence and which do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Thanks Larry. If feasible, we would appreciate sharing from your experience and knowledge your top 3-5 favourite hosts and justifications. Is there also a recommended list of questions (template of questions) we should ask the webhosts? Another template of how to assess and rank them according to their responses would add a lot of value. Templates could be your own or from another source you trust or happy with. While the question is addressed to Larry, other freinds are requested to share any such templates they might have, referring to the source, if any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abigail Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I already posted someplace on these forums that I recently switched to WebHostingHub.com, which I think is very good. Customer service is what counts the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I agree with Jonathan. I am using HostGator right now and have had a great experience so far. I have contacted support a couple times and every time the response was extremely fast, and extremely helpful. On the flip side, I would avoid 1and1 like the plague. In my opinion they are more concerned about roping you in than keeping you. They have a custom control panel that is lightyears behind cPanel, and they have just about everything locked down tight. Good host if you use their template generator I imagine, but when you have to jump through hoops just to set up a MySQL database you should look elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capecodheaven Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 After reading a number of comments and doing some research on my own...my choice would be WEBHOSTINGHUB.COM...I thank-you all for your feedback/recommendations...Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Tommy, I would appreciate if you could share with us the findings of your research which made you conclude that WEBHOSTINGHUB.COM is your best choice. I am presently searching for a good host company and I think your findings would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capecodheaven Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 Hi Silver: Having read a review by one of the forum members(I believe that was Abigail)...and going to www.webhostingrating.com there were many positive reviews. Plus, their pricing was competitive...24/7 support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEcommerce1 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I am just starting with this book. So far so good. I am hosted with inmotionhosting.com and have found their support to be really good. I am just using their shared hosting plan now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thanks for sharing and for the nice words on the book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amalafrida Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 speaking of <good hosts> ... book says: "you can find their name in my forums ..." going blind i suppose ... don't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I use ServInt and gladly recommend them, although their basic plan starts at $50/month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bshirey44 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Does anyone have experience with bluehost? It was recommended to me by a friend and they seem to have it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I've not used bluehost. It does not look like the kind of hosting company I'd be inclined to use. Depends upon what your goals and needs are, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I'll put in two cents for Siteground.com whom I've been with as a reseller for about 7 years. I have about 15 domains there. Here is a brief history from when I started: I chose them because I was referred to them by a friend that say their support was excellent. I found this to be true. I could email tech support and get a response within 15 minutes every time. As they grew, they decided to cut costs by steering clients away from tickets on the tech support system to searches on their knowledge base. Eventually, it was almost impossible to get help from starting a ticket or calling them on the phone. They sucked. I almost jumped ship but it was so difficult to move all those domains somewhere else so I hunkered down and rode out the storm. In the last 3 years everything started to reverse itself. Now getting help is quite easy and fast again. Tech support is always my number one concern. I pay $45-$49/year per domain to host on a shared server. They have the usual control panel and all its accessories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thilaka Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Good morning...just started reading the book and would like some feedback from the forum users on any web hosting companies that you have had bad or good experiences. Thank-you....Tom Hi i have hosted my business website with the vendor 9cubehosting.com they are rendering fully linux based hosting service at cost starting from $2.63 per month and varies depending upon our requriements ..I dont get any bad experience from my provider i am satisfied with their service .....The best thing about them is that they have stable service, very fast customer support and fully featured control panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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