Comments on: Tips for Choosing The Right Web Host http://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host Legendary scribbles about JavaScript, HTML5, AJAX, PHP, CSS, and ∞. Wed, 23 May 2012 22:21:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Daniel Platthttp://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host#comment-17352 Daniel Platt Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:46:27 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host/#comment-17352 Hey David, Many thanks for the article, just quoted you in the literature review area of my dissertation so you're going to be published! kind of.Kind Regards, Danny Hey David,
Many thanks for the article, just quoted you in the literature review area of my dissertation so you’re going to be published! kind of.

Kind Regards,
Danny

]]> By: Stefanohttp://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host#comment-10015 Stefano Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:51:31 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host/#comment-10015 David, thanks for recommending DREAMHOST, I'd like to move my site to a new provider and maybe DH looks right (my website is photography related and I'd like to have good response times when loading galleries and so on) which hosting plan/solution do you recommend?ThanksStefano David, thanks for recommending DREAMHOST, I’d like to move my site to a new provider and maybe DH looks right (my website is photography related and I’d like to have good response times when loading galleries and so on) which hosting plan/solution do you recommend?

Thanks

Stefano

]]> By: Noodlewitthttp://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host#comment-3906 Noodlewitt Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:11:36 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host/#comment-3906 Don't forget to look into where your host is.. Not just for speed but for the search engines. It can be an absolute nightmare to force Google to think you are a UK based site when you are hosted elsewhere. Don’t forget to look into where your host is.. Not just for speed but for the search engines. It can be an absolute nightmare to force Google to think you are a UK based site when you are hosted elsewhere.

]]> By: Hugohttp://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host#comment-3743 Hugo Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:12:30 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host/#comment-3743 I've been using Dreamhost for myself (production/development) and for a few clients. The price is right, the custom control panel rocks, and the extra features rule! However, I've had terrible experiences with customer support to the point that they were going to lose my business over $19.95. Makes no sense to receive canned responses/explanations to issues and lately the machine I'm on has crashed several times. Clients don't like that at all. They do have a site called Dreamhost Status (http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/)...if you have trouble check there first to see if your machine is on the fritz. For the price and what they offer (recently, unlimited bandwidth & diskspace) it's kinda scary and you have to stop and wonder if the service is any good. Well, aside from the problems I've had I would still recommend them to people. They also claim to be carbon-neutral which is the main reason I began using them in the first place. Don't get me wrong, I'm ok with using Dreamhost but I would switch to ServerBeach in a heartbeat...but they're too pricey for me at the moment. I also use GoDaddy for all domain name related stuff and I'm very pleased with their control panel(s). I do have to disagree with David on the PHONE issue. One needs to pay to get phone support with Dreamhost unless of course you have a dedicated server plan. I used to seek hosts that provide phone support but after a recent confrontation I witnessed between a client and the host I realized that it might be important to have a (digital) paper trail in case trouble arises and to help eliminate the he-said, she-said syndrome. Have I ranted enough? Just my two pence. I’ve been using Dreamhost for myself (production/development) and for a few clients. The price is right, the custom control panel rocks, and the extra features rule! However, I’ve had terrible experiences with customer support to the point that they were going to lose my business over $19.95. Makes no sense to receive canned responses/explanations to issues and lately the machine I’m on has crashed several times. Clients don’t like that at all. They do have a site called Dreamhost Status (http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/)…if you have trouble check there first to see if your machine is on the fritz. For the price and what they offer (recently, unlimited bandwidth & diskspace) it’s kinda scary and you have to stop and wonder if the service is any good. Well, aside from the problems I’ve had I would still recommend them to people. They also claim to be carbon-neutral which is the main reason I began using them in the first place.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m ok with using Dreamhost but I would switch to ServerBeach in a heartbeat…but they’re too pricey for me at the moment. I also use GoDaddy for all domain name related stuff and I’m very pleased with their control panel(s).
I do have to disagree with David on the PHONE issue. One needs to pay to get phone support with Dreamhost unless of course you have a dedicated server plan. I used to seek hosts that provide phone support but after a recent confrontation I witnessed between a client and the host I realized that it might be important to have a (digital) paper trail in case trouble arises and to help eliminate the he-said, she-said syndrome. Have I ranted enough? Just my two pence.

]]> By: davidhttp://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host#comment-1921 david Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:55:57 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host/#comment-1921 @Julie: Ouch. That sounds absolutely ridiculous. @Julie: Ouch. That sounds absolutely ridiculous.

]]> By: Julie Wagnerhttp://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host#comment-1910 Julie Wagner Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:14:37 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host/#comment-1910 We have our business website hosted with CoreComm and have for several years. Last Wednesday they changed mail servers and did not notify their clients, they stated that is would be too huge of a job to do that. My e-mail has not been working for 1 week now and I have lost several thousands of dollars. Their customer service is terrible, when and if you can get past a busy signal, you are then placed on hold for up to an hour until you can speak to someone. I have been promised that the problem would be fixed several times and I am still waiting. I would not do business with them at all!! We have our business website hosted with CoreComm and have for several years. Last Wednesday they changed mail servers and did not notify their clients, they stated that is would be too huge of a job to do that. My e-mail has not been working for 1 week now and I have lost several thousands of dollars. Their customer service is terrible, when and if you can get past a busy signal, you are then placed on hold for up to an hour until you can speak to someone. I have been promised that the problem would be fixed several times and I am still waiting. I would not do business with them at all!!

]]> By: Rob Randallhttp://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host#comment-168 Rob Randall Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:34:29 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host/#comment-168 Cedant is horrible. They used to have really good customer service but since 2006, they've gone way down hill. Apparently they now out source their tech support over seas and the people are alien idiots. I know a lot of people who are moving away from them because of their support issues. There are much better hosting companies out there. DON"T USE CEDANT, you will regret it. Cedant is horrible. They used to have really good customer service but since 2006, they’ve gone way down hill. Apparently they now out source their tech support over seas and the people are alien idiots. I know a lot of people who are moving away from them because of their support issues. There are much better hosting companies out there. DON”T USE CEDANT, you will regret it.

]]> By: jack framehttp://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host#comment-167 jack frame Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:40:15 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/tips-choosing-web-host/#comment-167 Take a look at <a href="http://www.itshosted.com" rel="nofollow">It's Hosted! (www.itshosted.com) </a>They offer cPanel hosting for $5.95 month to month with NO SETUP FEE or COMMITMENT. They allow you to host 2 domains per account & even provided SSH (Shell Access is a necessity for me). Many Webhosts claim to have hosting for $3-$7 per month, but then when you checkout, they want you to pay for 12-24 months! Or they require a whopping setup fee!itshosted.com does not do this. Their $5.95 account actually costs $5.95/mo at checkout (go figure). That way if I am ever unhappy, I can move on without losing $50-$100 dollars. Take a look at It’s Hosted! (www.itshosted.com)

They offer cPanel hosting for $5.95 month to month with NO SETUP FEE or COMMITMENT. They allow you to host 2 domains per account & even provided SSH (Shell Access is a necessity for me). Many Webhosts claim to have hosting for $3-$7 per month, but then when you checkout, they want you to pay for 12-24 months! Or they require a whopping setup fee!

itshosted.com does not do this. Their $5.95 account actually costs $5.95/mo at checkout (go figure). That way if I am ever unhappy, I can move on without losing $50-$100 dollars.

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