Please recommend a good host?

LizB · #1 (**permalink**) 11-04-2006, 03:55 AM

Please can someone recommend a good host? I am with Site 5 on multi hosting and they seem to have constant problems and my sites all go down. They don't even let you know so you can pause your adwords etc.
Please can someone recommend a really good host? I know that there can be problems but would like a host that at lease communicated when there is a problem.

texxs · #2 (**permalink**) 11-04-2006, 08:46 AM

Jeez I checked out thier site and they ARE CHEAP! But I quess you get what you pay for.

I have a similiar deal with IV Hosting. I've been with them a year now and never had a problem. It's pretty basic WHM and C-Panel and there's E-mail support only though . . .

But we get what we pay for (or so the Capitalists say).

LizB · #3 (**permalink**) 11-04-2006, 09:20 AM

Thanks- yes I guess so. But some are better than others even in the cheap range. Its hard to find reviews that you can be sure are independent and not affiliate linked . Maybe someone should start a private membership site for independent reviews.

texxs · #4 (**permalink**) 11-04-2006, 09:46 AM

So true, so true.

Maybe we should . . .

LizB · #5 (**permalink**) 11-04-2006, 09:56 AM

Well I am not techy enough so I donate you my idea!

texxs · #6 (**permalink**) 11-04-2006, 12:52 PM

And I have no start up funds, so I donate your idea right back at ya!

oklahomawebhost · #7 (**permalink**) 11-06-2006, 10:36 PM

I know this sounds like self recommendation, but what type of service are you looking for? Such as CMS specialist, Windows, etc..?

LizB · #8 (**permalink**) 11-07-2006, 05:32 AM

Thanks I spent a lot of time looking for honest reviews and finally went with PolurNet which came up smelling of roses in all the reviews I found.

boston · #9 (**permalink**) 11-07-2006, 05:17 PM

It all depends on the type of host. If the host you have right now can't even keep your site up, then move on. I've tried a bunch, but which one you pick really depends on what you're trying to do. If its a simple site with some PHP or ASP, I'd us www.Godaddy.com. If you need some technical support or custom development www.Dietwebhosting.com is pretty good. If it's full ecommerce then www.Yahoo.com is another option.

Talib · #10 (**permalink**) 11-08-2006, 07:47 PM

You may try this too...
www.echrom.net or email me at talib@echromatics.com for custom packages....

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club1man · #12 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 09:38 PM

Hi Liz,

I'd like to recommend my service. HBSM Hosting I believe I can take care of all your site needs and we have a 99.9% uptime.

By the way I find your web site very eye appealing.

SkiRace · #13 (**permalink**) 11-29-2006, 11:19 AM

If you are interested in trying a free host, please try freesites.com

In the interest of full disclosure, I hold a position with freesites so this post isn't exactly unbiased. I would, however, be very interested in your thoughts on our product.

Cheers,

etechsupport · #14 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 08:33 AM

www.micfo.com seems another good solution in my opinion.

brandrocker · #15 (**permalink**) 01-25-2007, 03:49 AM

Why not try ECSPortal, it is very cheap, fast and reliable. I host my sites there. Support is good.

dutchy · #16 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 09:15 AM

I'm using this one for my sites. Great support and very good tools no one else is offering. The best thing is that you can try it for one dollar:

http://www.you-really-should.com/HaveGoodHosting

brandrocker · #17 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 12:16 AM

I'm sorry to say that I can't recommend ECSPortal.com anymore. Their service has degraded totally. The server is down each day for hours. More offending is that they do not reply to support tickets. It is a bad investment on my part. Loss of time, money and peace.
Can anybody suggest where to lodge a complaint agaisnt this hosting service provider?

andyf · #18 (**permalink**) 02-13-2007, 01:13 PM

You can post your (bad) opinion or discuss about your host at webhostingtalk.com. It is most popular hosting related forum. you can help others by giving your opinion so that they may not get suffered.

Angling · #19 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007, 07:01 AM

I have to say www.wesh.co.uk are the best by far in my opinion. They are very, very helpful and they get delight in helping you out - or thats how they seem.

They are not the cheapest but they are by far the best I have ever used and they provide a high quality service - well worth it GO WESH!!

asimegusta · #20 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 11:03 AM

I would not recommend Aplusnet if you need customer support. Their team proved to be very poor responders and seemed to be run by a mix of students and speakers with very basic command of the english language and pronunciation.

Otherwise, they offer lots of disk space and ecommerce applications.

asimegusta · #21 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 11:05 AM

I would like to recommend Hardhathosting if you need MySql database management. They provide VDS, virtual dedicated server hosting, a good way to go if your have an ecommerce site. I have been with them for over a year and their customer service is fine. My web has always been up.

For websites without ecommerce, I'd recommend Ipowerweb for their great features to price ratio and an excellent uptime record. I have had a couple web sites hosted with them for over 3 years on shared hosting.

From personal experience, I could also recommend Inmotion hosting too, though not for heavy database related web sites.

Really, to choose a hosting company, you need to know what kind of applications you'll be running, the disk space and bandwith you'll use and how geeky you are. Based on that information, things like customer service become relatively important.

Reading customer reviews on forums such as these is good, but you need to remember that most of the time, you only take the time to review a company when you're disgruntled with their service. It becomes a means of venting anger.

If all is well with your hosting company relationship, chances are you don't have any opinion on their customer support team simply because you've had no real experience with them.

NetBoy · #22 (**permalink**) 10-21-2008, 12:05 PM

I'm a hostgator fan!

Have been hosting my sites more than a year there and had no problems...U can give them a try too..

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