Yakezie.com - Topic: Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/ Simple:Press Version 4.5.1 dealerity on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/page-2/#p12459 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/page-2/#p12459 I am another frustrated ipage user.... it seems like after the most recent outage last week that load times have gone way down.  I'm looking into blue host and host gator.

]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:47:07 +0000 Eric - PersonalProfitability.com on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/page-2/#p12287 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/page-2/#p12287 Invest It Wisely said:

Let me know of your experiences on HostGator, Mich. I've had good experiences with BlueHost, but it's always good to try new things.

HostGator has been great for me.  They have been able to quickly answer every question and service has been top notch.  Virtually zero downtime.

]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:12:54 +0000 Invest It Wisely on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/page-2/#p12221 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/page-2/#p12221 Let me know of your experiences on HostGator, Mich. I've had good experiences with BlueHost, but it's always good to try new things.

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:27:40 +0000 SavingMentor on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/page-2/#p12143 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/page-2/#p12143 KNS Financial said:

I didn't know about this limit until I was poking around in my control panel recently. Apparently, I have exceeded that limit a few times recently and they let me go with it. So, they do seem to be understanding if it only happens once in a while.
 

$20/year sounds like a great deal. Was that with a promotion or something, or is that the normal price?

Yes, it was a promotion. They had a 75% off for life coupon as long as you selected yearly billling instead of monthly. That coupon is long gone. However, there is a 50% off for life coupon that is still active (again you need to go for yearly billing). I posted about it along with my affiliate link in one of the other threads on hosting so you can check it out there.

I'm also on their highest package. If I took their lowest package then I would only be paying about $10/year. You might be able to get away with their middle package, depending on what your future plans are. They'd probably also let you upgrade later and keep the 50% off too. You do also get a small discount off the posted rates by going yearly, which you have to do anyway to use the coupon.

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:30:00 +0000 Khaleef @ KNS Financial on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p12123 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p12123 SavingMentor said:

One thing to keep in mind with Hostgator is they do limit your CPU usage to 20% of the server. You might be able to exceed that for a short period in a traffic burst, but if you exceed it for an extended period of time they may shut you down.

I was with Hostgator for a while and had nothing bad to say about them. I'm with Stablehost now and they are just as good as Hostgator was only I pay $20/year instead of $100+ per year.

I didn't know about this limit until I was poking around in my control panel recently. Apparently, I have exceeded that limit a few times recently and they let me go with it. So, they do seem to be understanding if it only happens once in a while.

$20/year sounds like a great deal. Was that with a promotion or something, or is that the normal price?

]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:09:33 +0000 SavingMentor on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p12119 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p12119 One thing to keep in mind with Hostgator is they do limit your CPU usage to 20% of the server. You might be able to exceed that for a short period in a traffic burst, but if you exceed it for an extended period of time they may shut you down.

I was with Hostgator for a while and had nothing bad to say about them. I'm with Stablehost now and they are just as good as Hostgator was only I pay $20/year instead of $100+ per year.

]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:51:17 +0000 Beating The Index on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p12099 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p12099 Craig, I initially wanted to keep my domain name at ipage but when I asked them to downgrade my account to domain management only they outright cancelled my as per the cancellation email I received. So i am proceeding with the domain transfer to hostgator.

 

MoneySmarts, I on't think I have the traffic/revenue yet to warrant a vps. On the other hand, since HG has vps services, it will be a seamless transition as I don't have to move anything. I'll keep Mt in mind in case HG goes bust for whatever reason :)

]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:26:18 +0000 moneysmarts on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11710 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11710 I keep the hosting and domain name separate, just to be safe – sometimes having them at the same place can get sticky – especially if it's a free domain that came with hosting. Sometimes transfering it can be a pain.  All my domains are at godaddy.com cause i find their site easy to use, and convenient. (plus i can always find coupon codes for domains)

 

I'm using a dedicated virtual server on Media Temple – which while it is more expensive ($30/month) than my old shared hosting account, it has been rock solid.  It has gone down only a couple of times in 2+ years, and that was mainly due to my own mistakes and bad plugins.

 

affiliate link in case you want to check them out:

http://www.smartonmoney.com/go.....ediatemple

 

coupon code to save 20% on shared hosting or dedicated servers : retailmenot

]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:21:05 +0000 Glen Craig on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11680 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11680

Are you guys transfering the domain name as well when you move your blog?

 

I've kept my domain name at GoDaddy.  It what they do, they remind you when to renew, and I like having my domain registration separate from my hosting in the event there's an issue or I move hosts.

]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:53:39 +0000 Beating The Index on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11675 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11675 Buck, ipage has a nice interface and quick customer support. The loading time is awful and the recent outages are unacceptable. Their tech support also repeats the same lines when u askfor more info. I am willing to pay more for a better service in return.

Time to dump these suckers....I advise not to stick around for too long!

]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:13:54 +0000 Buck Inspire on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11662 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11662 Mich,

 

I cut over to iPage a month and a half ago.  I also noticed frequent outages Yell, but customer support was quick to fix the problem.  I may need to look around after my year is up, too.  Good luck! Cool

]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:31:28 +0000 Beating The Index on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11656 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11656 Thanks for your input FFB and BLB, Awesome post Geoff and thanks for providing a link to it.

 

It's looking like hostgator will be my next hosting company, the fact that they help you out with your move is definitely a plus as well as the vps once I am ready to move up.

Are you guys transfering the domain name as well when you move your blog?

]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:00:16 +0000 Car Negotiation Coach on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11650 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11650 Mich,  I just made a post last week where I collected 2 dozen reviews of hosting providers from yakezie members.  Hope that helps. -Geoff

]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:04:13 +0000 Buy Like Buffett on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11641 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11641 I am another Hostgator fan!

]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:38:08 +0000 Glen Craig on Need your input on hosting https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11635 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/need-your-input-on-hosting/#p11635 I'm on InMotion and it's been great so far (VPS).  They have great customer service as well.

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