What hosting company would you recommend?

bha · 12-07-2009, 04:21 AM

For domain registration I use GoDaddy and NameCheap, but I am moving away from GoDaddy. No technical problems with them, but their customer support is lazy and lacking knowledge. Also, NameCheap gives free privacy.

Hosting, I use HostGator, KnownHost, Blue Host and Arvixe

Whatever you do, avoid 1and1 for any service. They are horrible in hosting and domain regsistration. Bad customer service, horrible control panel and nearly impossible to stop rebilling.

Patricia1 · 12-10-2009, 01:24 PM

Hostgator have been great for us. Whenever we've needed guidance a quick phone call has always got things sorted. Haven't tried any other service and as things stand not likely to.

davejohnson333 · 12-10-2009, 01:41 PM

I would recommend the best hosting company you can find that is located outside of North America. I am saying this for safety reasons.

Karen Blundell · 12-10-2009, 01:49 PM

I chose "other"

I use ResellerZoom because I own multiple domains and plan on flipping some of them in the future. I have a lot more control over the domains with a proper reseller account. They have great plans at great prices, and they are all fully upgradeable. Technical Support are fast and really helpful...I rate them 9/10

Ben Bridges · 12-10-2009, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Raybould

Hey guys,

For hosting, I like hostgator.

I like their live chat option, quite
often they've gone above and beyond
for me to get things fixed.

I'd recommend them.

-David Raybould

Ill agree with that the live chat has saved me at all hours and is an exellent add on!

Alex Pavlis · 12-10-2009, 02:58 PM

For Hosting....... HostGator

For Domains...... Go Daddy

These are my favorites, besides you can you watch Bob Parsons and the Go Daddy girls.

normpurc · 09-13-2010, 01:16 AM

I have been using 1and1 for several years now with very few problems and the few that I had their support handled quickly.

Norm

coco james · 09-13-2010, 01:19 AM

i am at hostgator , i am going to be upgrading to a resellers account and i am looking for someone else that is doing the same, i thought we could exchange affilate numbers,
and reduce the monthly cost.ANYONE INTERESTED U CAN SEND ME A PM
THANKS

cscarpero · 09-13-2010, 06:55 PM

I'm on the Gator and I also have an account with Site 5

igorGriffiths · 09-14-2010, 02:27 AM

I have finally settled down with hostgator, they are fantastic, I do not have many problems but when I have they were sorted out super fast, the quickest resolution so far has been 15 minutes in total. Just love the fact that they keep everything simple and let me get on without putting hurdles in the way.

I hope 1&1 have sorted themselves out as during time I was with them it was horrendous, their faqs prior to sign up would illustrate the features forgetting to mention that these features were only available with certain membership levels, I think I had to rise up 3 levels before I got most of the features they had promised on their sales page, tough time and glad when I escaped.

The other I have tried is Hostazar and with this unless you are clinically insane, do not go anywhere near. I have been trying to cancel my account for 6 months, their customer service is appalling, in fact on the 1st of October I am going to take legal advice on the matter!

zcrafts · 09-14-2010, 02:55 AM

Hello,

I use Web hosting UK for 3 years , I feel I have found he the best UK web hosting provider in my last 7 years of IP profession. There up time is fantastic, customer support is 24/7 ,always ready to help me when I need assistance. That's what get for them ..Complete peace of mind.

cebuana · 09-14-2010, 03:36 AM

I suggest keeping your hosting and your domain registrar separate. I used to use bluehost but someone broke into one of my sites once and bluehost warned me that i needed to correct it in 3 days, then shut down my huge site the next day without warning. I told the story to hostgator and they said if someone broke into my site they would help me correct the problem rather than shutting me down. I have been with them ever since and have a few multiple website accounts with them. There service is very prompt and helpful, unlike other experiences i have encountered.

AcmeDude · 09-14-2010, 07:08 AM

I have used Hostgator hsoting for over a year now never have had any problems. The support chat is top notch, when you need to get some additional informantion.
Also started to use GVO hosting what isnt bad either.

For domains i use mostly Godaddy, but have heard nearlyfreespeeh.com offers .com domains for 8.99$.
Namecheap - 9,98$, Hostgator 15$, Godaddy 11.14$. Only with Godaddy you can use some coupons to get some discount on the domain purches.

frodo77 · 09-14-2010, 07:52 AM

I use Bluehost and today they changed my primary domain within 90 minutes - very impressed. I use Namecheap to register domains.

Jeff Noel · 09-14-2010, 09:23 AM

At the end of October I am switching to GVO they offer everything from e-mail autoresponder, conference room, video production and excellent training and support for like $50.00 for their best package.

darren13 · 09-14-2010, 11:31 AM

Hi
Im fairly new to IM and have found Hostgator to be very helpful and easy to get the hang of.

DomainZaar · 09-18-2010, 10:51 AM

I would highly recommend HostGator if you want shared hosting. If you need VPS or dedicated, I would not look anywhere other than at WiredTree. We've had quite a few servers with them over the last 2 years, and they have been truly fantastic.

vijay08 · 10-16-2010, 07:38 AM

In all sincerity Hostgator has been great, with superb customer services cost effective, and 100% up-time. I recommend their services. As for domain registrar I have using Namecheap without much ado.

AX · 10-16-2010, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnma

Hmmm.. Ive never heard of Wiredtree, I'll have to check them out as I am starting to look into getting a dedicated server.
Thanks for the advice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DomainZaar

I would highly recommend HostGator if you want shared hosting. If you need VPS or dedicated, I would not look anywhere other than at WiredTree. We've had quite a few servers with them over the last 2 years, and they have been truly fantastic.

Yes WiredTree is an exceptional hosting provider if you are looking for a managed service,especially their support is very good.I've nothing but good experiences with them.

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nikmerchant · 10-17-2010, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Jacobs

Hostgator's IP pools has been heavily slammed (read, banned and flagged by many services) - and they wont change your IP on shared accounts. Guess that what happens when you offer 1 cent hosting.

for shared, hostmonster/bluehost supergreen/justhost or even Site5 are pretty darn good. for dedicated/vps try liquid web.

Greg, can I build blogs with Site5 host? Its seems different from any hosting provider

jacquey · 10-17-2010, 01:55 AM

I voted for hostgator.

I guess it's simply good.

creative · 10-17-2010, 05:02 AM

I use featherhost.
They have good prices and they are as good as hostgator (my previous hosting).

JonathanB · 10-20-2010, 01:11 AM

Hostgator is my vote, the customer support is really friendly, and instant! Cheap too. I have a shared hosting account so I couldn't really give my opinion on servers or virtual servers.

Deligiannis.Alex · 10-20-2010, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bha

For domain registration I use GoDaddy and NameCheap, but I am moving away from GoDaddy. No technical problems with them, but their customer support is lazy and lacking knowledge. Also, NameCheap gives free privacy.

Hosting, I use HostGator, KnownHost, Blue Host and Arvixe

Whatever you do, avoid 1and1 for any service. They are horrible in hosting and domain regsistration. Bad customer service, horrible control panel and nearly impossible to stop rebilling.

About the whois protection with namecheap, its only for the first year if im not wrong. At the next renovation you have to pay for it.

Deligiannis.Alex · 10-20-2010, 02:37 AM

Also one important thing besides the good support and reliability of Hostgator, is the option ot pay monthly. Maybe for an advanced IM this is not an issue, but for someone starting and with a tight budget other companies like BlueHost ask you for a year in advance...So thats another point for HostGator.

jeffdean9297 · 10-20-2010, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zacman

Without a doubt the best webhosting company is.....drum roll please.....

Site Build It!

65% of all SBI sites are in the top 3% of all sites. 30% are in the top 1%.

Anyone know of another webhost that can even come close?

I rest my case.

Cheers,
Zac

Yeah if you don't have a clue what you're doing then use SiteBuild It. It you want to run a multi-million dollar business get a real web host.

CDaeda · 12-14-2010, 03:12 AM

I like 1and1 GoVette dot com

View Poll Results: What is the best host+registrar for IM'ers?
GoDaddy	12	4.96%
BlueHost	27	11.16%
NameCheap	0	0%
HostGator	108	44.63%
DreamHost	8	3.31%
MediaTemple	1	0.41%
JustHost	9	3.72%
Laughing Squid	1	0.41%
Other...	76	31.40%
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12-07-2009, 04:21 AM	#101
bha Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? For domain registration I use GoDaddy and NameCheap, but I am moving away from GoDaddy. No technical problems with them, but their customer support is lazy and lacking knowledge. Also, NameCheap gives free privacy. Hosting, I use HostGator, KnownHost, Blue Host and Arvixe Whatever you do, avoid 1and1 for any service. They are horrible in hosting and domain regsistration. Bad customer service, horrible control panel and nearly impossible to stop rebilling.

12-10-2009, 01:24 PM	#102
Patricia1 Patricia War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Usk, a small town is South Wales in the UK Posts: 78 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? Hostgator have been great for us. Whenever we've needed guidance a quick phone call has always got things sorted. Haven't tried any other service and as things stand not likely to.

12-10-2009, 01:41 PM	#103
davejohnson333 Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I would recommend the best hosting company you can find that is located outside of North America. I am saying this for safety reasons.

12-10-2009, 01:49 PM	#104
Karen Blundell Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Niagara Region, Canada Posts: 1,113 Thanks: 1,480 Thanked 412 Times in 322 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I chose "other" I use ResellerZoom because I own multiple domains and plan on flipping some of them in the future. I have a lot more control over the domains with a proper reseller account. They have great plans at great prices, and they are all fully upgradeable. Technical Support are fast and really helpful...I rate them 9/10

12-10-2009, 02:58 PM	#106
Alex Pavlis Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota USA Posts: 14 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? For Hosting....... HostGator For Domains...... Go Daddy These are my favorites, besides you can you watch Bob Parsons and the Go Daddy girls.

09-13-2010, 01:16 AM	#107
normpurc Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: central Pennsylvania , USA. Posts: 48 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I have been using 1and1 for several years now with very few problems and the few that I had their support handled quickly. Norm

09-13-2010, 01:19 AM	#108
coco james CocoJames War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: vancouver,canada Posts: 142 Thanks: 39 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? i am at hostgator , i am going to be upgrading to a resellers account and i am looking for someone else that is doing the same, i thought we could exchange affilate numbers, and reduce the monthly cost.ANYONE INTERESTED U CAN SEND ME A PM THANKS

09-13-2010, 06:55 PM	#109
cscarpero HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: , , USA. Posts: 418 Thanks: 17 Thanked 71 Times in 33 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I'm on the Gator and I also have an account with Site 5

09-14-2010, 02:27 AM	#110
igorGriffiths Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Random places in the UK Posts: 80 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 19 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I have finally settled down with hostgator, they are fantastic, I do not have many problems but when I have they were sorted out super fast, the quickest resolution so far has been 15 minutes in total. Just love the fact that they keep everything simple and let me get on without putting hurdles in the way. I hope 1&1 have sorted themselves out as during time I was with them it was horrendous, their faqs prior to sign up would illustrate the features forgetting to mention that these features were only available with certain membership levels, I think I had to rise up 3 levels before I got most of the features they had promised on their sales page, tough time and glad when I escaped. The other I have tried is Hostazar and with this unless you are clinically insane, do not go anywhere near. I have been trying to cancel my account for 6 months, their customer service is appalling, in fact on the 1st of October I am going to take legal advice on the matter!

09-14-2010, 02:55 AM	#111
zcrafts Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	I recommend Webhost.UK.net Hello, I use Web hosting UK for 3 years , I feel I have found he the best UK web hosting provider in my last 7 years of IP profession. There up time is fantastic, customer support is 24/7 ,always ready to help me when I need assistance. That's what get for them ..Complete peace of mind.

09-14-2010, 03:36 AM	#112
cebuana Health Nut War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Philippines Posts: 66 Thanks: 97 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I suggest keeping your hosting and your domain registrar separate. I used to use bluehost but someone broke into one of my sites once and bluehost warned me that i needed to correct it in 3 days, then shut down my huge site the next day without warning. I told the story to hostgator and they said if someone broke into my site they would help me correct the problem rather than shutting me down. I have been with them ever since and have a few multiple website accounts with them. There service is very prompt and helpful, unlike other experiences i have encountered.

09-14-2010, 07:08 AM	#113
AcmeDude Active Warrior Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Latvia, Liepaja Posts: 33 Thanks: 16 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I have used Hostgator hsoting for over a year now never have had any problems. The support chat is top notch, when you need to get some additional informantion. Also started to use GVO hosting what isnt bad either. For domains i use mostly Godaddy, but have heard nearlyfreespeeh.com offers .com domains for 8.99$. Namecheap - 9,98$, Hostgator 15$, Godaddy 11.14$. Only with Godaddy you can use some coupons to get some discount on the domain purches.

09-14-2010, 07:52 AM	#114
frodo77 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto/Pattaya Posts: 98 Thanks: 40 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I use Bluehost and today they changed my primary domain within 90 minutes - very impressed. I use Namecheap to register domains.

09-14-2010, 09:23 AM	#115
Jeff Noel Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mississauga Posts: 67 Thanks: 6 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts Contact Info	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? At the end of October I am switching to GVO they offer everything from e-mail autoresponder, conference room, video production and excellent training and support for like $50.00 for their best package.

09-14-2010, 11:31 AM	#116
darren13 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 117 Thanks: 42 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? Hi Im fairly new to IM and have found Hostgator to be very helpful and easy to get the hang of.

09-18-2010, 10:51 AM	#117
DomainZaar Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 78 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I would highly recommend HostGator if you want shared hosting. If you need VPS or dedicated, I would not look anywhere other than at WiredTree. We've had quite a few servers with them over the last 2 years, and they have been truly fantastic.

10-16-2010, 07:38 AM	#118
vijay08 Active Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 39 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? In all sincerity Hostgator has been great, with superb customer services cost effective, and 100% up-time. I recommend their services. As for domain registrar I have using Namecheap without much ado.

10-17-2010, 01:55 AM	#121
jacquey WebMaster Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I voted for hostgator. I guess it's simply good.

10-17-2010, 05:02 AM	#122
creative HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 390 Thanks: 78 Thanked 60 Times in 45 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I use featherhost. They have good prices and they are as good as hostgator (my previous hosting).

10-20-2010, 01:11 AM	#123
JonathanB Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: , , . Posts: 68 Thanks: 15 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? Hostgator is my vote, the customer support is really friendly, and instant! Cheap too. I have a shared hosting account so I couldn't really give my opinion on servers or virtual servers.

10-20-2010, 02:37 AM	#125
Deligiannis.Alex -¡Working Hard!- Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Right Now -Greece- Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? Also one important thing besides the good support and reliability of Hostgator, is the option ot pay monthly. Maybe for an advanced IM this is not an issue, but for someone starting and with a tight budget other companies like BlueHost ask you for a year in advance...So thats another point for HostGator.

12-14-2010, 03:12 AM	#127
CDaeda Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What hosting company would you recommend? I like 1and1 GoVette dot com