Comments on: Hosting Facts and Fiction

By: cassiem0221

cassiem0221 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:33:09 +0000

There are so many little hosting companies out there that will fill you full of all sorts of stories just to try to gain your business and then when issues start arising they want you to just sit idly and wait for them to do what they need to do (or sometimes they just do nothing) These little hosts usually have way more downtime than what you would get at any other host that offers LESS bandwidth. Thanks for posting this. Someone needed to!

By: green

green — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:41:21 +0000

I think it would be very prudent to take time to consider the points you mentioned before signing up with a hosting company. Once you sign up it can be very difficult to get your money back even if they don’t provide the services they have been promising. There are a lot of dubious hosting companies out there. It is always wise do a research on the reputation of the hosting organisation itself before signing up.

By: ghuraba_t

ghuraba_t — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:41:09 +0000

Guys cheaper hosting is not always better. Look for servers where the customer support is exceptional, you want quick, easy customer service. Once you set up hosting it can be a real pain switching so better to just get the right one from the beginning.

By: Somnilocus

Somnilocus — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:34:57 +0000

Well, the purpose of the uptime guarantee isn’t to promise that it will be up that much time and “that’s final”.. they usually have money-back or something. I’m with Routhost, and they had a small downtime issue that I didn’t even notice because it was in the middle of the night, and they gave all their customers a free month of hosting.

The “unlimited bandwidth” nonsense gets annoying, and makes you question how truthful they are in the rest of their advertising. Most people don’t need it anyway… like 99% of the people who get websites.. yet they still THINK they do.

By: cirereyes

cirereyes — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:03:26 +0000

I think we should always consider these things when looking for a good hosting site. I first thought of going for the cheapest hosting site but it’s a good thing I decided to look for a good hosting company that can offer better uptime, support, and security than the cheapest hosting site.

By: mambios

mambios — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:06:49 +0000

Nice article and some good points as always.

For myself, well, I always run a check on any potential hosting company to check on customer feedback. I’m looking for good uptime, great customer service and a support system that works the way it should.

I also look at the packages and avoid any company that is overselling like the plague.

By: hellmet

hellmet — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:22:39 +0000

I’ve been stupid enough once to go for very cheap hosting, and you know what? The webserver was down three days. After the first day, I called him up and he was out of town. It took him another two days to get it back up. I moved to another host as quickly as I could. That was bad experience. The time I was with Hostgator were superb. Never a problem. But mighty expensive for a reseller package. It is about striking the fine balance between better service, and lower costs.

By: Kenada

Kenada — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:29:39 +0000

I would also agree that uptime is perhaps the most important aspect of a web hosting package, but I also champion good customer service and value for money. Being able to contact a live rep if you’re having problems is priceless for me, so I always do research on various web hosting review sites and discussion forums before choosing.

By: Urban

Urban — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:10:52 +0000

I would find Uptime being the most important (95%+), reliablity goes a long way.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:13:07 +0000

All good points to keep in mind when shopping for a web hosting company. I would also do an internet search on the company’s name and see wheat you can find out about them. A good reputation goes a long way in this business and on the web a hosting company will quickly loose theirs if they fail to meet the grade.