hosting
I thought I’d mention a couple of additional hosting options… I’ve used both of these companies with great results.
- Reliability of Pair Networks (who I’ve also used) without the additional expense
- Slightly better than WestHost in terms of uptime and communication
- Minimal control panel, which I think is good: simple and powerful
- No one-click WordPress install, but they are configured for manual installation; it took me less than 5 minutes.
- One type of account offered, can host up to 10 domains (again, simple and powerful)
- Better documentation, some better tools
- Control panel interface is clunky, but might be more user-friendly than Pair if you’re new to web hosting
- One-click WP install (according to their site)
- Better support, should you end up needing it.
- Cheapest accounts only allow one domain (not good)
I’ve been using Pair/Pairlite for the past two years and was with Westhost for a couple of years before that. Both have free domain registration and both are good about letting you know when your site may be down (usually for less than an hour at times when few people would be accessing it – 2am Sunday morning or similar).
There are a LOT of a web hosting providers out there and some are absolutely terrible. Paying $1/month probably isn’t going to get you great service, but some of the $20/month providers will be just as bad. I still think the best recommendation is from someone you know who has used the service in question.
