Bloggers will always have issues with hosting companies. It’s part of the game. Perhaps even more so if one of the many shared hosting companies out there is not providing the level of service you expect.
Shared hosting is not for everyone, but it is almost certainly where everyone starts. When you buy your first car you generally avoid the Porsche showroom and choose a second hander from a car sales magazine instead. This allows to you to learn to drive better without losing too much money if the car ends up in a ditch. It’s the same with web hosting. Learn the ropes first, then move on to bigger and better.
Peter at Blog Tips has published a post outlining his experience of shared hosting with GoDaddy. In it he explains the problems he’s encountered during his time with GoDaddy and the lack of help received from the GoDaddy support team. What started out as a wonderful relationship has turned sour, and is on the brink of breaking.
Due to the nature of shared hosting Peter’s post touches on the experiences of many, but there are lessons to learn. One of those lessons may be to avoid bigger companies such as GoDaddy and work with smaller competitors such as Arvixe or KnownHost. Often you find smaller companies provide a better service for the same cost as they try to build a decent customer base.
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I agree Stephen,
Smaller companies, in general, do tend to give better service since older companies are often complacent with their success and begin to fall back where attention is needed.
How do you rate your current hosting company and what’s your experience like with them?
Robyn from Sam’s Web Guide recently posted..Response cached until Sat 7 @ 5:57 GMT (Refreshes in 60 Minutes)
Hi Robyn,
KnownHost were amazing when I moved over to their VPS server. They answered my emails within 20 minutes and moved all my sites within a few hours (cPanel can be moved in full (email addresses, usernames, databases etc)) of me providing the details. All I had to do was change the nameservers and wait for the new settings to propagate. I really can’t praise them highly enough. Before I moved I had problems with HostGator, but since the move I have had no problems at all. Highly recommended.
Arvixe are very good too. I have a few sites there, but I am thinking of cancelling that account and moving everything to KnownHost. It doesn’t make sense to continue with the two accounts (due to cost, not service provided). If someone asked me to recommend a cheap host that provides shared hosting, I would recommend Arvixe.
What about you? Who do you use and what is your experience like with them?