Web Hosting Recommendation

Kashchei · Jan 15, 2013, 12:01 PM

I am a refugee from MobileMe and it took me this long to get up the courage to begin to put my website back online. I've bought a domain name but I need a recommendation for web hosting. I tried the two-week trial offer of Dreamhost, which uses shared hosting, but to be honest, I don't even know what that means. So I thought I'd turn to the experts on this site for a current recommendation. FWIW, my website is just under 10 GB and could grow in the future.

Thank you in advance for whatever help you are able to provide!

fig · Jan 15, 2013, 02:49 PM

You'd probably be fine with Dreamhost for an average site, I use a Mac-based host called Server Logistics out of California that I've been really happy with. What exactly are you doing that you have a 10GB website?

Shared hosting just means that, rather than renting an entire server from them, you're sharing space on a server with a number of other website. Unless you had a massive corporate/e-commerce sort of website shared hosting is all you're going to need.

designs216 · Jan 15, 2013, 06:08 PM

GoDaddy is not so good. Also, I've had poor customer service from 1&1. BlueHost is who I use now and they seem competent but they're not cheap.

manueld · Jan 15, 2013, 06:39 PM

bluehost

Kashchei · Jan 15, 2013, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fig

What exactly are you doing that you have a 10GB website?

I am a teacher and I wrote an online tutorial for my students that includes lots of graphics and sound files. The reason it could grow in the future is that there may be more topics that are added to the tutorial. Would this argue in favor of Dreamhost, which didn't have a limit on website size the way I've seen from other hosts?

mjep · Jan 15, 2013, 09:25 PM

This, oddly enough, was the post that got me to register. Hands down, www.tera-byte.com. You have never seen customer support like theirs--I get emails back within minutes, 24/7, even on holidays. Brilliant. (And just to be perfectly clear, I have no relationship with them other than a very satisfied customer).

rsnapeuk · Jan 16, 2013, 06:39 AM

SimplexWebs -

I've been with Simplexwebs since '10 when the first opened, I've never been left disappointed, great round the clock 24/7 and a premium service.

Check out their reviews on ratelobby: http://ratelobby.com/review/175/simplexwebs

https://www.simplexwebs.com/why-us

Please use my referral link:
https://www.simplexwebs.com/panel/aff.php?aff=073

No connection other than just an extremely satisfied customer.

Bobby.e · Jan 16, 2013, 06:46 AM

I just switched my company website to host gator. I am on their highest shared hosting plan. I have been happy with it.

fig · Jan 16, 2013, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kashchei

I am a teacher and I wrote an online tutorial for my students that includes lots of graphics and sound files. The reason it could grow in the future is that there may be more topics that are added to the tutorial. Would this argue in favor of Dreamhost, which didn't have a limit on website size the way I've seen from other hosts?

Any host that offers a lot of storage should be fine, I'd just do some looking and see which hosts offer enough data storage for you.

More importantly is probably how much bandwidth the different hosts and plans offer, with that much data stored you could be using up a lot of bandwidth and wouldn't want to be charged by going over a preset limit.

You might also get with someone who knows something about websites to review your content and see if you can make it more efficient. 10gb seems like a lot even for what you described.

Flood123 · Jan 16, 2013, 03:26 PM

mediatemple
http://mediatemple.net/

DaveN · Jan 16, 2013, 10:05 PM

I'm happy on a2hosting.com

bdbolin · Jan 18, 2013, 11:39 AM

Love Bluehost. Cheap and have amazing service with all the latest software.

mabaty · Jan 18, 2013, 11:56 AM

I second Media Temple, awesome support, and great control panel UI.

Jan 15, 2013, 12:01 PM	#1
Kashchei macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Meat Space	Web Hosting Recommendation I am a refugee from MobileMe and it took me this long to get up the courage to begin to put my website back online. I've bought a domain name but I need a recommendation for web hosting. I tried the two-week trial offer of Dreamhost, which uses shared hosting, but to be honest, I don't even know what that means. So I thought I'd turn to the experts on this site for a current recommendation. FWIW, my website is just under 10 GB and could grow in the future. Thank you in advance for whatever help you are able to provide! __________________ The Commonwealth Requires the Education of the People as the Safeguard of Order and Liberty
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Jan 15, 2013, 02:49 PM	#2
fig macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston, TX	You'd probably be fine with Dreamhost for an average site, I use a Mac-based host called Server Logistics out of California that I've been really happy with. What exactly are you doing that you have a 10GB website? Shared hosting just means that, rather than renting an entire server from them, you're sharing space on a server with a number of other website. Unless you had a massive corporate/e-commerce sort of website shared hosting is all you're going to need. __________________ figdigital \| @figdigital
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Jan 16, 2013, 06:39 AM	#7
rsnapeuk macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011	SimplexWebs - I've been with Simplexwebs since '10 when the first opened, I've never been left disappointed, great round the clock 24/7 and a premium service. Check out their reviews on ratelobby: http://ratelobby.com/review/175/simplexwebs https://www.simplexwebs.com/why-us Please use my referral link: https://www.simplexwebs.com/panel/aff.php?aff=073 No connection other than just an extremely satisfied customer. __________________ iPhone 5 (16GB Black) iPad 4 (32GB Black) Macbook Pro (Mid '12) 1TB 2.9GHz 8GB iMac (Mid '11) 500GB 2.5GHz 4GB
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Jan 16, 2013, 03:26 PM	#10
Flood123 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Living Stateside	mediatemple http://mediatemple.net/ __________________ Yada, yada, yada.
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Jan 18, 2013, 11:56 AM	#13
mabaty macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Boise, ID	I second Media Temple, awesome support, and great control panel UI. __________________ I write stuff on a bottlerocket
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Jan 15, 2013, 06:08 PM	#3
designs216 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: On the way to M-83	GoDaddy is not so good. Also, I've had poor customer service from 1&1. BlueHost is who I use now and they seem competent but they're not cheap.
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Jan 15, 2013, 06:39 PM	#4
manueld macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009	bluehost
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Jan 15, 2013, 09:25 PM	#6
mjep macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	This, oddly enough, was the post that got me to register. Hands down, www.tera-byte.com. You have never seen customer support like theirs--I get emails back within minutes, 24/7, even on holidays. Brilliant. (And just to be perfectly clear, I have no relationship with them other than a very satisfied customer).
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Jan 16, 2013, 06:46 AM	#8
Bobby.e macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Kansas	I just switched my company website to host gator. I am on their highest shared hosting plan. I have been happy with it.
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Jan 16, 2013, 10:05 PM	#11
DaveN macrumors regular Join Date: May 2010	I'm happy on a2hosting.com
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Jan 18, 2013, 11:39 AM	#12
bdbolin macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	Love Bluehost. Cheap and have amazing service with all the latest software.
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