Post by ŋєт™ on Jan 28, 2009 19:47:37 GMT
I thought it would be a great help for people wanting to get started in taking the jump to making their own website if we started a database of reviews of the hosts that you guys use. When people are ready to jump from a free site like proboards or freewebs *shudders* sometimes they get swamped by all of the hosts out there on the web.
I don't want to get too fancy, just a simple 5 star rating will suffice with a description of good things and bad things you have come across while you were with that company and the features offered vs the price paid. Once I have a few I'll format a post that will have the database of the hosts that have been reviewed and sticky it.
Please send them to me formatted like the below example in a private message.
Feel free to ask me questions if you have any in this thread.
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Here's an example of what I'm looking for:
Bluehost
Rating: *****
Price
12 Months at $7.95
24 Months at $6.95
36 Months at $6.95
They offer smaller packages but charge setup fees and such. These are the best deals.
Services Offered
Unlimited Disk Storage
Unlimited Site Transfer
Host Unlimited Domains
Free Domain Name with purchase of plan
2,500 Email Accounts
Unlimited Addon, Sub, and Parked Domains
1,000 FTP Accounts
100 MySQL Databases
and more
Get the whole list HERE
Good
Bluehost is very customer oriented. Every time I have had to deal with their customer service whether that be on the phone or via their live chat the representatives have always been very nice, quick to solve problems, and helpful. Their account control panel is very easy to use and has many features including Fantastico and Simple Scripts which are fabulous services that will automatically install various web applications on your websites. I've been with Bluehost for going on 2 years now and my site has had virtually no down time. I can only remember 2 times that my site was not available and one of them was totally my fault (long story). Overall the service they offer is amazing!
Bad
Even though I mentioned their customer support was very good sometimes the wait time to talk to a representative may be a little longer than desired. This does not happen every time, but if you call them during a high traffic time you may have to wait.
I don't want to get too fancy, just a simple 5 star rating will suffice with a description of good things and bad things you have come across while you were with that company and the features offered vs the price paid. Once I have a few I'll format a post that will have the database of the hosts that have been reviewed and sticky it.
Please send them to me formatted like the below example in a private message.
Feel free to ask me questions if you have any in this thread.
---------------------------------------------
Here's an example of what I'm looking for:
Bluehost
Rating: *****
Price
12 Months at $7.95
24 Months at $6.95
36 Months at $6.95
They offer smaller packages but charge setup fees and such. These are the best deals.
Services Offered
Unlimited Disk Storage
Unlimited Site Transfer
Host Unlimited Domains
Free Domain Name with purchase of plan
2,500 Email Accounts
Unlimited Addon, Sub, and Parked Domains
1,000 FTP Accounts
100 MySQL Databases
and more
Get the whole list HERE
Good
Bluehost is very customer oriented. Every time I have had to deal with their customer service whether that be on the phone or via their live chat the representatives have always been very nice, quick to solve problems, and helpful. Their account control panel is very easy to use and has many features including Fantastico and Simple Scripts which are fabulous services that will automatically install various web applications on your websites. I've been with Bluehost for going on 2 years now and my site has had virtually no down time. I can only remember 2 times that my site was not available and one of them was totally my fault (long story). Overall the service they offer is amazing!
Bad
Even though I mentioned their customer support was very good sometimes the wait time to talk to a representative may be a little longer than desired. This does not happen every time, but if you call them during a high traffic time you may have to wait.
