Hosting reco?

[sgizero]

So, I'm at the other extreme. If money is not a problem, where do I find a good host given that my needs are moderate, e.g. 10MB storage 1G BW, etc?

I know I can also buy my own server, but then I don't know how to upkeep it, etc.

Any suggestions on reliable hosting with good problem solving time and good customer service?

[ldcdc]

So, I'm at the other extreme. If money is not a problem, where do I find a good host given that my needs are moderate, e.g. 10MB storage 1G BW, etc?

I know I can also buy my own server, but then I don't know how to upkeep it, etc.

Any suggestions on reliable hosting with good problem solving time and good customer service?

Hello sgizero and welcome to WHRForums.com.

IMO (and I don't think I'm alone on this) getting your own server if your actual needs are that low would be absolute overkill. Shared hosting should serve you just fine. If you want more peace of mind that your site won't be put offline but other customers' rogue scripts, you could get a fully managed VPS (considering that money are not much of a problem for you).

If your goal (somehow) is to not overpay, I'm afraid that finding a hosting plan with such low space and bandwidth allocations is rather hard nowadays. I recommend you look for plans with perhaps 5-10Gb of bandwidth costing around $10 per month. Make sure the pachage contains the other features you might need.

A high-end host with stellar reputation would be Pair, but note that I've never used them though.

I hope this helps.

[dg]

One would think that if one would pay more, the quality of the service provided by the hosting company will be better. Unfortunately this is not always true.

No matter where you decide to host your site, and no matter how much money you decide to spend, you should follow the steps in this article and ask them some presale questions.

http://whreviews.com/presale-questions.htm

In my opinion is the only way you can really find out if a hosting company is up to your expectations or not (unless they lie to you).

Have a nice day,
dg.

[sgizero]

(unless they lie to you).

That is the problem. How do you know they're telling the truth?

Also, even though some hostings have forums, they're filled with positive experiences. It's hard to believe a company never gets a complaint or two. I heard what they do is they delete threads that are negative. So how do you know you're on a honest forum then?

A frustrated newbie,
sgizero

[ldcdc]

So how do you know you're on a honest forum then?

I know it for a fact that there are hosts that do not remove "incriminating" threads. Any business will make mistakes here and here, just that some choose to hide this fact. A relatively big host with only positive reviews on its support forums would make me a bit suspicious, I agree.

[dg]

I know there are hosts that delete their bad reviews from their own forums. That's why it's good to search reviews on a particular host on a public forum. One of the biggest forums where you can check for reviews, and ask others for their opinion, is WebHosting Talk.

One thing you can do, when you'll find a host that you think can provide quality services, is to pay month by month, and if you find out that they have lied to you, or they don't fulfill their promise you can move without losing money. I know it's not the best solution because often having to move your site (especially if the host is bad) requires some downtime, but it's better then paying a full year only to realize after a couple of months that they suck and you're stuck with them for the rest of the year.

If you're looking for good quality, uptime and great support and have a good budget, I recommend you HostingZoom.

I can assure you they don't delete their problems from their own forums (I visit those forums every day), have great support which is truly 24/7 and have a good reputation on WebHosting Talk.

Best regards,
dg.

[Royalty Hosting]

Hi everyone!

Sgizero, I'd suggest you find a reliable shared host since your requirements are quite low. You might find hosts meeting your requirements for less than 5$ a month.