A couple of days ago I wrote a post about how serious bloggers should buy their own domain and I provided some tips on how to choose your web hosting . If you are going to spend a considerable amount of time and energy building your blog, wouldn’t you want to own it? I know I want control of my blog, not Google. After reading the comments it seems like most people agree with me on that point.
There are hundreds of website hosting companies to choose from and it is important to do your research before choosing one. Of course one consideration will be price and I have seen hosting as cheap as $1.99 a month all the way up to $19.99 a month. In my opinion you should never select a hosting company on price alone. There are many other factors to consider, such as up time and customer service. A word of advice, NEVER do business with a hosting company that does not list a phone number on their website. I got burnt by this early on and it is a lesson I will never forget. It is important to read reviews and ask other bloggers and webmasters what they would recommend. Through the comments on my blog and based on my own knowledge and experience some top choices for bloggers are Blue Host and Host Gator. They seem to be reasonably priced and have good up time and good customer service.
My recommendation is FATCOW. They are great in customer service and they have the best deal going right now. Here is a link if you want to start your research..
Choose Wisely!
I use Host Gator and I have to say, they are the best. I have been with them for about 2 years with no downtime and I have had 3 small support issues and they responded very quickly and efficiently.
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i currently using fivio, and love it so much.. the best part is when i have problem i just can call him, and say what the problem, after that i will fix it real soon.
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Web hosting choosing surely is an important part of blogging. It will affect how our blog for future. I my self choose web hosting base on my need.
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But wordpress is recommending blue host. I am using godaddy for their exceptional customer support and nil downtime (so far so good). The first thing hits my brain when I think of hosting is the lucrative discounts and offers. I think I got a good one from godaddy and that is why I chose it over others then.
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I use and love hostgator as well. One of my fave features is the live chat; quicker then even telephone for quick and easy issues.
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Although I use blogger for my main blog (at least for now), I have other blogs self-hosted on Blue Host. I am very satisfied with them up to now and can’t really say anything about the customer service as luckily I have not needed that from them yet:)
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It is really hard nowadays to look for the best web/blog hosting services.
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really a great site i was searching for this useful tips about blog hosting.like your work.keep posting.
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yes i agree Abigail, now a days its really tough to choose best web blog hosting company.
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May be I am not really competent in this question. But I actually prefer, free hosting. I have a private blog and do not really aim to make money with it. So for me a free hosting is the best solution.
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Finding a web host is very crucial part of any blog.. That includes lots of stuff.. Like Hosting down time, Hosting OS, hosting space and hosting bandwidth and php version.. I mean this is not everything but yes… Atleast not the least…
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i think host gator doing great job ,providing best services and reliable as well.
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well web hosting is an important part of blogging. hostgator is great But i think wordpress is recommending blue host
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A really urgent problem for such people like me – bloggers!=))))
Thanks for help and tips!
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I have a blog hosted on Blue Host. I am very satisfied with them up to now and can’t really say anything about the customer service.
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I have been using hostgator for 2 years now, and i think is the best.
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Thanks, I am looking for a good wordpress host. I thought about Blue Host, I think I will try them now.
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well Lindsay you should go for blue host.now a days its really tough to choose best web blog hosting company.
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Blogging has proved to be very beneficial for a number of my clients. It has served as a bridge to them to their clients on how their products and services could help them.well i am using hostgator really good service provider.
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Most blogs don’t need particularly advanced hosting so it is usually possible to find adequate enough hosting that does not cost too much.
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I think blue host is one of the best web hosting company and i have been using this since one year and got no problem yet.
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Good post but I would personally advise people to go for Arvixe or HostGator. Arvixe is the best suited IMO as it is cheap too with a quality support and servers.
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I have no intentions of trying to make money from hosting, but I chose hostgator’s reseller package to host my websites. I decided that it was the best option for me to host about 16 websites under 1 account. I might host a friend’s website for cheap down the road, but I don’t know enough about the technical side of hosting to offer it to others.
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Dennis Edell (112 comments) Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 9:48 am
@jinnie@fatcow hosting coupons,
I own a reseller account from them also, for mostly the same reasons.
However I’m not clear on exactly who takes care of technical issues with buyers of our reselling, I think they still do.
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I’m using Hostgator for over a year now and I’m really happy with this hosting. I have small website so it works pretty fast and the uptime is great!
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