No idea what host to use.. Sick of HostGator

Ronnie55

Ronnie55

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Hostgator is garbage since being acquired by EIG, as you all know.

I know the 'what host should i use' topic has been beaten to death and I've seen plenty of good suggestions on WF but I guess my concern is that I don't know which options require me to have a high level of technical expertise, and which don't.

I'm not a tech-savvy person. I'm not a software engineer or server admin or anything like that. But I want to get good hosting that increases my performance and shows google that I mean business!

I've seen Bluehost recommended a lot. But that'd still be shared hosting. How much of a performance increase would I see going to a 'good' shared hosting company and leaving hostgator? or is it still unreliable and not a good option?

Am I better off with VPS or some other alternative? If so, what.

My websites are not my primary source of income, so cost is a factor. Cheaper is better, but I want good performance. My websites are wordpress sites, domains registered at ipage, and all sites are less than 500 unique visits per day. Nothing complex like forums either.. just typical content and ecommerce sites.

And I'd need customer service. Since again, I can't troubleshoot complex problems on my own. I need a service that has a live person that I can call into for help. So some super cheap do-it-yourself type of platform might not be great for me because I'm not technical enough.
 


Knownhost VPS is my recommendation.. We have been using them for a couple of years and they are great.. Highly responsive and highly effective.
 
Looks like u just need a basic good hosting. GO with hawkhost
Cheap, fast. Tickets get replied in an hour or 2. Sites never went down in last 4 years. I have different 6 accounts with them and never had any problem.
 
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Thanks for creating this thread and sorry for hijacking it.

Can anyone reccommend me a cheap vps for hosting my aff lp's?
Daily traffic would be around 50k-75k.

I was looking as wiredtree as suggested above but their vps seems pretty expensive($55/mn and above). So any suggestions would be great.

thanks
 
Knownhost replies to tickets in the 10 minutes or less. Usually in about 6-7 minutes :)

aim100 said:
Looks like u just need a basic good hosting. GO with hawkhost
Cheap, fast. Tickets get replied in an hour or 2. Sites never went down in last 4 years. I have different 6 accounts with them and never had any problem.
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Go with Godaddy and have more problems than ever :-)

Have any range on your budget? I have my own dedi server from Liquid web for $200 a month and all I can say is they are really good in this end. I can create any VPS with any stats I want with the limitation of the server I pay for and host your site from there. They'll guide you though it needs a little programming which is really out for OP.

Haven't used it before but based on experience on dedicated servers, would recommend the same company. Hosting at around $20-25 with own dedicated IP.
 
Ronnie55 said:
Hostgator is garbage since being acquired by EIG, as you all know.
I've seen Bluehost recommended a lot.
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Bluehost = Hostgator. It's the exact same now. BH is also EIG. :1bluewinky:

my concern is that I don't know which options require me to have a high level of technical expertise, and which don't.
I'm not a tech-savvy person. I'm not a software engineer or server admin or anything like that. But I want to get good hosting that increases my performance and shows google that I mean business!
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Then avoid the (bad!) advice to "get a VPS!". Just look for a better host, not a different product entirely.

But that'd still be shared hosting. How much of a performance increase would I see going to a 'good' shared hosting company and leaving hostgator? or is it still unreliable and not a good option?
Am I better off with VPS or some other alternative? If so, what.
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VPS can actually be worse/slower than a good shared serer. Many are. It all depends on the specs, etc. It's really the host that matters -- i.e., how overstuffed ("oversold", overallocated) are the servers. VPS can be as bad or worse than shared.

domains registered at ipage
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Another EIG company NOT to be trusted. I'm strongly suggest moving those over to Namecheap.

I need a service that has a live person that I can call into for help.
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This is going to be a problem. Phone "techs" are never techs, but rather glorified secretaries. Real issues take time, and real techs get paid too much to waste time on the phone. They quickly go from ticket to ticket, without needlessly pauses and "ums" on the phone. If you insist on phone help, you'll be stuck with crappy companies like EIG and Godaddy. That's just the way it works. Most hosts don't waste time or funds to have "operators standing by" since they're mostly useless.


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TY for all the responses. The feedback is much appreciated.

1 last question- anyone familiar with Power Up Hosting (poweruphosting.com)

Saw it advertised here on a banner ad and clicked thru
 
Ronnie55 said:
TY for all the responses. The feedback is much appreciated.

1 last question- anyone familiar with Power Up Hosting (poweruphosting.com)

Saw it advertised here on a banner ad and clicked thru
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I have used their VPS and use to run GSA and some other tools. Never got any issue, support is good too.

Also, i recommend SolidSEOvps, they have good plans with good price.
 
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Only need shared hosting at this point i decided. Narrowed it down to InMotionHosting vs HawkHost.

Thinking of doing InMotionHosting.. I like the attention I've gotten during the sign up process in terms of questions, etc.

They also offer a file download to test server speed right on their homepage, so they're obviously not hiding anything. I know plenty of hosts do this, or certainly provide it via email if not. But I like how it's front and center here.
 
Have you tried Site5.com and the sites on there servers are cleaner if buying Shared/Reseller or VPS also available.
 
Just changed to knownhost after everybody was beating me on the head for not chosing them...

Setup is a bit convoluted, but support is great, speed is good. A++

Do recommend.

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