Hey guys. I'm looking for a host to serve my own website, and also my father's (different domains). They are both merely personal websites, and require little in terms of bandwidth/database support. I have been hosting my site for about a year and a half with MySiteSpace; and whilst their servers themselves have been pleasing in terms of response and uptime, I've found their customer service lacking (a topic for another post). Anyway, its time to move. Basically these are my requirements: At least 150MBs disk space At least 2GB bandwidth Able to host 2 domains Quick download/upload speeds Under $8/month I've looked back around 20 pages in this forum but I haven't found anything exactly suiting my needs. And although people seem to often recommend the 'Offers' subsection of WHT, I know that many of those proposals are come from very small time operations of extremely low quality and they are hard to pick before committing. Also, it is imperative that the host I end up with has decent up/down speeds and (of course) is overall pretty reliable. Would it be possible to ascertain a package that suites these needs for under $8/month? Thanks in advance,
If you are able to compile a short list of potential hosts then send them some pre sales questions before signing up. Run the company names through google.com and also here at what. The trouble now is the market is so overly saturated its beyond overwhelming when having to pick and choose.
As far as the offers forum here at what, just use with "caution" There are a lot of fly-by-night co. around. Good Luck
First of all you need to make a complete list of requirements. When I say complete list, it does not mean just diskspace and bandwidth, but also the server side scripts you are going to use or will be using in the future, the databases you will requiring, etc.
Once you decide this, you will be able to figure out the platform you need ('i.e. windows or linux).
Once you know your requirements, you can shortlist web hosts and then send your queries to them. This will save you the trouble of switching hosts in the future.
I don't know the answer to your question but can tell you that wowbb has a forum where you ask presales questions. They usually answer almost imediately. And they have packages you can view before asking questions. The wowbb team is awsome! They are friendly and very willing to help you out. They fixed some things I messed up in like minutes. I visit the forum many times a day and just read thru all the questions and answers.
It's always a good idea to contact the web host to test their support response times. Most host offer plenty of resources for low prices but it all depends on the type of sites you want to run.