Comments on: Wanted: Good Web/Blog Host

By: TDH

TDH — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:22:08 +0000

I’ll second A Small Orange, although they do have some downtime every now and then. The best support I’ve ever had the pleasure of dealing with though, and that’s worth a lot.

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:53:22 +0000

A Small Orange (used them, love them) or Laughing Squid (haven’t used them, but know people who have, and they’re good people).

Definitely don’t go cheap. You get what you pay for, with support.

By: MatthewS

MatthewS — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:09:46 +0000

I like Brownrice Internet (www.brownrice.com). They only host by referral and give excellent customer support at reasonable rates. Mention me if you make an inquiry.

–Matthew.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:06:52 +0000

Idologic (www.idologic.com) isn’t expensive and really values customer service. Another b5 blogger (Steve Remington) is a happy customer. (Disclosure: I work for the company.)

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:19:22 +0000

Although I’m not with them now, I’ve used Liquid Web quite a bit, and they’ve been great. The customer service is quick, they’ve got a great toolset, which works with Wordpress, and they have been mostly flawless. That’s my recommendation.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:29:25 +0000

I switched to LaughingSquid (http://laughingsquid.com/) last year and have been very happy with them. For the first time ever, my site got Dugg and stayed up.

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:27:19 +0000

Thanks for the insight!

By: Ken Dyck

Ken Dyck — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:10:01 +0000

I’ve been with http://www.godaddy.com for a few years and am quite happy with them. I can’t say how good their customer support is. They’ve never given me any reason to use it. YMMV, of course.

By: Shaun Rotman

Shaun Rotman — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:52:08 +0000

From my experience:

1. Don’t go too cheap.
2. Pick a host that operates out of a good data centre.

I’ve tried many, and I always come back to HostGator (www.hostgator.com).
Support and service have been outstanding for all of $10/month.