Web Hosting: Get the Info You Need
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Why am I talking to you about web hosting?
Because I know a lot of you are interested in blogging. And I know a lot of you have blogs that you would like to take off of Blogger or free WordPress and move into blogging on your own hosting. So I think this is an important topic to address.
Some of you blog for money and some you blog for fun or as a hobby but it doesn’t really matter what your purpose in blogging is – you need to put some consideration into where you are going to host your sites before you go ahead and pick one.
There are a lot of great web hosts out there but there are also a lot of not so great web hosts.
Some of the things you will want to consider before you decide on a web host are:
- How many sites do you want to be able to run through your web host? One? Ten? Somewhere in between or maybe even more?
- Are you going to have lots of traffic immediately because you are transferring a blog over that has traffic already or are you just getting started and won’t have much traffic immediately?
- What kinds of tools do you need?
- What is your budget?
These are some of the things that will affect your choice of web hosts.
Now, I’ve been using HostGator for about 6 years and I love them. I have had no problems and I have found the customer support to be very helpful (and believe me, I’ve used customer support). If you use the online chat support you get taken care of pretty quickly and you get a transcript of the chat afterwards. Very handy for referring back to later if you have the same issue!
But HostGator is just one of the quality web hosts that you might want to consider.
Make a visit to Web Hosting Deals. This site will get you familiar with some of the best web hosting providers. Each review is written by Daren, the owner, and has lots of details. You can also access reviews and ratings by other users of web hosts so you get a pretty broad scope of what the site is really like. You’ll be able to see if a trial offer is available and some of the hosts offer discounts when you buy through Web Hosting Deals.
Another bonus of Web Hosting Deals is the great blog. This blog is filled with all sorts of information that a new or established blogger might need. Learn more about picking the right domain name or how to get lots of traffic to your blog.
This is a great site and if you need to find a new web host or you’re just getting started and need to find your first hosting provider, you will find all the info you need!
I dont know what to say. This blog is fantastic. Thats not really a really huge statement, but its all I could come up with after reading this. You know so much about this subject. So much so that you made me want to learn more about it. Your blog is my stepping stone, my friend. Thanks for the heads up on this subject.