I have been looking at iPage, FatCow and JustHost. Any experiences, good or bad, would be great.
I should have said, i’m from the UK.
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Phillip.
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June 20th, 2012
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If they’ve been around for a long time they’re just as good as each other. I always stick with byethost for reliability but you’ll find there’s not much difference between established hosting companies except cost.
If you are in UK, use a UK host. American hosts can be very unhelpful if you have probs, and of course with a UK host you can just phone up to get support.
Also note that under UK Data Protection Act you cannot use an American host to store personal data of your customers unless that company has signed up to the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the (US) Commerce Act.
I’ve been using NamesCo for years, and they have been fine (competent and helpful).
Also just had severe probs with byethost recently – extremely unhelpful.
Large hosts like those are as stated in the other answer pretty much the same except price. The issue with them being the “same” is that that is not necessarily a good thing. These hosts have so many clients you sometimes get lost in the shuffle. You must consider other hosting options available as well as technologies used. I have recommended in the past and continue to recommend http://www.coverthosting.com because they really do care about their clients. They have great support with 24x7x356 toll free numbers for both the US and UK, live chat, and tickets. There has never been a time I could not get help when needed. You also get Cloud hosting for prices starting at $8 (US) per month. By far the best host I have ever had, atleast thus far.
As an experienced webmaster I recommend BH web hosting which I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer for hosting & I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them.
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Hope this helps.
I’ve been with all 3 at one point ove the past 2 years, here are my observations:
1) iPage is very reliable, and their live support ROCKS…they’ve always solved my issues within minutes. Their phone support is cool too and picks up within 2 minutes. And let’s not forget the $450 in free Facebook/Google credits, more than any other host offers.
2) FatCow is pretty much the same as iPage, and for a long time, they were cheaper. However, recently, they became a bit more expensive than iPage and also “only” offer $125 in Google/Facebook credits. One thing to note though, they are certainly the friendliest web host I ever came across, all their support staff is always nice
3) JustHost is more expensive than the other 2, and also has great support. The only reason I’d advise anyone to sign up is if he wants 3 free domains, because they offer a pretty decent deal where you get 3 free domains at only 23c/day with the right coupon.
Now, what you really have to ask yourself is what kind of business are you launching…as in, how many visitors will your site get? Will you run a ton of scripts and database requests on the site?
If the answer is yes, you might prefer VPS or dedicated hosting instead of shared hosting (iPage, Fatcow, Justhost are all shared hosts).
If you get less than 20k visitors per month, and don’t run too many hardcore scripts…shared hosting will be fine. Most providers offer the same “unlimited bandwidth/emails/space, sitebuilder, bonus credits” but there’s still many variations in price. The cheapest reliable one I found (some are crap) was Greenville for only 9c/day. I was alway happy with their support and server uptime. If you absolutely want a few more Facebook/Google credits as a bonus, you can go with iPage and get $450 in credits. All come with a free domain, and Justhost even gives you 3. The thing to note is that I would never pay more than $4.5/mo if they only give you 1 free domain!
If you want to upgrade because you’re expecting a ton of visitors or want to run extensive databases, I’d go with VPS. The speed increase will be significant and you’ll get your own IP which helps with ranking on Google. If you are on shared hosting, you might be on the same server as a site that’s blacklisted by Google…and suffer consequently. VPS hosting is faster, and helps with ranking a bit. I checked out at least 8 providers over the years, including Inmotion, myHosting, Liquidweb, and Hostgator. I won’t mention the bad ones. Hostgator was fine, but I was a bit disappointed by their support. Liquidweb was slightly more expensive than the rest, but their support and sever infrastructure is EXCELLENT…so you’re willing to pay a small premium to get imo the best VPS (and dedicated) host, go for Liquidweb. They’ll also migrate your site to their servers for free if you sign up with the right coupon. It sounds as if you’re not sure how to do it, and although it’s not that difficult, having someone do it for you would probably help…especially if their general support is also excellent, and Liquidweb’s support most certainly is. Inmotion and myHosting are pretty even, but myHosting had a cool “3 months free” offer when I was looking for a new host, so I went with them…especially considering I now only pay 52c/day for super fast/reliable VPS hosting
As for dedicated hosting, at that point, you either want something really cheap, or the best host because your business depends on it. The best dedicated host hands down is Liquidweb imo. I’ve tested a few others, but no other host was so helpful as they were when I ran into trouble. They also offer to migrate your website FOR FREE! And unlike some others, they will actually do it and not give you some hogwash reason as to why they can’t do it. If you want someone to move your site, Liquidweb is your best bet. If you want the cheapest dedicated host out there, you should go with HostRocket’s $99/mo deal. Great uptime and servers…but their support is not as good as Liquidweb’s support.
Anyway, whenever I’m looking for a new host, I check out coupons. Found out a lot of them are outdated on websites. The most up to date coupons I found were on a Twitter stream of a guy called “WebhostingD”, he seems to update the coupons daily and has all major hosts. I’ve been using his stream for my past 5 hosts and was always happy with the deal I got. I’ll post the link bellow. Make sure to check out his/her Twitter stream once you know which host you want to go for. I think the 3 months free offer from MyHosting is still going by the way, not sure for how long though.
PS: I’m from the UK as well
For hosting, it doesn’t matter where you are from, but rather where your customers are from. But in general, the hosts should be fast enough to support you worldwide
Phillip.
Without a doubt the best web host right now is HostGator. They have unparalleled customer service and can not be matched price wise.
Visit: http://bit.ly/hh3g2i
Also enter in Promo Code: theweaver9
and you will receive your 9.94 off your first order. Check it out.
http://www.quickhosting.in have a premium hosting you spend only 2500.00 and got 20GB Web space. just visit one time.
So far, I haven’t had any experiences with any of the web host stated above. But what I am using currently may be very beneficial to you. try http://www.vexxhost.com. I am happy with the web hosting features I got from them. no problems since then.
JustHost is terrible. Their customer service sucks. Check out http://hostgator.com .
Their price is a bit high, but you can use this coupon code “newprogramdisc” to have a 25% discount.
They offer a live chat, which is very useful. And most important of all, hostgator supports are like 24 hours.
If by “good” you mean reliable, supportive, efficient, and well priced then I would go with HostGator for web hosting . I have found they always deliver what they promise and actually provide more than what I was expecting. To help you out, you can use the coupon code “SADDLEWADDLE” for HostGator to get the first month for $0.01.
For Europe and the UK, I’d recommend 1&1, who are actually the world’s #1 web host. They offer inexpensive hosting plans with unlimited bandwidth, low cost domain registration, email accounts, easy-to-use site builders, etc.
If you were in the U.S., I’d say HostGator, with many of the same features – and gets good reviews from most everyone.