Web Hosting Blog

Jeeze, I got lucky when I chose my web host. Site5 was recommened but I did my research and noticed that when you dig beneath the surface they get mixed reviews. This is the best Site5 review I could find. I didn't realize that under the hood Site5 is actually a CPanel host, although with all of the customizations you would never know it. They have replaced CPanel's default user interface with something that is actually good-looking and well organized. This is what they call NetAdmin4. While NetAdmin4 succeeds for the most part in making everyday tasks like E-mail account creation easy (easier than CPanel at least), the web-based file manager and DNS management utilities could definitely use some work. Anyhow check out the review.

So I have been looking for a new webhost for the last few month. My current host has been experiencing some issues. Thats when I found Bluehost. Heres my Bluehost review. Of course the most common topic of discussion on the message forum revolves around resource usage, uptime and downtime. Bluehost’s shared hosting platform works by packing about 250 customers (or up to 1,000 domain names) onto a single server (they have a lot of servers). As such you share resources with other customers. “Shared Hosting” is based on the idea that the average website doesn’t really use 10GB of space or 2,500 e-mail accounts. In fact the average website uses only a fraction of that amount. We tested Bluehost for over 3 months and not once did our website go dark. That said, there were times (about 3 instances) when things felt sluggish for 20 to 30 minutes at a time - our webpages loaded slowly or the control panel was unresponsive. But all in all Bluehost’s platform is stable, considering how many new customers they get a day it has to be. (more ...)

Ok, I was trying to find a good web designer for a friend of mine who runs a small business. She didn't want to pay too much, but wanted a high quality site. Impossible? Nope! After looking at quite a few places including Template Monster, I discovered a cool company called NextTree. They will custom build a small website for $149, and an e-commerce site for $249 ... WOW. The website was built in about a week and looks fantastic! So check them out ... highly recommended.

It's official. Any cheaper and '.com' domain names will be free. Of course Yahoo and Netfirms have been battling it out all year with prices ranging from $3.00 - $5.00, way lower than GoDaddy's $8.95 / year plus additional fees. Now iPowerWeb has joined the fray at $2.95 for one year - the lowest yet. So will 2006 be the year of the free domain name? Coffee keeps getting more expensive, somethings gotta give.