23Aug Why you should host with Bluehost?
The Search for the Perfect Webhost
While searching for a host for Ericulous.com, I read up the reviews in webhostingtalk.com, google-ing here and there, hoping to find a reliable and value for price webhosting company. Kind of overwhelming cos everytime I thought I found The One, some bad reviews would turn up. Then I realized that no one host will have perfect reviews. Finally I settled down on 2 potential candidates.
hostgator
- unlimited domain addon
- 100gb storage
- 1000gb bandwidth
- USD120/yr
bluehost
- unlimited domain addon
- 300gb storage
- 3000gb bandwidth
- USD84/yr
Value-wise, bluehost appear to be the clear choice. Then I chanced upon the blog of Bluehost’s CEO. After reading thru I’m convinced of the reliability cos seldom do you see such honesty from a webhosting CEO.
The Impression
And so I sign up. I must say the first impression is fabulous! Upon payment thru Paypal, the account is activated immediately. And I mean instant, no checking email for account password, details etc. You are directed to cPanel immediately after Paypal payment.
Then knowing that my new domain name will probably take up to 24-48 hrs to resolve, I play around using direct IP. 1 hour later, out of boredom I key in ericulous.com. Viola! My domain is up! i dun know if it’s the efficiency of Bluehost or just pure luck but hey I’m a happy guy. It’s been a year and I have hosted 4 blogs with Bluehost. Hardly encounter any glitches or downtime. Hence, for value and reliability, I highly recommend Bluehost.
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June 10th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
YEP - I did the same exhaustive study. BlueHost and HostMonster - Same base company - really good stuff AND a lot of the measure has gone “unlimited!” I’ve had a site with Matt since he started in the 90s at 50 megs. One (I should rebuild) has 462 weeks time on line!
Nice clean theme - like the professional feel and the column versatility. I try to keep a “fluid” expanse to fit everyone’s viewing pleasure - someone warned me that there are STILL many people to include schools and libraries that have small monitors so I try to limit the number of themes I borrow to build on with static width - guess I’ll be back later. Thanks for a truly beneficial site, service and buyable talent!!