Comments on: On choosing a good web hosting service : Experiences of a layman

By: Bhagwati

Bhagwati — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:56:09 +0000

For any business having a stable website is the first priority, by saving few $$ year, you might be loosing more with a slow or down host or wasting your time chasing support, than what you will save, most host has very good discount on yearly packages, so according to me, first try a host for 1-2 months, and if you like the support and service, than go for yearly packages. I would say Hostome.com has cheap web hosting and great customer support both, there is 30 days money back guarantee, so nothing to loose trying it.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:28:52 +0000

Nice Post, I have bookmarked your site and will return again. Host Business

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:16:41 +0000

Thanks for the information..love it

By: VIKAS |vikas-gupta.in

VIKAS |vikas-gupta.in — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:07:55 +0000

Hope to see your self-hosted blog with your own domain name soon Avada!

By: Avada Kedavra

Avada Kedavra — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:06:30 +0000

Nice.. this will help me shifting to self hosted domain! thanks for sharing the info

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:21:45 +0000

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By: Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:34:54 +0000

timethief, I had set it to have more than 3 links! So it is a WP error!

BTW, which small orange plan are you using for your personal blog: tiny, small or Medium?

By: Psych Babbler

Psych Babbler — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:14:03 +0000

Yep…it must have been the day when there were some problems with blogger…think it was on Friday. It’s all better now…

By: timethief

timethief — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:06:22 +0000

My comment was in the spam filter -- tsk, tsk. It only had 2 links in it so if you have set your comments to contain no more than one then that could explain it. BTW the web hosting service I use is A Small Orange. They have support 24/7/365. The service is modestly priced and the features are excellent.

By: Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:39:55 +0000

timethief, thank you for the elaborate comment and happy diwali wishes! Your comment had gone to spambox and I wonder why! I luckily spotted it!

By: timethief

timethief — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:27:17 +0000

Reasons for self hosting your own wordpress.ORG blog:
1. Build your own brand and credibility
2. Easy location for your readers/customers
3. Better search engine ranking
4. Your name is your own and it’s portable
5. Complete control of your template
6. Complete control over advertising
7. Email – multiple accounts on your own domain
8. Additional functions

Choosing a web host based on price alone can be false economy. The detailed web host reviews is what you have to look for when you need to find a web hosting provider. Only expert advice from unbiased review websites will help you to identify the best provider who can provide reliable service for you.
What To Look For In Cheap Web Hosting Providers http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-To-Look-For-In-Cheap-Web-Hosting-Providers/762388

If you are intending to self host a wordpress.org blog then I recommend watching these free videos:
http://www.becomeablogger.com/video-1.html
Video 1 – Why You Should Use WordPress
Video 2 – How To Get Your Own Domain Name
Video 3 – How To Get A Web Host
WordPress minimum requirements – To run WordPress your host just needs:
* PHP version 4.3 or greater
* MySQL version 4.0 or greater
* The mod_rewrite Apache module
Video 4 – How To Install WordPress
Video 5 – How To Upload Files To Your Webhost Using FTP
Video 6 – Choosing A WordPress Theme For Your New Blog
Video 7 – How To Install And Use WordPress Plugins
Video 8 – How To Create Your First Blog Post And Blog Page
Video 9 – What RSS Is And Why You Need It
Video 10 – How To Use Feedburner For Supercharging Your RSS Capabilities

Happy Diwali!

By: Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:52:45 +0000

Bhagwad,

I did a lot of research and hence this wisdom! Bluehost is okay. So is dreamhost etc.

You can go to a smallish but nice Irish company http://vade.ie or a small orange.

Comment threading is enabled on your blog and works like mine only. Mine is on free wordpress and yours is self-hosted.

By: Bhagwad Jal Park

Bhagwad Jal Park — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:48:42 +0000

Already answered in two comments in this thread further down

By: Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:44:37 +0000

Bhagwad, that’s a good viable option. WP could use it! You can forward a suggestion to WP. BTW, which web host are you using? I cannot find that in your WHOIS info!

By: Bhagwad Jal Park

Bhagwad Jal Park — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:43:42 +0000

One more thing – how do you enable threading in your iNove theme? I use iNove too but my replies come at the bottom of comment list…