A week ago I moved to DreamHost. Despite some minor issues, I have been extremely satisfied with my experience. This satisfaction can be attributed mainly to their great support and slick web panel. For instance, when I made a stupid error in my .htaccess file, they had it fixed within two hours. Unfortunately, it is true that DreamHost’s uptime is not fabulous. However, if you simply get in touch with them, they will help you to fix the issue in a courteous and professional manner. When I had issues with uptime, they were there through the whole process. The first time I had downtime, they checked over my server and tracked its state. Then, when it continued, they reimbursed me with one month of free hosting. When the issue continued, they moved me to a new server which has been rock solid every since. A combination of great support, low price, and plenty of features makes DreamHost my favorite host.
If you want to get over 1 TB of hosting for only $22 your first year, simply enter MYFLAWS1 when you sign up for DreamHost. This is the max discount, so I am not getting anything for it - that’s how much I am liking DreamHost.
I have decided to my top three picks for hosting in ascending order. Today, I signed up with DreamHost since it is the cheapest ($39.4 a year with the coupon code MYFLAWS1). If at any point they cease to satisfy me, I can easily invoke the 97 day money-back guarantee. Then, I will move on to A Small Orange, which is priced competitively at $100 a year. Finally, should ASA not satisfy me, I will finish off with Media Temple - priced at $170 a year with the coupon code kirupa05. Let’s hope I can stick with DreamHost.
When I was younger and inexperienced, I signed up for web hosting with SimpleHost. That was one of the worst decisions in the life. With horrible uptime and pathetic customer service, SimpleHost is an absolutely terrible host. So, a few months ago, I started looking around for a reliable host who is within the cost of a beginning web developer and blogger who has very little money to send. After looking around, I narrowed the choices down to the rock solid Media Temple, the tropical A Small Orange, and the cheaper DreamHost. All of these services have their features:
- Media Temple - $20
- 1 TB of bandwidth
- Rock solid hosting (great uptime)
- Great support
- Fast - like a ninja
- DreamHost - $7.95
- 1.6 TB + of bandwidth
- Decent support
- Cheap
- A Small Orange - $10
- 25 gb of bandwidth
- Great support
- Cheaper
Which host should I use?
- A Small Orange - $10/month (46%)
- Media Temple - $20/month (38%)
- DreamHost - $7.95/month (15%)
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