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I need a hosting recommendation. I'm currently with ipowerweb (and have been for 6 years with my bjcounsels site) for hosting but with godaddy for my many domain holdings.
godaddy seems to have a lot of add on services and may be a bit more user friendly than ipowerweb. I'm looking to add autoresponders, a blog and podcasts to my site, along with very light retail offerings.
I'm finishing up the text for my new [myfullname]dotcom site and am wondering if I should switch to a new provider.
Any endorsements?
I found Godaddy's account management user interface to be almost unusably clunky -- took me ages to switch my domain registrations away from them because I just couldn't navigate the site.
I'm currently very happy with Dreamhost.
I've been very happy with jumpline.com, but the account I have at least is really more geared toward having multiple domains.
I have to confess to being overwhelmed by the choices and options. While I once felt fairly adept at creating html pages and moving things around the old website, nowadays I can't seem to nut out what anything means within the hosting options.
No idea how sql impacts me, for example, if at all!
If the provider doesn't provide blogging software, you'll probably want to have MySQL to backend Wordpress.
MySQL to backend Wordpress
This seems important. But what does it mean?
I think I understand that SQL interfaces with databases, but what does that have to do with blogging via Wordpress?
Does it mean I get stats based on use? Or that I can send specific messages to certain users?
Wordpress depends on MySQL (it can probably use other databases, but MySQL is the default). Wordpress handles all the SQL and details though, so you don't have to mess with the database except for maybe setting up a user.
I have had good luck with steadfast networks. They are slightly cheaper than dreamhost.
Another vote for steadfast.net. I've found their customer service to be excellent. I signed up with them through a subsidiary called Host Affection, which seems to be cheaper than going through steadfast.net. [link]
Jon, have you ever used the autoresponder function through Host Affection?
I plan to use resonders for email list sign ups and for distribution of timed lessons (e-courses) connected to my coaching programs. If it's easy to use it through this host company, it would save me a chunk of change on the add-on service I use at the moment.
