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    Choosing the right host for me

    Hi, Web Hosting community

    I got a question in terms of hosts, I plan to start a wordpress blogging website, and I want a reliable service and something that will not screw me over for high traffic. In other terms what are good providers that you can start off with low traffic and as traffic gets higher it will be easy for you to upgrade to a vps server then a dedicated server, and of course it has to support wordpress.

    Another question of the blue is why do most hosting providers provide unlimited traffic bandwidth etc but people stick to dedicated servers why do that if for 5 dollars hosts charge for unlimited.

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by ruusky View Post
    Another question of the blue is why do most hosting providers provide unlimited traffic bandwidth etc but people stick to dedicated servers why do that if for 5 dollars hosts charge for unlimited.
    "Unlimited" is, in a sense, a lie. You have to read their Terms of Service very carefully. Most people would rather go with guaranteed features even if they have to pay a bit more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bitcable View Post
    "Unlimited" is, in a sense, a lie. You have to read their Terms of Service very carefully. Most people would rather go with guaranteed features even if they have to pay a bit more.
    This is 100% correct. Going with a unlimited host most of the time means that once you hit a limit they don't like they try to get rid of you by making you upgrade or move to a more expensive package.

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    Oo ok thanks ... so what do you guys recommend in general for my situation start with a vps?

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    Do you already have a popular blog? or do you have still everything on paper?
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    I have it on paper so far

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    Most hosts will have no problem scaling you up as you need it, and will in fact offer a helping hand. We've had one particular customer go all the way from never owning a WordPress site to getting 20k traffic per day. We've upgraded him as he needed the whole way through. I guess it just depends on how much the host truly appreciates your business as a client.

    As for the unlimited question- the truth is, nothing is unlimited. Everything is finite in some sense, so although you may not be capped on diskspace or bandwidth per-say, you'll experience caps somewhere else such as CPU usage.
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    Thanks for the info, ill check your host out.. any other suggestions?

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    The start with a host with good reputation on this forum and you should be fine, at least for some months while you work in make your blog grow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ruusky View Post
    Thanks for the info, ill check your host out.. any other suggestions?
    Do you know any exact requirements you're going to need besides scalability?
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    If a host does not "screw you over for high traffic", they are screwing over every other account on the server. Start shared and move up to a VPS and dedi when your traffic warrants it.
    Hosting is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ruusky View Post
    Thanks for the info, ill check your host out.. any other suggestions?
    I have a VPS at MDDHosting.com. A VPS would definitely be overkill for what you need right now, but they do have shared hosting that gets a lot of compliments, and they have the upgrade path you're seeking, from shared to VPS to dedicated.

    Mike (the "M" in MDD) has experience with Wordpress, and the customers with shared hosting are very complimentary about the servers. They just optimized MySQL on all the shared servers and reports from that so far are good. While I can't speak to their shared hosting from personal experience, I can recommend them based on their support, which is very good.

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    Thanks guys

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    What about hostgator? They have vps and dedicated services? Im just exploring my options with different peoples opinions

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    Is this a new start blog? If so, keep it simple, go for something cheap, but reliable. Go for Shared Hosting for now with a good service. As fshagan says, VPS would be an overkill for a new upstart blog. Get your self off the ground then work up. Afterall, 3 months down the line (lets hope not but..) you might change your mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ruusky View Post
    Hi, Web Hosting community

    I got a question in terms of hosts, I plan to start a wordpress blogging website, and I want a reliable service and something that will not screw me over for high traffic. In other terms what are good providers that you can start off with low traffic and as traffic gets higher it will be easy for you to upgrade to a vps server then a dedicated server, and of course it has to support wordpress.

    Another question of the blue is why do most hosting providers provide unlimited traffic bandwidth etc but people stick to dedicated servers why do that if for 5 dollars hosts charge for unlimited.

    Thanks
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    You definitely want to start out with shared hosting. Customers should be able to get upgraded with any company. Some that I can recommend is HawkHost and MDD Hosting.

    While I believe that one company dedicated to the type of hosting they sell will give you the best support available on that front, I also understand your needs for it being scalable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ruusky View Post
    Hi, Web Hosting community

    I got a question in terms of hosts, I plan to start a wordpress blogging website, and I want a reliable service and something that will not screw me over for high traffic. In other terms what are good providers that you can start off with low traffic and as traffic gets higher it will be easy for you to upgrade to a vps server then a dedicated server, and of course it has to support wordpress.

    Another question of the blue is why do most hosting providers provide unlimited traffic bandwidth etc but people stick to dedicated servers why do that if for 5 dollars hosts charge for unlimited.

    Thanks
    First, good luck with your new venture.

    Your choice of hosting should be based on your vision for and understanding of the business you are going into. Really it is just like renting "brick and mortar" space for a start up - if you know what you are doing and the business means a lot to you then you rent the best space available - if you have no clue what you are doing and it means little then you do it in the garage.

    Moving a site is never as easy as you think it will be and the time lost in considering when to move will never come back. For an important project, get the best dedicated system that you can.

    Shared hosting should only be considered for the lowest priority projects. Regardless of the quality of the company providing the shared hosting, the largest percentage of their clients (the people that you will share the server with) have no idea what they are doing so the concept of "sharing nicely" is never understood. Starting a reputable business in the bad part of town is never recommended.

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    Find a host who guarantees their product and has a good amount of services for your dollar. Its always good to find a host with 24 support too! You should be able to find what you're are looking for on these forums.

    Agreeable as the above statements said: Going for someone who says unlimited you might want to referrer to the Terms and Policy of that place. Make sure you ask questions if you do not understand something. Always important.
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    I have hostmonster currently, but I have had some problems with them before so I would recommend going with someone else.

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