Comments on: 13 Top Notch Web Hosting Companies

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:32:55 +0000

Can’t believe HostICan is not on your list? They are very top notch. I have been with them for a while…really gotten to know them…they are a great bunch. The phone support is incredible…very friendly, timely, knowledgeable…all the important stuff. I have found that they are a very strong company. I am on a VPS…but they have shared, VPS and dedicated options though. Very easy to use…and if you are new…you always know that they have 24/7 support (phone, live chat and tickets) I just love them…I recommend you look into them.

By: Devin

Devin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:52:52 +0000

I love HostGator as well, and I recommend them to all my clients. I like Mosso as well for a client needing more space or bandwidth.

My website startupshortcuts.com has been on hostgator and has been able to handle significant unexpected traffic peaks with no problems.

By: Website Designer - Barry Mitchell

Website Designer - Barry Mitchell — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:53:05 +0000

I use a UK based company for my VPS. I get decent technical support from them and it is provided 24/7 so i know that if i need support i can get it. Had a few difficulties with the company for instance during march of this year my VPS crashed almost every day and the who thing had to be reinstalled as the hard drives were staring to fail. Dont know why this was happening but it was a mega disruption to my services as a website designer because when i am designing a website i am always using live web space to test the sites. The website hosting company are called web hosting uk and their servers are based in maidenhead. I give them about 85 out of 100 for their services but i am sure if i was to pick another website hosting company i would do a little more research.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:54:52 +0000

You forgot E-Starr.Com. They’re REALLY good.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:58:04 +0000

I didn’t hear nodaddy, that’s frightening since I use godaddy for my registrar. I like fastnext.com for my hosting. 8$ for unlimited reseller

By: Shawn Bishop

Shawn Bishop — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:19:42 +0000

Go Daddy also has dedicated servers and great phone support…

By: David

David — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:53:29 +0000

I personally do like Go Daddy. Ifind that they have excelent uptime. The price is lower than many other hosting companies. They have some very easy building tools with pragrams like Website Tonight.
I had MidPhase hosting for a very short time, and I found my site went down a about 3 times in one month, their pricing was very high, their customer service was terrible. I also thought their cpanel was way to complicated for an average user. I am not an expert web designer, but I do know html, and I couldn’t even set up my Email. For really tech savvy people i’m sure it’s great.
Another affordable and easy to use host is Network Solutions.

By: William Tully

William Tully — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:58:56 +0000

I have yet to understand the GoDaddy crowd.. The times where I have had to deal with them, or their back end, simply make me want to blow my brains out. Sure, they’re cheap for domains, yet their back end administration is painful (the reseller admin is even worse yet!). I personally use SiteGround for all my hosting, and they have stepped up when required – and have even stepped up before I knew anything was wrong (which pretty much secured my loyalty).

The way I see it is that as long as you have amazing tech support, lots of storage, impressive bandwidth (spikes happen!), and at least a few databases available – pay whatever it costs to get it. If you can find it for $5-$6/mo great – wouldn’t spend more than $12-$15 for it tho…

By: Andy Boyd

Andy Boyd — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:21:43 +0000

I have personally used MT on a site that was getting slammed with traffic spikes and they handled it really well, even with 21 large images on the page that was getting hit.

By: Mike at Cell Phone Recycling

Mike at Cell Phone Recycling — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:45:14 +0000

I’m with @Shook, BlueHost is an excellent host for bloggers. I ‘m also wary of GoDaddy, their reputation is not something you’d get comfortable with. This is a superb list by someone who knows and uses these hosts. Thanks, Char.