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    StephBertha
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    Hi there,

    I’ve been using Bluehost for awhile, but it’s really sucking lately! Sites are going down left and right, server is really slow. I’m just done with them. But I don’t know of any other host that is good and somewhat in the same price range?

    Do you know of any web hosts that are reliable, but not super expensive? All my websites are in WordPress.

    Thank you,
    Stephanie

    #248829
    Senff
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    Hostgator, Dreamhost, Godaddy, Siteground, Flywheel….so many alternatives! It all depends on your budget, really.

    #248830
    StephBertha
    Participant

    Hi Senff,

    Thank you for your response. I heard Hostgator, Dreamhost and GoDaddy were bad… Yes, no? Budget is $20.00 a month.

    #248832
    Shikkediel
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    I see their own main page is even down. I know the feeling, I’m with Host1Plus and they had 40+ hours downtime because of an unstable system just before Black Friday. Being a hobbyist, that’s just annoying but some people depend on that hosting for their livelihood. That said, I’ve been very happy with their free VPS and now $6 a month subscription for quite a few years now. Their prices can’t be beat. But I think all mainstream providers suck at times, especially with shared hosting. If you want to be as worry free as it might get, going with a managed VPS at WiredTree would be an option. But that’s 50 buckaroos a month…

    #248848
    I.m.learning
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    What’s wrong with Hostgator? My host was around $70 to start for the year, now it is rising to $90. They changed much of my code and they would not tell me why.

    I was looking into Hostgator because some colleges use them and the cost was going to be about $150 for 3 years.

    #248849
    StephBertha
    Participant

    HostGator has the same parent company as Bluehost. Their parent company is called Endurance International Group. I kind of assumed HostGator, or any company under the same parent company, would suck the same. No?

    Wow @Shikkediel, thank goodness you are just a hobbyist there! Considering I run an ecommerce store, I would be upset.

    I’ll be doing some research on this, just wanted to see what you guys say. Online reviews can be biased (where the reviewee can be compensated), so I wanted to see if any of you had a recommendation.

    #248850
    Shikkediel
    Participant

    Yeah, it was pretty bad. Lots of angry website owners on Twitter. Horrible timing too.

    If you’re running a store, I’d consider going with one of the higher end providers. LiquidWeb could be another one of those.

    Searching online can make one’s brain overload. It’s always the same companies, maybe in slightly different order. And there’s always complaints somewhere. From what I can see, Siteground seems to have the best current rep.

    #248993
    LinuxGeek
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    I would check out a company I work with and host my personal site through, Nexcess.net. They offer managed WordPress plans with 24/7 support starting at about $12 a month. These are not some oversold, under managed servers either. They are an independent company that owns their own servers in Detroit area and as a low level shared plan you have access to the same support that the enterprise customers do. Pretty much the exact opposite of an EIG company.

    #248996
    StephBertha
    Participant

    Hi LinuxGeek — thanks for the recommendation! I’ll be checking them out. I definitely want a server that is not like EIG!

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