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all your eggs in one basket? (18 posts)

Topic tags: diversified, domain, hosting source

Dea Irby said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I was told that you should buy domains from one source and have hosting with another source so “all your eggs are not in one basket” so to speak. That way if one company goes down, you don’t loose it all. Sort of like having a diversified portfolio?
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Melissa Agnes said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Huh, I’ve never heard of that.. suppose it makes sense though. I buy domains and hosting from the same company that I trust… Ill have to think about this one though.
Thanks for sharing!
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Diane Bianchi said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I haven’t heard of that either. The only reason I have a separate hosting company from where I bought my domains is they had a better deal.
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Paul Wylie said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@deairby Well, my take on that is If you are a domain registrar then you sell domains. If you are a hosting company then you rent out disk space on a server.
My worst experiences have been companies trying to do both. I usually use GoDaddy for domains and Host Gator for hosting. I have never had a problem for any of my personal sites. For my clients that I do freelancing for they usually have there own server banks connected to (content delivery network) CDN to deliver video, images quick as possible.
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 3 months ago:
thanks all for the input… @ptwylie @melissaagnes @dianebianchi
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Debbie Lynn Butler said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@deairby I wish someone had told me that before I created my first Web site! My Web host offered a “free domain name” which became the property of another company with high rates. Make sure your chosen domain name is portable and you are free to use it no matter which hosting company you choose now and in the future.
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Rich Brooks said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@deairby
I’m in agreement w/ @ptwylie. I use GoDaddy as a registrar (despite their idiotic ads and elephant hunting ways) and primarily RackSpace as a hosting co.
I think GD is fine for small sites, but I recently moved a big database driven site off of it onto RS and saw a HUGE improvement in speed. Again, lots of DB calls.
Sorry, getting off topic, but I do recommend separation here, but not because you need to diversity your portfolio.
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Debbie, sorry about what happened to you, boohoo. @debbielynnavaNow, Rich, you offer ANOTHER choice for hosting! Guess I’ll check out RackSpace. @rich-brooks
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Abigail Gorton said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@deairby Speaking as a web developer who has set up and inherited already set up dozens of domains and hosting packages, I see no reason to deliberately separate domains and hosting. I’d make your criteria…. 1) 24/7 USA based support. 2) Wordpress runs fast on their servers. 3) easy access to backups… Is it easy for you to revert to any day in the last week? 4) no scantilly clad women all over the ads and the site. Ok, so (4) is subjective, but ask yourself what YOU want to see every time you go to the control panel? FWIW, In my experience GODaddy deselects for coterie (2) as well. I finf WP to be slow on their servers.
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 3 months ago:
who do you use for hosting? @abigailgorton
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Abigail Gorton said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@deairby if I get a new client and they already have hosting, I will not move it unless their host fails 1 – 3 above. But if they do not yet have hosting, Or they need new hosting, i am currently signing them up with bluehost.com for all the reasons above.
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Misty Cobb said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Who does everyone use for hosting? I use Network Solutions and I find it expensive! They host my website and email accounts.
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Abigail Gorton said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@mistycobb YES – Network Solutions is expensive! I currently use bluehost.com
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Trudy Phillips said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@deairby @mistycobb I have used Network Solutions for over 14 yrs. I have several domain names I manage and they are my hosting choice as well. Yes, they are more expensive than Go Daddy but in my opinion they are the most dependable and have kept up with the times by offering templates for DIY websites and other features. I think they were the first company authorized to issue domain names and hosting. I am also not one to go chasing the cheapest price.Quality and stability mean much to me.
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Christy Kiltz said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@deairby, I’ve learned to separate domains & hosting through the school of hard knocks.
If you have both at the same place & service for one or the other (or both) tanks then you’re either stuck moving both your site & domain to a new service or putting up with the crummy support (or whatever the problem was that prompted the move) from the old company.
I like GoDaddy for domains b/c their pricing is reasonable & their customer support for domain issues is very responsive. For hosting, I don’t like their services b/c they give you a bare bones service & up-sell you to what I consider to be “reasonably standard”.
For hosting, I stick with companies that use the cPanel control panel (making it very easy to manage all things “server” with the click of a button). In a hosting company I look for responsive ticket support & support via chat & phone if needed. I’m picky because I offer my clients 24/7 responsive support, which I can’t give if I don’t get it from my upper level support.
I fully agree with @trudy, don’t go on price alone. Quality & stability are the most important things when it comes to your business online.
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Carol Deckert said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I use GoDaddy for domains and HostGator fot Hosting. I agree, keep them separate for your own protection.
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Susan Montgomery said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I use Network Solutions as well. I love their customer service, they are great! Helped me with a couple of problems, even with Google.
I found if you talk to several different CS Reps, I find get better rates. The last one I spoke with is giving me a discount for next years domain name.
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Dedi Mason said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Personally, I have both hosted through startlogic. I’m on the windows platform and have had very few issues over the last 5 years. When I do have an issue, they have a support chat that I start up and usually, the problem is fixed immediately. It’s always fixed before they say it will be if it’s something that cannot be fixed immediately. However, I have tried to stay away from database environments on their windows platform because it’s given me a few issues in the past. Since my email and polls are hosted through vertical response and my blog comments are running through Facebook modules, this hasn’t been much problem at all. It would be if I were to drive a forum though.
Startlogic costs me a whopping 37.50 every six months (note the sarcasm, I love how cheap it is) and I have all 6 of our websites running through the host space. Domains are probably cheaper elsewhere (I think I just paid $12for a year for one domain), but it’s just been easy for me to have them through startlogic.
Since I haven’t hosted for any companies besides ours at this point, I’m glad to see this thread. Obviously I won’t want to set up a data driven site up on the startlogic servers (actually, they may be better on their non-windows servers) so you guys are giving me places to check in to when I need that kind of environment.
I stated out with VodaHost (BlueVoda) and left due to customer service issues.
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