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Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 PointsDomains and Hosting
I'm looking for a reliable and cheap place to buy a domain and get hosting, so I was going to start by asking the Awesome Treehouse community what you use/recommend before start looking.
- I know what Treehouse recommended in their videos, I'm just asking the community. :)
Thanks a lot!
9 Answers
Chase Lee
29,275 Pointshttp://www.godaddy.com/ is a popular one.
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsI've been tempted to try AWS. Just to try it. I think its way overkill for a small site.
Steven Schweibold
7,742 PointsAWS is very confusing and is not a good jumping off point for a newbie.
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsNo it's not. Which is why I haven't done much with it. I've noticed a lot of medium sized blogs/sites I've visited to be hosted on MediaTemple. I always take that as a good sign. Appears much more easier to start there....and it appears they offer a lot of room and server power to grow before you would truly need something like AWS.
Steven Schweibold
7,742 PointsYeah, using something like MediaTemple is like using Heroku for a rails app. :)
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 PointsSteven Schweibold what would you suggest?
James Barnett
39,199 PointsSteven Schweibold - +1 AWS is indeed a terrible choice for a newbie.
Steven Schweibold
7,742 Points@Elliott Frazier, I would go with Bluehost or FatCow. I got the latter on a $1/year sale for hosting/one-year domain package. You might want to keep an eye on Slickdeals for hosting deals, they usually have one once every 3 months. :)
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 PointsThanks! i'll be sure to check it out!
John Wheal
27,969 PointsI speak from experience using AWS. It certainly has a step learning curve. AWS isn't really designed for hosting websites, rather hosting scalable web applications.
Sharon Walls
9,234 PointsI've used Bluehost for years without a problem: http://www.bluehost.com/
I've also seen Hover recommended for their simple pricing, good interface and free WhoIS privacy: https://www.hover.com/
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 PointsCool! I'll have to check that out.
James Barnett
39,199 PointsIn order of recommendation
- A Small Orange
- Small company, good prices, great support
- Media Temple
- Lots of big names host their sites with them
- Liquid Web
- Medium company, great support for dedicated servers
- Linode
- VPS hosting & Treehouse partnership
I'd recommend against either hostgator or dreamhost, I've heard too many horror stories about their support.
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 PointsAwesome list! Thanks a bundle!
Matt Campbell
9,767 PointsFast hosts. Been using it for years and continuing to do so while I get my hosting service in place.
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 PointsThanks! it looks like I'm beginning to have quite a "to-Google list" building up here!
Liam Hawkes
4,094 PointsI have had nothing but great service from Web Hosting Buzz. I use them in the UK but I know their primarily based in the US. Support is great (particularly their live chat), reliable service and great value. Can't recommend them enough really!
If you're really looking for somewhere to start I have a reseller package with them and would be happy to help out a fellow treehouser. Just give me a shout :)
Good luck on your search!
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 Pointsthat's sounds like a really nice hosting service. I really appreciate the recommendation Liam Hawkes !
What exactly is a 'reseller package'? that's probably a dumb question, but as I said this is my first time doing this.
Thanks!
Matt Campbell
9,767 PointsA reseller package is something a lot of hosting companies.
You basically buy a tonne of hosting of the provider which you then sell to your clients.
I'm not 100% on the details of how it works but, if you're building a lot of sites, it's worth looking into as an additional revenue stream
Fasthosts offer it for £20 a month and you can then choose how much to charge.
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 PointsThanks everyone for all the awesome feedback! The Big Search starts in the morning!
Liam Hawkes
4,094 PointsNo sorry I should have explained a bit better. It's basically a hosting package that allows me to host multiple websites on the one account. Each website has their own space and control panel so it's like an individual web hosting package. I developed a few websites for some family members and friends and it seemed like the best option for me.
Hope that helps!
(opps sorry looks like I've replied in the wrong section)
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 PointsCool! I'm going to take a long look at all the hosting services that has been recommended to me by everyone in the morning. i'll get back with you then about the offer. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it! :)
naz
857 PointsI recommend www.1and1.com they have good prices and a heap of features plus with some of their packages $6.99+ you get Dreamweaver CS5.5.
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 PointsElliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 Pointsyea, that seems to be a good source according to what I've heard.
James Barnett
39,199 PointsJames Barnett
39,199 PointsI've heard too many horrow stories about the hosting support for both GoDaddy and Host Gator.