So, you’ve decided to go self-hosted. Now what?
My dear friend Tresha has a blog on Wordpress.com, and she has grown frustrated with her inability to make her site look just the way she wants. Ah, I was once in her shoes. I went from Blogger to Wordpress.com, but with the encouragement of a good blog friend who runs a blog design company, and a boost of courage from attending BlogHer ‘06, I took the plunge and bought my own domain. I chose my host, Bluehost, on my friend’s recommmendation, but if I had wanted to do some research first, I could have used a site like Web Hosting Geeks to read web hosting reviews. They review and rate web hosts and publish their top ten favorites right on the home page of their site. The Editor’s Choice pick for best hosting goes to Bluehost, yay!
WHG also has an excellent Web Hosting Guide page, which explains in an easy-to-understand way what some of the important things are to look for when choosing a web host. Scroll further down the page and you’ll find links to Popular Web Hosting articles, there’s a plethora of great information in those articles. Don’t be afraid to get your own domain and go self-hosted! There are tons of great resources out there to help, bloggers like me who remember how scary it is at the thought of having all these files to be responsible for, and it really is an empowering feeling to have your own domain. So come on, be the master of your own domain (heh). And check out Web Hosting Geeks, too!
Tags: Blogging, bluehost, computers, internet, own domain, self-hosting, web hosting geeks
July 28th, 2008 at 7:37 am
I have been with Bluehost, from i think an year now and their service is really good. although I am looking for a better deal now, will checkout Webhostinggeek.com guide.
July 28th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I have actually wanted to have my own so I took the plunge and got a domain through hostmonster dot com and I found a free template that I liked but after a while I realized that the template mixed with my website name didn’t compare so now I am considering using frontpage to just do my own thing but at am a loss as to how to actually get started! I’ve had this domain for a month already!
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August 1st, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Bluehost is definitely a great company. I have been with them for a few months now and they have been nothing but a good hosting company. I have had little downtime and their price is the best out there.
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August 3rd, 2008 at 12:27 pm
I personally use HostGator. I’ve been with them for over a year hand have experienced no problems. They are also very quick to respond to your questions. For about $25 bucks a month you can host unlimited domains.
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August 15th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
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August 28th, 2008 at 10:43 am
I’ve only ever used 1&1 for web hosting - not a good idea. We experience large volumes of downtime.
August 30th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
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November 3rd, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Great idea to read over a few hosting review sites before paying for hosting. If you’re new to self hosting a blog, I recommend Godaddy. Besides their excellent service and cheap rates, they will install the blog and database for you, with a click of the mouse…very easy to use hosting.
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