Almost all of us started with a cheap, shared web host. The shared hosts offer a fantastic service for little money. They offer the novice webmaster a managed environment with niceties like web-based administrative interfaces (cPanel, Plesk, etc) for managing their site(s) and services, script based installation of site software via Fantastico, and ftp and Squirrelmail already set up for you.
For less than $10/month they give you a domain or two, X number of subdomains, and wild promises about disc space and bandwidth. You and I both know that long before you hit +2 terabytes of bandwidth your $7/month host would be shutting your site down for excessive cpu and ram usage.
So the question is, How Much Traffic Before Dedicated Hosting Becomes Necessary? I know a lot of you have already run into or are facing this dilemma. Let’s hear from everyone on their experience with web hosting
It is possible to find a quality shared host that doesn’t oversell their servers and that provide a level of service that will accommodate most web sites.
I shouldn’t do this because I am not on their payroll
, but I can recommend my new host very highly. I am paying less and getting more with HawkHost than I was the big name shared hosts. The server I’m on has about a third the amount the big names cram on theirs, and my site is always quick and responsive since I made the move. Check them out if you’re in the market for a new shared host.
Read Michael Lankton’s latest blog post….Interview: Bruce Thigpen of Eminent Technology>>>
It is possible to find a quality shared host that doesn’t oversell their servers and that provide a level of service that will accommodate most web sites.
I shouldn’t do this because I am not on their payroll
, but I can recommend my new host very highly. I am paying less and getting more with HawkHost than I was the big name shared hosts. The server I’m on has about a third the amount the big names cram on theirs, and my site is always quick and responsive since I made the move. Check them out if you’re in the market for a new shared host.
Read Michael Lankton’s latest blog post….Interview: Bruce Thigpen of Eminent Technology>>>
I can definitely recommend my host, Valcato, too, and I’ve been with them for more than 3 years, and they never cease to amaze me at how good and solid they are in terms of their customer service, technical service (the uptime, speed, stability etc.) and knowhow, and also their business vision.
They’ve recently moved/upgraded their servers in the view of adding new services such as dedicated hosting, and existing customers have benefited as well with more space etc. Growing slowly to ensure no mistakes are made.
None of my sites get the ‘digg’ effect, but as with all major traffic sites, a caching plugin (e.g. for WordPress) is a good idea.
Read Mosey’s latest blog post….Beijing Olympics 2008 – Closing Ceremony – Introduction>>>
I can definitely recommend my host, Valcato, too, and I’ve been with them for more than 3 years, and they never cease to amaze me at how good and solid they are in terms of their customer service, technical service (the uptime, speed, stability etc.) and knowhow, and also their business vision.
They’ve recently moved/upgraded their servers in the view of adding new services such as dedicated hosting, and existing customers have benefited as well with more space etc. Growing slowly to ensure no mistakes are made.
None of my sites get the ‘digg’ effect, but as with all major traffic sites, a caching plugin (e.g. for WordPress) is a good idea.
Read Mosey’s latest blog post….Beijing Olympics 2008 – Closing Ceremony – Introduction>>>
I can definitely recommend my host, Valcato, too, and I’ve been with them for more than 3 years, and they never cease to amaze me at how good and solid they are in terms of their customer service, technical service (the uptime, speed, stability etc.) and knowhow, and also their business vision.
They’ve recently moved/upgraded their servers in the view of adding new services such as dedicated hosting, and existing customers have benefited as well with more space etc. Growing slowly to ensure no mistakes are made.
None of my sites get the ‘digg’ effect, but as with all major traffic sites, a caching plugin (e.g. for WordPress) is a good idea.
Read Mosey’s latest blog post….Beijing Olympics 2008 – Closing Ceremony – Introduction>>>
The company was founded after seeing a niche in the market for high quality, high availability hosting, and is one of the most respected hosting companies in the marketplace. We have always been focussed on two things specifically; providing high technical quality services and making sure our clients are completely happy with our services.