It’s My Imagination

Searching for New Web Host

I have to first apologize for my absence. There are several reasons for me being gone, the usual busy family life, etc., but mostly it’s been because I’m somewhat dissatisfied with my current web host and have been rather frustrated. I find them difficult to work with when they suddenly shut my blog down. When I call their customer service to find out what’s going on (because they’ve never informed me of any problem), I’m told that my blog is “pounding the box” and I would need to fix things before it would be reinstated.

Hmmm, let’s talk about this. First of all, I am a paying customer; I am not using a free web host. Secondly, I have absolutely no idea what “pounding the box” means, so how am I supposed to fix the problem? Finally, if my blog is shut down and I’m locked out of my site, how exactly am I expected to get into anything to fix anything even if I knew how and what to fix?

Okay, that’s it for the big web host vent, now I’m shopping for a new web host and website hosting shopping is made much easier by visiting a site like webhostinggeeks.com where they compare and provide independent reviews of all the top web hosting companies. I simply visited Webhosting Geeks, clicked on the Best Blog Hosting link and found plenty of useful information to help me make a decision as to what company I’m going to choose.

If you’re looking for a new company for website hosting, I do recommend visiting Web Hosting Geeks to get you started.

Review and Compare Web Hosting

As we are all sitting around relaxing after ringing in the new year, it’s time to think about cleaning house. I don’t mean your actual house, although, I’m working on taking down holiday decorations. What I do mean is it’s time to review your website and see if it’s meeting your expectations. If not, maybe you need a new web host.

Perhaps you’re looking for cheap web hosting but still want service. Or, maybe you want to spend a little more and get ALL the bells and whistles that come with services like unlimited bandwidth and disk space. Or perhaps, you’re new and are looking to create a first time website or blog and need to know what to look for in a web hosting company.

Whatever your goal, if you’re looking for web hosting, check out webhostingreport.com where you can compare web hosting services side by side and be able to make an informed decision before locking yourself in.  Their reports cover topics such as “Best Cheap Hosting” and “Best Domain Hosting” and yes, they’ll even tell you what to look for in a good web host and give you a beginners guide.  They compare everything from pricing to features so it’s worth taking a look at their information before you make your final decision.  This simple step could save you lots of headaches in the future!

Blogging – Getting Started

I was recently asked by a friend of mine how to get started blogging. WOW! This is not as simple of a question as it might seem and I really had to sit back and think, where to begin.

I did decided though that Step 1 is to decide on a web host. Of course, everyone has their own opinion on this subject and there are so many hosts to choose from. I definitely recommended the host I use and even suggested they could click on the lovely affiliate button on either one of my blogs to be taken directly to the host site. I also felt it good advice to allow them to compare web hosting sites for service, quality and prices, because all of these vary widely.

In fact, Webhostinggeeks.com actually lists the top 10 Web Hosts for 2008 right on their home page which makes it so easy to shop and compare.  Their site provides independent reviews from actual users of those web hosts which makes the information quite useful to both new users and anyone looking to change hosts.  In fact,  click here to read a review of the web host that I use for both of my blogs.

I need to check in with my friend to see if she’s decided to move forward into the world of blogging or not.