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Seeking New Host for Contentious.com

(UPDATE DEC. 29: I found a new host…)

Managing a server can be a major hassle, and my husband and I don’t want to deal with it anymore. So I need to find a new host for Contentious. To jump-start my search, I’m looking for suggestions.

This is a WordPress blog, and I’d like to keep using WordPress so I don’t have to deal with the hassle of transitioning to new software, risking broken links, etc.

I’d also like to have a robust site statistics package. And keep the cost very reasonable.

So if you have recommendations, please e-mail me. Thanks.

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  1. I use Webble You. http://www.webbleyou.com/.
    Justin will set up wordpress for you and you will
    be all set. If you chose them, please pass along
    my URL name. Thanks and good luck!

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    1. Carol on December 21st, 2005 at 2:06 pm

  2. I have my site, my husband’s, our marching band, dance school and will soon be putting our church site up on Startlogic. Wordpress is part of their free extras, their service has been extremely reliable and the price definitely right.

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    2. DrumsNWhistles on December 16th, 2005 at 2:41 am

  3. I have been quite pleased with TotalChoiceHosting.com, both in terms of low cost and in terms of highly professional and fast customer service and tech support. I also use a WordPress blog and installed it myself before I noticed that TotalChoiceHosting.com had it as part of their available free extras. Since I didn’t use theirs, I can’t say for certain how easy the process it, but I think you just have to “activate” it.

    In addition, if you are using Cpanel to run things currently, they can “restore” your exact setup onto your account with them so you don’t have to set everything up again. Even e-mail accounts and mailing lists can be moved over intact. (I would back up the MySQL database just to be certain. But I’ve done one such move, and the databases migrated seamlessly also.)

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    3. Donnell King on December 15th, 2005 at 11:55 pm

  4. Thanks Tim. I’m specifically looking for web hosts that already have Wordpress installed and offer it to their customers. Do you know if that’s the case for the hosts you recommend?

    - Amy Gahran
    Editor, Contentious

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    4. Amy Gahran on December 15th, 2005 at 1:04 pm

  5. I’d look at Jatol.com, the webhosting service that I use. They’re a somewhat small but highly reliable and responve webhosting outfit. Their prices are competitive. I’d also look at HostingMatters.com which is based, I believe, in Hawaii. So you may not get there but at least your website can…

    My experience with picking a webhost is that there is a lot of flim-flam if you try to use the internet to dig up names. The way that has worked for me is to do what you’re doing, ask people for suggestions and experiences.

    Good luck!

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    5. Tim on December 15th, 2005 at 12:49 pm

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