Web hosting suggestions?

Static content? No php or database? Host it on a VPS for $1/month.

https://lowendbox.com/

wrote: ↑ Static content? No php or database? Host it on a VPS for $1/month.

https://lowendbox.com/

Why would you suggest this?
Do you know if client has the knowledge to install LAMP or LEMP?

Check out Crocweb.com, BuyVM.net, StableHost.com
Check out webhostingtalk.com (http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4) for more suggestions.

I know very little about webpages, not even enough to answer your questions! but am hoping to learn wordpress.

(and thanks I will check out those hosts!)

77_Bus_Girl wrote: ↑ I know very little about webpages, not even enough to answer your questions! but am hoping to learn wordpress.

(and thanks I will check out those hosts!)

I would go with CrocWeb. They're a Canadian company with servers in Montreal (good for serving Canadian visitors).

You can setup Cloudflare or a similar service to serve your pages even faster.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

YorkIT wrote: ↑ Why would you suggest this?
Do you know if client has the knowledge to install LAMP or LEMP?

It's not quite as simple as Cpanel but there's other panels out there that make maintenance easier.
I can do things by hand but even I use Virtualmin.

Personally I'd agree with the VPS suggestion solely because I'm not a huge fan of shared hosts.
Cheap VPSes often aren't that much better but shared hosts can be pretty bad.
Plus I don't like Cpanel.

If you're completely tech illiterate and don't want the hassle of maintaining a server, then yeah a shared host is probably better.

EDIT: Also to note, hosting your own website is somewhat trivial (unless you get the hug of death from various popular websites) but hosting your own email is definitely a challenge.

YorkIT wrote: ↑ I would go with CrocWeb. They're a Canadian company with servers in Montreal (good for serving Canadian visitors).

You can setup Cloudflare or a similar service to serve your pages even faster.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

I forgot to mention to use their 60% off coupon.
It's in the webhostingtalk.com forum thread.

I have escaped from Godaddy before, I'm using http://www.smarterasp.net/ , it's 6 months now. In general it works quite well and fast (I have the 7.95$ plan), but last week, it had been down almost each day, about 5-10 min each time. This week seems ok. I'm not sure that if I will stay with them. But if your web is not critical (like me), you can give it a try, 2.95$ (USD) a month is not bad.

YorkIT wrote: ↑ ... BuyVM.net ...

+1. I use their shared services https://buyshared.net/shared-cpanel-hosting/ for basic hosting (primarily email, online "homepage" with my bookmarks, and some stuff to share with friends). Super cheap and almost perfect uptime.

I ran 3 websites on 3 different providers with 1 year prepaid (ehost, hostgator, bluehost) which worked out to about $2.99 a month so $36 a year. After that year I negotiated the best price, and ended up getting 5 years of hosting for $110 from hostgator. They beat out the other sites, so now I host all my sites on that one. In 5 years i'll reup for the same price, or go somewhere else.


The TLDR is pay for a year and ask for the best price with discount codes. Most bigger shared bw companies will offer you something. It's all the same stuff, especially if you're running low traffic sites

RubberCheese wrote: ↑ +1. I use their shared services https://buyshared.net/shared-cpanel-hosting/ for basic hosting (primarily email, online "homepage" with my bookmarks, and some stuff to share with friends). Super cheap and almost perfect uptime.

Go with BuyShared.
$5/yr and you get a static IP address.
Websites load fast, no issues!

mobifree wrote: ↑ Go with BuyShared.
$5/yr and you get a static IP address.
Websites load fast, no issues!

thanks everyone! I looked at the buyshared and it looks good - I'll be able to install wordpress? The "knowledge base" is a little too technical for me - I could not understand enough to figure out if wp would work...

anyone know if it has the one-click install for wordpress?

77_Bus_Girl wrote: ↑ thanks everyone! I looked at the buyshared and it looks good - I'll be able to install wordpress? The "knowledge base" is a little too technical for me - I could not understand enough to figure out if wp would work...

anyone know if it has the one-click install for wordpress?

Yes, they use CPANEL so they have 1 click word press install.

buyshared does seem like a good deal if it's reliable. I have a historical deal from stablehost.com that's pretty similar, and stablehost has been pretty reliable, but buyshared is still cheaper.

Avoid Canadian web hosting companies because they will have to charge you GST/HST.

YorkIT wrote: ↑ Why would you suggest this?
Do you know if client has the knowledge to install LAMP or LEMP?

Check out Crocweb.com, BuyVM.net, StableHost.com
Check out webhostingtalk.com (http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4) for more suggestions.

Pretty sure there is Turnkey LAMP and Turnkey WordPress. Ramnode offers it with a 1 click install.

Just curious ... Why not just setting up a free site at Wordpress.com ?

If you really want to host your own site, CrobWeb and Stablehost are very inexpensive ... especially with their promotional 60-75% off coupon codes (ie. Black Friday). However, hosting Wordpress on these low-cost shared hosts is very very slow if your site is fancy.

A little late to the party, but you can host a static site on github here with a custom domain for free forever!

LOL say what

The Canadian currency is 70 cent to a US dollar. The HST max you'll get charge is 13% ...

30% vs 13% ...

Faith24 wrote: ↑
Avoid Canadian web hosting companies because they will have to charge you GST/HST.

willy wrote: ↑ Just curious ... Why not just setting up a free site at Wordpress.com ?

If you really want to host your own site, CrobWeb and Stablehost are very inexpensive ... especially with their promotional 60-75% off coupon codes (ie. Black Friday). However, hosting Wordpress on these low-cost shared hosts is very very slow if your site is fancy.

oh I wasnt aware you could! will look into it. thanks! And my site is nothing fancy, just a portfolio.

if you are just hosting a portfolio site, just use one of the free providers in the freebies

unless you are making money transaction on your site, paying to get hosted for a portfolio is a waste of money