Apologies, Big Changes, etc.
I am really sorry, but hosting seems to be really wonky.
I am going to have to find a new ISP as I am outgrowing the good graces of Flexo with this blog. I’m just a big ole’ pain in the neck for him. He’s been wonderful helping me out with the technical nitty gritty.
So, this means I am shopping for a new ISP. I have a few in mind, but I’m looking for suggestions. No Dreamhost or MediaTemple. Shared hosting will suffice. I have further specs, but I’ll entertain what you’ve got. Please leave me a note in the comments with your suggestions.
What this really means is that this blog is a labor of love now. My ad revenue from my previous contract will pay for 2 years of hosting, but on a monthly basis, I am losing money. I’m not making a lot because I hate ads cluttering my aesthetic. However, I think to pay for the monthly fees, I am going to have to put up more advertisements to cover costs going forward. Sorry, but I am going to have to go a little more commercial.
Who knows? Maybe I’ll even put up an internet tip jar and just start begging. (Perish the thought, but it keeps turning up like a bad penny pushed forward from the back of my mind.)
Please be patient with MFC as it goes through some technical growing pains this winter. The irony I suppose is that it’s just over a year to the day that I made the switch from Blogger to WordPress!
Him wrote:
I’m checking out livingdot.com and nexcess.com for my move in about a month, both are quite popular with the movable type community. It maybe worth looking into.
Posted on 14-Nov-07 at 12:39 pm | Permalink
paidtwice wrote:
This is one of my favorite sites and I’d much rather you blog with ads than stop blogging without them. I read mostly via my feed reader anyway
Good luck finding hosting - I have no recommendations because I’m on DH right now and was thinking of switching to MediaTemple when my time was up… I had no idea there were problems with them… must do more research… oh bother. lol
Keep up tracking the minutiae of your life, many of us greatly enjoy it
Posted on 14-Nov-07 at 12:50 pm | Permalink
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Posted on 14-Nov-07 at 1:03 pm | Permalink
Brian A wrote:
Take a look at hostmysite.com. I’m using them for a virtual private server for my business. Good customer support plus they’re relatively local (in Delaware).
Posted on 14-Nov-07 at 1:33 pm | Permalink
FinanceIsPersonal.co wrote:
As much as people bash dream host, it’s been relatively nice to me. The only major problem I’ve had was when I got on the front page of reddit and got thousands of hits in a couple of hours.
Posted on 14-Nov-07 at 4:06 pm | Permalink
dimes wrote:
Tip jars are less annoying than banner ads, but do what you gotta do. It’s always a pain, but I’d rather see ads than see the site fail to resolve.
Posted on 14-Nov-07 at 5:48 pm | Permalink
FinanceAndFat wrote:
Why no DreamHost or MediaTemple? You want something cheaper or what?
I use both, having just moved financeandfat.com to MediaTemple from DreamHost (the MediaTemple server has been so much more stable so far). I still have sites at DreamHost though.
Lets see…I also use CrystalTech (been with them for like 6 years, but I’m not a huge fan- they are reliable though). I also use CFDyanmics, but that’s only if you want a ColdFusion site. I hear BlueHost is supposed to be good too. I would really avoid the super-cheapies if I were you…you get what you pay for more of the time.
Posted on 14-Nov-07 at 9:18 pm | Permalink
Dave wrote:
I’ve helped 3-4 people get set up with 1and1 in the past and they work good.
Posted on 15-Nov-07 at 8:04 am | Permalink
Money Blue Book wrote:
Hmm…Dreamhost not doing it for you any more? Yeah..their frequent down times have been driving me nuts as well. But it’s hard to yell at them when they respond so politely though…argh
-R
Posted on 15-Nov-07 at 4:19 pm | Permalink
Sarah wrote:
Hi there,
I really like HostingMatters.com - it’s cheap, has an intuitive interface, works well, and stays up all the time.
Good luck!
Sarah
Posted on 16-Nov-07 at 12:33 pm | Permalink
Broke Grad Student wrote:
I used to be on Dreamhost, but I experienced some major reliability issues. Sometimes my blogs would take a few seconds just to load and other times they wouldn’t load at all. I switched over to HostMonster, and it’s been great. I have a couple of sites that have been running smoothly since I switched. It’s $5.95/month if you sign up for 2 years. Aff link in case you decide to go with HostMonster.
-BGS
Posted on 19-Nov-07 at 10:55 pm | Permalink