Comments on: I'm thinking of moving… http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/ Podcasts & Videocasts from an American salaryman. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Adam http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-17139 Adam Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:25:42 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-17139 The stats look like nothing next to DH, but I've gotten a *lot* of value out of Joyent's (formerly TextDrive) hosting. http://joyent.com/connector/pricing/ Alternatively/supplementally, you might consider using their BingoDisk product (with unlimited bandwidth) for hosting your media files, wherever you do your main site hosting. http://joyent.com/connector/bingodisk/ The stats look like nothing next to DH, but I've gotten a *lot* of value out of Joyent's (formerly TextDrive) hosting. http://joyent.com/connector/pricing/

Alternatively/supplementally, you might consider using their BingoDisk product (with unlimited bandwidth) for hosting your media files, wherever you do your main site hosting. http://joyent.com/connector/bingodisk/

]]> By: Jen http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15988 Jen Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:25:55 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15988 Hey Rich! I've been checking out your podcast for awhile, but for some reason didn't realize you also had a blog until recently. Anycrap, I have Dreamhost too, but have been with other hosts before and I'm actually going to stick it out with DH unless something catastrophic happens. In my experience, other hosts are much worse about communicating with customers when something is down and to me that kind of customer service is priceless. They also seem to include a LOT more than other hosts for the price you pay. I think the only way DH's downtime would be unacceptable is if I was trying to run a business website, but even then I'd have dedicated hosting if it was something that needed to be up 24-7. However, if you are hell-bent on leaving, I've heard nothing but good things about MediaTemple http://www.mediatemple.net/ Hope this helps! Hey Rich! I've been checking out your podcast for awhile, but for some reason didn't realize you also had a blog until recently. Anycrap, I have Dreamhost too, but have been with other hosts before and I'm actually going to stick it out with DH unless something catastrophic happens. In my experience, other hosts are much worse about communicating with customers when something is down and to me that kind of customer service is priceless. They also seem to include a LOT more than other hosts for the price you pay. I think the only way DH's downtime would be unacceptable is if I was trying to run a business website, but even then I'd have dedicated hosting if it was something that needed to be up 24-7.

However, if you are hell-bent on leaving, I've heard nothing but good things about MediaTemple http://www.mediatemple.net/

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Tori http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15778 Tori Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:42:06 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15778 No problem. The dream in DreamHost stands for nightmare No problem.
The dream in DreamHost stands for nightmare

]]> By: Rich Pav http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15774 Rich Pav Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:09:30 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15774 @Tori, thanks for the link. Apparently I'm far from the only one who's had it with DreamHost. @Tori, thanks for the link. Apparently I'm far from the only one who's had it with DreamHost.

]]> By: tori http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15759 tori Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:07:52 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15759 Hi Rich, Might I suggest this post from Upstart Blogger "How to Find a Web Host That Doesn’t Suck" http://www.upstartblogger.com/how-to-find-a-web-host-that-doesnt-suck cheers Hi Rich,

Might I suggest this post from Upstart Blogger

"How to Find a Web Host That Doesn’t Suck"
http://www.upstartblogger.com/how-to-find-a-web-host-that-doesnt-suck

cheers

]]> By: Mark http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15664 Mark Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:35:53 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15664 Check out site5.com. $5/mo gets you 110gb of storage and 5tb of transfer! You have to sign up for 2 years to get that price, but I think that knocks the socks off what I've seen anywhere else. Check out site5.com. $5/mo gets you 110gb of storage and 5tb of transfer! You have to sign up for 2 years to get that price, but I think that knocks the socks off what I've seen anywhere else.

]]> By: Brian Franklin http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15658 Brian Franklin Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:21:19 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15658 If you are really wanting cheap with tons of storage and low cost bandwidth, and you are comfortable admin'ing your own Linux box, then maybe even check out Amazon's EC2. I don't know how easy it would be to handle a digg traffic spike as far as having it automatically create new clones to load balance to, but you could probably add a couple more yourself if you wanted without must cost increase. I don't have personal experience with it, though, to provide any further insight. If you are really wanting cheap with tons of storage and low cost bandwidth, and you are comfortable admin'ing your own Linux box, then maybe even check out Amazon's EC2.

I don't know how easy it would be to handle a digg traffic spike as far as having it automatically create new clones to load balance to, but you could probably add a couple more yourself if you wanted without must cost increase.

I don't have personal experience with it, though, to provide any further insight.

]]> By: Benedikt http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15657 Benedikt Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:05:38 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15657 I am very happy with resellershosting.net (or techark.com for non reseller account). They have been around since the late nineties. I use them since 2002 without any complaint. I am not sure if it's in your price range, but service wise it's a great value. I am very happy with resellershosting.net (or techark.com for non reseller account).

They have been around since the late nineties. I use them since 2002 without any complaint.

I am not sure if it's in your price range, but service wise it's a great value.

]]> By: James http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15654 James Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:17:31 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15654 Rich: While I've had wordpress blogs with WP-cache installed crash on several occasions under heavy traffic from the "digg effect." Dreamhost also likes to place temporary limits on the number of visitors a high traffic site can get. If you aren't making much with those google ads, I'd suggest you move them to the very top of your right column. It might be unsightly, but it will at least put the ads within view of visitors. Rich:

While I've had wordpress blogs with WP-cache installed crash on several occasions under heavy traffic from the "digg effect." Dreamhost also likes to place temporary limits on the number of visitors a high traffic site can get.

If you aren't making much with those google ads, I'd suggest you move them to the very top of your right column. It might be unsightly, but it will at least put the ads within view of visitors.

]]> By: Rich Pav http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15642 Rich Pav Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:23:50 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15642 @James: I wonder if slashdotted (what's the modern term?) Dreamhost sites go down more often because people don't use the WP-cache plugin. For me $240/year is a lot for hosting. I've only made about $9 from ad banners so far... @James: I wonder if slashdotted (what's the modern term?) Dreamhost sites go down more often because people don't use the WP-cache plugin.

For me $240/year is a lot for hosting. I've only made about $9 from ad banners so far…

]]> By: James http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15641 James Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:08:59 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15641 I personally find mediatemple's grid-service to be excellent hosting. While I don't host my main site on it, I've had a site hosted on mediatemple survive digg.com/reddit.com frontpage linkage without downtime. Dreamhost sites simply cannot survive such traffic. I've also found mediatemple's overall uptime and speed to be far superior to dreamhost. I personally find mediatemple's grid-service to be excellent hosting. While I don't host my main site on it, I've had a site hosted on mediatemple survive digg.com/reddit.com frontpage linkage without downtime. Dreamhost sites simply cannot survive such traffic. I've also found mediatemple's overall uptime and speed to be far superior to dreamhost.

]]> By: Rich Pav http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15640 Rich Pav Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:48:10 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15640 @Brian: Thanks, that looks like a very good host for us to use at work. They have everything we're looking for. For me personally though, it seems a little too expensive. @Brian: Thanks, that looks like a very good host for us to use at work. They have everything we're looking for. For me personally though, it seems a little too expensive.

]]> By: Brian Franklin http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-15639 Brian Franklin Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:39:22 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2007/08/23/im-thinking-of-moving/#comment-15639 You might take a look at the Grid-Service offerings from mediatemple: http://www.mediatemple.net/webhosting/gs/ It has a great admin interface and my experience with the customer service so far has been pretty good. Maybe a little more expensive than DreamHost, but $20 for grid auto-scaling and reliability is pretty amazing. I am not sure how much access you need as far as root shell and installing extra daemons and stuff vs. what they can accomodate (given the grid nature), so that might be something to investigate before signing up. You might take a look at the Grid-Service offerings from mediatemple:
http://www.mediatemple.net/webhosting/gs/

It has a great admin interface and my experience with the customer service so far has been pretty good. Maybe a little more expensive than DreamHost, but $20 for grid auto-scaling and reliability is pretty amazing.

I am not sure how much access you need as far as root shell and installing extra daemons and stuff vs. what they can accomodate (given the grid nature), so that might be something to investigate before signing up.

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