Does anybody host with dot5?

[digitalballer]

I got more interested in domaining and site developing just recently, but months ago when I just decided to throw up a website I went with the best hosting deal I found at the time--dot5hosting.com. As I've read up lately on what domainers and site flippers do, all the how-to literature says to go with one of a handful of hosts like godaddy or 1and1. Would it be a pain in the ass for me to transfer domains & sites from my host to other parties? What about those companies makes them better?

 

[shockie]

i would not recommend godaddy or 1and1 for hosting. these two are registrars first and hosting companies second. go with a "normal" hosting company that has all the industry standards like cpanel. also make sure they don't oversell either (i.e., 99999 bandwidth for $1/month) or you'll just run into more problems later.

as for transferring a site, it depends on your site. for example, does it require a database or is it strictly .htm files. transferring domains on the other hand is quite simple (unless you're at a sh_tty registrar).

speaking of which, 1and1 sucks as a registrar too... so they're pretty much good for nothing except stealing your money and domains. :p

 

[CrazyTech]

In a nutshell, companies like those are "better" because of price. You're choosing a stock web hosting company that there are hundreds more of besides the few big names often mentioned.

It used to be just an issue of ridiculous bandwidth and space numbers, but it has progressively gotten worse. Now it includes the unlimited bandwidth offers. Try going down to your local computer store and telling them you want a 5TB drive (much less an unlimited one) and see where that gets you. Companies like that bet that you'll never actually use the promised amount, and they never lose. You're the one that ends up out in the cold when you do.

My advice for the average domainer/website developer is to look for a reseller account, simply because it gives you the flexibility to easily transfer the website. A reseller account allows you to portion out what sites get what resources on top of that so you can do your own web hosting if you decide to go that route.

 

[digitalballer]

So I assume you guys host with the companies in your signatures? Sometimes when I look at sales listings for aftermarket sites, the seller will point out that its hosted with, lets say, godaddy and they can easily do a push--as if thats some sort convenient value-add.
So what does that mean and does that make the transaction significantly easier? What happens if you're switching between 2 host companies?

Thanks, this n00b appreciates the guidance. I wont be so green much longer.

For the record, this forum is already 1000x better than dot5's own customer service. Either they suck or I'm not important enough.

 

[garpiya]

I'd advise you to transfer your domain to more reliable and stable companies, such as Site5.com, ServerPoint.com or MMHosting.com.
Their feature set is really rich and you will be able to choose that package plan that fit all your requirements.

 

[shockie]

just to clarify some of the terms, there is a distinct difference between registration of a domain and hosting of a domain, and hosting of a domain is really hosting of a website.

when you see domain sellers say "it's at godaddy," they mean that the domain is registered at godaddy, and the website could or could not be hosted there too. in fact, there doesn't even need to be a website. usually when you buy a domain it doesn't come with a website anyway and some domainers don't even have web hosting.

 

[~ServerPoint~]

You should just understand that web hosting account and account on the doamin name registar are different things and they can be both on the godaddy ass they doing web hosting as well as on the godaddy have domain name and web hosting account somewhere else

 

[weblord]

don't host with registrars, and don't register domains with hosting provider.
let them do what they do best.
gd is good only if you're a newbie
1and1 completely is to be avoided read 1and1 on this forum and you'll see.

I got more interested in domaining and site developing just recently, but months ago when I just decided to throw up a website I went with the best hosting deal I found at the time--dot5hosting.com. As I've read up lately on what domainers and site flippers do, all the how-to literature says to go with one of a handful of hosts like godaddy or 1and1. Would it be a pain in the ass for me to transfer domains & sites from my host to other parties? What about those companies makes them better?

 

[novelty]

I guess hostgator.com and 1and1.com stand out for two reasons: price and the number of clients they have, but you are likely to find quality services with other companies as well.
Transfer of sites from cpanel to cpanel host is a matter of one click only, and usually hosts readily offer this to their potential clients.
Check Webhostgiant.com multiple domain hosting or Cirtexhosting.com shared deals.

 

[dbkooper]

Everyone is spot on with their replies to this. If your sole intention is to build a bunch of websites and try and make a profit then sell to the highest bidder, you might be better off going with a reseller plan from a more reputable web hosting provider(IE not the big names out there). If you want to make profit, your sites need to be up at all times.