I’m about to drop a few hundred dollars to buy hosting space for a couple blogs and even though I’ve been doing a lot of research, I always value personal recommendations over the latest, greatest internet deal.
My largest site brings in only 12K visitors/mo so I don’t think I need anything dedicated. Some companies limit my storage space and bandwidth while others offer “unlimited” (although I’ve read this isn’t quite true…so should I trust that kind of company?).
Any advice is appreciated.
I’ve been hosting with www.eapps.com for 4 years now and absolutely love them. I recommend them to all my clients and haven’t ever been disappointed. They don’t offer that “unlimited” BS but they do honor the resources they pledge to you.
Thanks…I’ll definitely check them out.
Some companies limit my storage space and bandwidth while others offer “unlimited” (although I’ve read this isn’t quite true…so should I trust that kind of company?).
Any advice is appreciated.
It is unlimited as in not directly restricted, but it’s not infinite. If you use too much CPU/memory, you will have to upgrade.
Now, when it comes to a website with 12K visitors, most shared hosting out there should cope just fine. Just make sure you choose a good one. Quality can vary a lot between hosts, even if their pricing and offer are almost the same.
It is unlimited as in not directly restricted, but it’s not infinite. If you use too much CPU/memory, you will have to upgrade.
That is truth. In any case you need to understand what you are going to host and if that can be hosted on the shared web hosting at all.
My advice is to avoid most providers found on any “Top 10 Web Hosting Providers” type of lists or at the very least make sure you do plenty of research into any provider you decide to look at.
Here, WebHostingTalk.com, and Google are all great resources to find reviews but try to find reviews that are legitimate/verified in some way.
Good luck.
Good luck.
I recommend you to use mosso (rackspace)
If your blogs will have high traffic or some traffic peaks, mosso will grow with you without any extra cost (if you will not pass their compute cycle limits)
I’ve had great experiences with GreenGeeks.com, Hostgator.com, and Omnis.com.
Hello,
I will suggest a VPS would be better option for you.
I believe VPS would be much better then unliniyed everything web hosting package for $1 per month
Thanks everybody for your recommendations, I’m going to make the purchase today.
It seems that you need something more than a standard Shared Hosting account. A good option is a Virtual Private Server, but you have to do system administration. Cloud hosting accounts is also an option, but there many different solutions and you shall spend some time in comparing them, which will take some of your time. So if you can handle the VPS management, you’d better go for a virtual server.
So which one did you end up going with? If you remember, I’d also be interested to hear what you think about then in a week or two… 
I think a good shared plan is enought for your need.
shopaserver is right option for you, as you ll be getting awesome services just in few bucks.
If you want php go for hostgator
If you want asp.net or classic asp go for softsyshosting
I like ipage dot com, I spend 42.00 for the whole year
True that “unlimited” is not really unlimited. It is “unlimited” in the sense that you can use as much disk space and bandwidth to the point that it doesn’t interfere/effect others that share the same server. For most people, that is unlimited - they don’t have enough content to affect server performance. However, if you try to use too much resources the host will warn you or cut you off (try starting your own YouTube type site on a $8.95/month shared account and see what happens…).
Dan
Make sure to read the Terms of Service closely, mosts unlimited plans mean nothing. If you have a busy site you will be forced into a VPS or dedicated.
Some resources for more reading: