Additional Things to Watch Out For
Recently, the “free hosting” craze has lead to the creation of “Post for Hosting” companies. Post for hosting requires you to meet a certain number of post requires in a certain amount of time to keep your hosting active. Post for hosting has a number of disadvantages. If you’re like me, you’re a member at so many forums, you can’t be bothered to remember to meet a certain post requirement in order to keep your site active. Many post for hosting companies will also delete your site entirely if you miss your quota.
This is not saying all post for hosting offers are unreliable. There are some who have great community and support, but be sure you know ahead of time how serious the company is. If they have a total of 5 users and 10 posts, you should leave right away. Don’t put your site(s) in the hands of such a new hosting company.
Well Known?
Another important thing to note, not all big name hosting companies actual have the best customer service. Devlounge was previously hosted at Mediatemple, which everyone knows, it seems every popular site around dawns the mt logo somewhere on there site. The truth is, Mediatemple’s hosting itself is great, but it’s support is extremely slow for the size company it is. This is just one example. There are other big-named companies who have had trouble with certain things. Be on the lookout for customer reviews and feedback, and be sure to get more than just one opinion – you don’t just want the “I was hosting full game downloads so they pulled my site because I broke the TOS”host hater’s review, and you don’t just the person earning money daily on referrals either. Be sure you get feedback on both sides of the spectrum, and compare for yourself.
