[lug] speaking of wordpress : hosting recs

[Davide Del Vento]

Thanks for pointing us to gandi.

I transferred the DNS of one of my domains just to wet my toes and
they are very pleasant waters indeed. Just a couple of weeks so far,
but I will transfer everything I have!
Their control panels are very well organized. Their website is very
clean and free not only from advertisement, but also from other crap
(I did not see any other cheap hosting company having such a clean
site). They seem to be able to do anything I want and much more (my
previous registrar/hosting had an additional fee for anything I
wanted, and some of the things I wanted weren't available at all).
Their prices are cheap. They accept wire transfer payment, besides
credit cards (maybe not a big deal for you, but a big deal for a guy
grown up in Europe, since we do not trust credit cards).
Their preferred advertisement for their services is word of mouth.
They don't have affiliate programs (i.e. I don't get anything back for
recommending them to you, so you can trust that my word is honest --
but I might ask for a coupon if you need a little price break to wet
your toes).

So, thanks again for pointing us to them, David!

Davide

On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:24 AM, David L. Willson <DLWillson at thegeek.nu> wrote:
> gandi.net seems to be as freedom-oriented as is possible with the current US
> government regime, and they do Wordpress hosting for $5/month.
>
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> thanks gary
>
> i have to admit, i don't *personally* like the way gd conducts business
> based on my dealings with them regarding domains for the last 7 or 8 years
> but this sounds like a viable option based on your suggested experience.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "gary at romerohub.com" <gary at romerohub.com>
> To: karl horlen <horlenkarl at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List
> <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 6:02 PM
> Subject: RE: [lug] speaking of wordpress : hosting recs
>
> Karl,
>
> I'm sure I'll get flamed here but I've used (The Evil) GoDaddy for just what
> you're describing here fairly successfully for some customers. The pricing
> is pretty cheap if all your hosting is a WP blog.
>
> 1) i don't want to install from scratch (no vms).
>
> -GoDaddy has a really simple WP setup and includes a "quick" setup plugin
> though I always find it easier to just
>
>
> 2) we don't need any crazy bandwidth.
>
> -The Economy Package is pretty cheap and includes unlimited bandwidth so
> thats not really a concern.
>
>
> 3) trying to find something simple and cheap(est possible).
>
> -Their web management includes email updates whenever patches for WP are
> available.
>
>
> 4) i believe wordpress org or com itself might handle hosting of the type
> i'm talking about and it might even be free.
>
> -The real issue with wordpress.com hosting is the limitations on plugins. If
> you want any, you really need to host your WP somewhere else. Also, when you
> host your own, the modification of themes seems to be a lot easier (though
> not impossible at wp.com)
>
> If you do look at GoDaddy be aware of one thing: Their economy hosting is
> cheaper than their packaged WordPress hosting and you basically get the same
> thing. Using the Economy would also allow the addition of forums or anything
> else you may need on a more basic website.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary R.
>
>
>
>
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