[lug] speaking of wordpress : hosting recs

[John Hernandez]

Another plug here.  Gandi.net has been my registrar and DNS provider
for the past 7 years, and I'm quite satisfied.  Renewals aren't the
absolute cheapest out there, but their zero BS approach (nicely
outlined by Davide) is worth a few extra dollars to me.

On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Davide Del Vento
<davide.del.vento at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> --
>> David L. Willson
>> Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist
>> RHCE+Satellite CCAH Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 UbuntuCP NovellCLA
>> Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
>>
>> This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 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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