[Web4lib] wordpress hosting for academic libraries

[Jesse Ephraim]

I have been using Hostgator for many years, and have been very happy
with them.  Their support is very quick, particularly if you use the
"online support" feature.  I have 5 sites (of various types) hosted on
one reseller account right now ($24.95/month), but I have had close to
10 at a time in the past.

Jesse Ephraim

Director, Roanoke Public Library
308 S. Walnut
Roanoke, Texas 76262
(817) 491-2691
jephraim at roanoketexas.com



-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Engard
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 7:26 PM
To: Polly-Alida Farrington
Cc: web4lib
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] wordpress hosting for academic libraries

I'm partial to HostGator because they have 24/7 support (which I've
taken advantage of a lot), affordable packages and one click
installation of WordPress. I've been with them for 5+ years and have
about 10 sites hosted on one account!

Nicole

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Polly-Alida Farrington <polly at pafa.net>
wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I don't have any recent experience with really high traffic sites, but
I
> have used a number of hosting services over the years. Bluehost is
one, but
> they haven't always given me the most accurate tech support. I have
been
> happy with the hosting itself though.
>
> For tech support, I've always been most impressed with hostmysite(aka
> hosting.com) There hosting plans are bit hidden: http://goo.gl/EYDMs
They've
> always gone above and beyond to help me when I've had problems.
>
> I'm also running some sites on psek.com. Have been happy with their
tech
> support too.
>
> Looking forward to hearing what others recommend!
>
> Polly Farrington
> polly at pafa.net
>
>
>
> At 06:25 PM 2/22/2011, c wrote:
>>
>> I am in the early stages of looking into hosting for new versions of
a
>> couple of sites that support my academic library. Wordpress.org lists
>> Bluehost, Dreamhost, MediaTemple, and Laughing Squid. I was wondering
if
>> anyone has any experience working with any of those hosts or any
other
>> hosts.
>>
>> Yes, I know I can search in any search engine, but we are in an era
of
>> data
>> overload, where it is very difficult to tell whether complaints or
praise
>> of
>> any host is an actual issue or just part of a spambot war. I am
hoping
>> that
>> people on the list may have actual experience with hosts that might
lead
>> me
>> towards some over others.
>>
>> I am far more concerned with support and uptime than price. A more
>> expensive
>> option with greater uptime and more knowledgeable support staff is
much
>> more
>> tempting for us. Yes, I can build and run my own servers, but I am
not
>> certain that anyone in my position in the future will be able to and
I
>> would
>> rather have a hosted solution with a company with full time sys
admins, so
>> I
>> can devote most of my time to working on new projects instead of
>> maintaining
>> the server.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
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