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Joined: 5/12/2009
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Hi.
I have been hosting different kinds of websites that I have been working on since 2004 at a few different hosting providers. Only 1 version of the website exists at a single provider at this time, but it is the best one at the best provider. I have tried Netfirms hosting (Canada based) and they worked for a while. They are just about right for standard hosting prices. I have seen them grow for a while between 2004 and 2007. In general, I would go with them for domain registration, but not anything else. First of all, if your a small time website like me, who needs 300GB of disk space, 10TB of bandwidth and tech support that always says "I don't know" (unless it is supported by them)?
I then tried a place called LFC hosting based in Canada. I wasn't for sure about them at first, but who wouldn't right a way? All I can say is that I would be bummed if I had to leave their service. The prices are about standard for the plan I have (1500MB disk space/15GB bandwidth) for the highlight. at about $12.95/month. The payment plans are a little more than usual if paid on a monthly basis, but that is expected. The other good thing about them is that you aren't locked into a 1-2 year hosting agreement since you can pay on a monthly basis. I also love the fact that their network services/hosting resources are ALWAYS current and up to date. I haven't seen very many shared host services upgrade to sql server 2008 only 3 months after it was released. In most cases, I haven't seen a shared hosting service even use sql server 2008 (as an example). Most of them use the legacy and outdated service which I would never go with.
You have use of ALL network services regardless of what plan you are on. The question is how much of those resources do you get to use? I am on the lowest plan possible and would never be able to use all of the resources given me. The billing is great too. They will customize a plan if needed and something that isn't done with useful hosts all the time, if you don't like the prices or feel a charge isn't fair, just let them know and they will work through it with you. The tech support is good. I never had to wait more than 2 hours for a reply. Sometimes they couldn't work on the problem until the next day, but at least I got an answer telling me that was the case. They always know what they are talking about. Even though the first level tech support might not know everything about the network or its service, you always are able to talk to someone that does if its required.
The LFC website is www.sfchost.com (1-866-LFCHOST).
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Joined: 3/16/2007
Posts: 328
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For personal website, WebHost4Life or 3Essentials are both excellent. Never, ever host anything relating to Dotnetnuke at GoDaddy; I won't even host non-DNN sites there because at one time I discovered problems with e-commerce site hosted at Godaddy due to outdated security protocols.
I've hosted my own sites at WebHost4Life for nearly a decade now and have never experienced any of the complaints others complain about. Their tech support has always been knowledgeable and fast to respond. Speed has never been an issue, at least not an issue that can be blamed on the host. They keep up to date with upgrades, etc. And they've always had the best pricing out there. I'm surprised when anyone complains about WebHost4Life, but to be perfectly honest, you aren't going to find a host anywhere that is 100% perfect 100% of the time.
I've used 3Essentials for a couple clients, and a programmer friend uses them exclusively for hosting. They are also affordable, full featured, and have some of the most amazing tech support I've ever experienced.
There are some DNN specific hosts out there dedicated to DNN only, but watch the pricing which is often excessively higher than WebHost4Life and 3Essentials for what appears to be less included services and features. Perhaps that is due to some things you don't see, such as limiting the number of installs on a server so that shared hosting runs faster, other overhead technical practices you don't see, etc.
If you aren't going to have a mega-site with millions of visits every day, then you probably don't need to pay for that capability. Also, watch the cost of general services. Some hosts will offer up to 8 or more sql 2005/8 databases while other charging more only provide 1. Some limit the size of the database. Some limit bandwidth. Some charge a lot for overages, some charge only a little.
It's been said before, and is worth repeating, the proper web host for you depends on your particular needs and the demands that will be placed on your website. The only certain thing that can be said about Dotnetnuke hosting is that you should avoid Godaddy for anything but domain name registration; Godaddy WILL give you problems with DNN especially if you ever want to do any e-commerce.
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www.PowerDNN.com
Joined: 1/17/2006
Posts: 567
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In the interest of full disclosure, I work for PowerDNN and am one of the original founders. :D
Based on people's needs, there are different hosting providers who have different nitches. While I don't like comparing myself to other hosting companies, our goal has always been to be the "Rackspace of DotNetNuke". We focus on high-end servers, high-end support, and business-class services and automation (Check our our Control Suite). As a result of that, we also host a number of the large sites in the DNN community, including http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/default.aspx and http://www.bonnieplants.com/ which have been getting a lot of press lately.
Before working for PowerDNN, I worked for a now-defunct hosting company (I'll call it 'Company X' and the one thing I've learned between the two is that it is a good thing to have a financially stable hosting provider. When I worked for Company X, things were extremely difficult because we'd have to get 600 customers just to pay the salary of one (very cheap) employee, and because Company X's margins were so thin, we never had enough resources to really do anything. It was a constant life-death struggle and Company X finally died.
Even though PowerDNN is a little more expensive, it is good for our customers because it allows us to deliver the level of service that our customers want - plus, it gives us the ability to continually fund better service for all of our customers and do cool things for the community like sponsoring user groups and DotNetNuke parties. We invest very seriously in the DotNetNuke ecosystem.
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www.berrydigital.com.au
Joined: 1/23/2004
Posts: 1961
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Greg Pulskamp wrote
Hi Chris,
You are 100% right, I registered this domain name months ago, then I sold it to one guy in California in June'09. And right now I am hosting my websites with him, it was part of the deal.
What ever my comments are in my earlier post. Those are also 100% true.
Sean
You know what i find most disturbing about dnn4less?? Hidden owner by proxy when doing a whois search and, not a name in on the site apart from the usual. Doesn't anyone think that is a bit odd? I find that if you're willing to take people's money - then you should put the company details on there unless of course there is something to hide and based on what I'm reading here, there seems to be.
Seems odd to me... well, not odd, perhaps... a tad deceptive to hide behind so many levels.
Just my thoughts on that.
Nina
Nina Meiers My Little Website
If it's on DNN, I fix, build, deploy, support,skin, host, design, consult, implement, integrate and done since 2003.
Who am I? Just a city chic, having a crack at organic berry farming.. and creating awesome websites.
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Joined: 9/13/2009
Posts: 20
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It seems like people are more interested in the management/owner of dnn 4 less than their services. I personally don’t feel that, it’s odd or unusual to have hidden owner, there are billions of successful business out there and not everyone know their owners.
Today I had a chance to speak with one of dnn4 less’ manager, and when I mentioned these posts to him, he smiled and said, [I don’t know why they are wasting their time to search on “whois” , they can simply call us or visit our website, he also said: we as a Dotnetnuke Corporation’s Partner, doing our best to provide the best dnn hosting, if they are sincere with dotnetnuke, they need to step forward and talk to us directly instead of messing in the dotnetnuke forums.]
He also confirmed that, Sean is the owner of dnn 4 less and few other businesses and just got back to USA, after attending his mom’s burial.
When I asked him, why Sean was promoting his own business as a client of dnn 4 less, he said: “he wasn’t Sean, (the owner of the company) it was one of our employee (Sean Stafford) who recently got fired because of his unacceptable, childish behavior.”
BTW, I am still very satisfied with dnn 4 less, and I will continue posting my experience in future.
love God and fellow believers
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