Migrating to own Domain! Suggest good Web Hosting options.

[debasis]

Hi Friends,

I am planning to migrate my blog (http://software-testing-zone.blogspot.com) to a custom domain [thanks to Kevin for the suggestion]. I am yet to register a domain name and I am looking for some good web hosting services with some good offers and quality uptime. Your suggestions are highly appreciated.

[Indyan]

My host : www.nearlyfreespeech.net
Has very good support and uptime.

[sarahG]

Member's hosting has been discussed in this thread - http://www.bloggingtips.com/forums/showthread.php?t=772. Have a read through that to get everyone's opinions and info.

[tdgobux]

I'm pretty happy with hostmonster - $5/month. Check out startlogic at $4/month.

[debasis]

Thanks Sarah, I will check out the other thread. Thanks for pointing me there.

[issie]

I host with http://www.lmh0sted.com Since i joined them they swept me off my feet the way they deal with billing and technical queries. They use ICQ messenger for billing and technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Questions get answered almost instantaneously. I had a ton of questions that i bombarded billing and technical support with and they were so friendly and so eager to help me every step of the way. I never want to host with another hosting provider as there staff is a breeze to work with. I think there support staff is the best you will find on this planet and i am saying this because i have experienced them hands on so I'm saying this out of my experience dealing with them.

[Indyan]

support via im is nice. but who the hell uses icq! gtalk or ym would be better. i remember the host of one of my websites using y!m. but I cant remember the host name atm.

[redwall_hp]

I recommend 1and1.com and ASmallOrange.com for new blogs. They're fairly cheap, and reliable enough for a new blog.

If you start major social media hits or anything like that you might want to move somewhere like Media Temple though. They're *very* stable, and offer quite a bit. They're a little pricey for new sites though.

[navjotjsingh]

Regarding 1and1.com - I have seen people complaining a lot about it and from the face of it, it does not seem good. Check Webhostingtalk.com forums for the proof. Hardly any one is happy with 1and1.com.

[ap4a]

1and1 are atrocious, especially when you try to leave them.

[Blogger]

I use Hostmonster. So far no problem but sometimes their live support take quit a long time to your turn.

I like especially their privacy protection on your domain name. $10 per domain including the privacy protection.

Other than support, everything seems ok for me. Unlimited space and domain name.

Use Hostgator before as well and their support is superb! However, price is a bit higher than Hostmonster. It all depends on what you want and what you expect.

Hope this helps!

[kocharvimal]

hostmonster is preferable i guess