The Truth About Domain Hosting
If you're on any online business guru or internet marketer's list, you've likely been referred to a domain hosting provider once or twice.
And they may have given you a long list of reasons why you should follow their recommendation on domain hosting and the services offered.
But what's really important to know is if they themselves are using that hosting provider for their own business or personal use? And, of course, how long they have been with that particular host.
Domain Hosting - Common Features
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Unlimited email accounts
- Unlimited FTP userids
- Unlimited domains in one account
- Unlimited sub-domains per domain
- cPanel Administration Module
When An Affiliate is Pushing a Link for Hosting
Here's why...first of all some hosting providers pay out top dollars to their affiliates. Your guru or marketer could be making up to $150 to tell you that "this host is the best" - whether they've used that domain host before or not!
Secondly, a number of hosting providers that enter the market scoop up oodles of contracts at top dollar then conveniently disappear with your money too - leaving you and that guru without commission or service.
Finally - and this has happened to me far more often than I choose to share - the price you pay doesn't always reflect in the service you receive.
Deals on Domain Hosting - or Not?
What's really going on in the hosting business...
For instance just this week I had a very important, high traffic domain suspended on me without warning. Oddly enough the domain host I was using was one of the pricier hosts and I'd been with them for over 3 years! They had a scripting error on their server which made it appear that my domain sent out 600 spam messages so they just shut me down. Didn't even send me an email to tell me that they'd done so. Cost me hundreds of dollars and then hours on the phone with them to sort the mess out.
Had this site been hosted on my favorite domain hosting provider i know this wouldn't have happened. How do I know? Because I've been with them for over 5 years. I can chat with them at any time via online chat. They don't put me on hold when I call on the phone. They let me know immediately if there's a problem with one of my websites and the extras they provide with their service are more than I'd ever need.
Not to mention I started with them, with just one domain, at less than $5 month. As my domain portfolio grew, they grew along with me. I still pay them less than $1 month per domain hosting service (a feature of a larger contract - unlimited domain hosting).
You won't see them promoted much because they don't pay out the type of commissions that the gurus get from other domain hosts. They save those deals for their customers (you and I) with more affordable hosting fees and extra service whenever you need it.
Take it from someone like me who now has multiple domains and uses the service that I joyfully recommend to friends and family...this is the domain hosting service you'll love for years to come.
Oh, and if you need me to prove it, just drop me a message here and leave your email address so I can show you personally.
Questions about Domain Hosting?
If you have a question about hosting your website or a horror story to share about a hosting company, feel free to share it here. However, I don't think it is a good idea to name names if you run the risk of damaging their reputation. You are responsible for your own content below...
by LauraChilds
A home for your website - can you follow and trust your guru's recommendations on domain hosting?
Home based business owner, author, and webmaster fo...
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