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Getting Started: Choosing a Host for your Blog

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A year ago I started out using Yahoo as my web host for my first blog. I didn’t know anything at the time and they presented a near turn-key operation for beginners. I am still with them for all my major blogs simply because I found them to be very reliable and their customer service and technical backup has been excellent. (Note: have since moved to Blue Host)

They are a little pricey but I am glad to pay extra for dependability. There are hosts out there that are just as reliable and less expensive. It just takes a little research.

There are a lot of hosts out there and it can be confusing to a beginner and even to someone like me who has been around only a year or so. The following are web hosting evaluations and ratings on the following sites to help in the process:


Hosting Review

Best Web Hosting

The next site has some good info. about how to choose a web host:

How to Choose a Web Host

One good tip that I have learned. Before committing to a host, go online and check out all the complaints or problems posted. Every popular host will have some unhappy customers for various reasons.

Look and see if there are a number of similar or repeated complaints. At least you will find out if there is any common problem repeatedly experienced by customers. Just ‘google’ the host name and ‘complaints’ or ‘problems’ and etc.                *Top

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