It Helps To Get The Basics Right
Yesterday, after writing about being prepared in your business, 
I read Matt Mullenweg’s post about web hosts. This reminds me. While it is important we have a disaster or emergency plan in place, it is also important that we get the basics right first. For a business that is totally online, one of the most important things you must get right – must, no exceptions, is your web host.
Imagine how much a company like Amazon would lose if they went down even for a few minutes. Lots.
It’s not always about a big name either. Over time, I’ve used many hosts. Personally, I’ve found the bigger names more difficult to deal with. I’ve also hosted with really small hosts and grew with them. Some are very unprofessional. Others don’t really care about you, don’t have the most knowledgeable staff and almost always give you the answer “we don’t support that software” which is super frustrating when you are running a well known, well supported system like WordPress. To me, that’s a cop out line.
I currently have a relationship with Reliable Webs and GVO. Both whom I entrust a lot to for many years. Not only because of a good relationship with them but because of service and always being open about any issues and believe with them, I’ve got it right.
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Have my money sites with a small company that has a few servers sitting in a big data center.
This guy monitors his servers frequently and I haven't encountered any big issues. When something seems to be wrong, a quick phone call will do the job, and he knows his customers in person, which is also quite helpful.
it is like with a dentist, keep it when you are happy with it, look somewhere else if not.
Have my money sites with a small company that has a few servers sitting in a big data center.
This guy monitors his servers frequently and I haven't encountered any big issues. When something seems to be wrong, a quick phone call will do the job, and he knows his customers in person, which is also quite helpful.
it is like with a dentist, keep it when you are happy with it, look somewhere else if not.
Yup, I too have been most happy with smaller hosts.
Yup, I too have been most happy with smaller hosts.