Megan — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:56:40 +0000

Hey, thanks for all the feedback. I've found a Canadian company that seems to be offering exactly what I need at a good price (that doesn't have to be multiplied by 1.45 or whatever the exchange rate is now!). I just have to ask about the details.

Thanks for those links too

ShaneS — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 15:25:50 +0000

I would contact GoDaddy if you like there services that much. It should not be something they can not do (adding more then one domain to a single site). If they can't then I would be warry of GoDaddy's hosting services because they are probably just offering it to get the inexperienced people to sign up for a sub-par service (doesn't sound much like them, so I doubt this). Basically make a list of features you want, may need, expect to learn and use, and any other littles niceties you would want this the hosting.

Then you can check all the hosting listing places like:
http://www.hostreview.com/
http://www.browsehosts.com (kinda biased, they make people pay for a listing)
and check out specials on http://www.webhostingtalk.com

I don't see godaddy being a problem hosts, but being a larger corperate entity they will not be as flexible in their offerings as smaller companies.

Megan — Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:31:45 +0000

I just have one domain right now but I'm thinking I might want to add one or two more in the future. With small sites it's not really worth it to get separate hosting accounts when you can keep them together and save some $$. I'm looking for about 100 MB (plus) and more than 1 mySQL database (3+ would be most comfortable). I want an actual functioning e-mail address not just forwarding to another account.

Thanks for the reccomendation. With so many hosting companies out there it's really good to get some reccomendations from those you trust!

mairving — Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:40:12 +0000

Not had any experience with GoDaddy. It really doesn't appeal much to me to have the registar and the host the same. Don't know why but it just doesn't seem right.

What kind of hosting do you need, 1 domain or 50? If you have a lot of domains, then either a dedicated server or a reseller plan is the way to go. HostMatters or HostingMatters has always been good to me.