I'll second the motion on separating hosting and domain name registration. I just had a horrific time moving some folks off of Network Solutions hosting because of the tight integration they had with their domain name registration. For that matter I wouldn't recommend Network Solutions for either right now, but the frustration is rather fresh. We have a lot of clients that want us to handle both hosting and domain name registration for them, but we generally recommend that they take care of the name registration themselves under their own name. (And we only offer hosting as a courtesy to our clients, so I'm not asking for hosting business). -Dan -----Original Message----- From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Bruce G. Hooke Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:15 PM To: 'Bev at phillipsinsurance.com'; hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Subject: RE: [Hidden-tech] Recommendation for Web Hosting, Etc. ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. I use Axishost.com to host a number of websites and I have been quite happy with them. In addition to the questions Dan asked, which are very pertinent, another question is what level of support are you looking for? Places like Axishost are inexpensive, and if well run can be reliable (AxisHost certainly has been for me), but typically support is via a web/email based ticket system and it takes a few hours to get a response. So, if you are dealing with a website where issues need to be resolved NOW, you should go with someone who you can always get on the telephone. Similarly, if you have special requirements it may well make sense to go with a local company that can provide customized services. I recommend registering your domain name with one of the big domain registrars. After a fair amount of research I settled on Dotster.com. GoDaddy.com is another option. That way, if something goes wrong with the hosting company your domain is not with the same company so it is easier to recover and get back up and running. - Bruce -----Original Message----- From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Bev at phillipsinsurance.com Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 5:20 PM To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Subject: [Hidden-tech] Recommendation for Web Hosting, Etc. ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. We have been having a hard time with emails and our web site. We are looking for someone to provide Web Hosting, E-mail and Domain Registration. We currently use I-Power. If any one can recommend a reliable company we'd certainly appreciate it. Regards, Beverly J. Ouellette Phillips Insurance Agency, Inc. 97 Center Street Chicopee, MA 01013 TEL: (413) 594-5984 ext. 118 FAX: (413) 592-1142 _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members