[Hidden-tech] Recommendation for Web Hosting, Etc.

Elin Flashman elin at techcavalry.com
Thu Oct 19 10:49:28 EDT 2006


I'm not going to get into a bid discussion on the topic, other than to
be perfectly frank, as a customer I don't care how their servers are
organized as long as it doesn't affect performance, downtime or the
ability to use what I bought.

While downtime is possible, a company as big as GoDaddy.com is setup
with many redundant datacenters in multiple regional locations. That is
not something a local provider is going to be able to provide and still
keep costs to match Godaddy.com. 

Any large company will have people who like or don't like them, if you
look for it. 

In the end I was not making a pitch as the only solution, simply a
recommendation.
 
Sincerely,
Elin Flashman
Technical Operations Manager
TechCavalry, Inc.
 
413 586 7070 or
elin at techcavalry.com
www.techcavalry.com
 
"help is on the way!" 

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Hello Beverly,

A couple of points.

GoDaddy's 99.9% uptime guarantee only means you get a very minimal
credit
against your bill if they are ever down for more than an hour a month,
AND you
complain about it. It doesn't mean they are always up that much, just
that
they'll give you a couple bucks off (if that) if they are ever down,
which CAN
happen.

We've been doing web hosting and domain registration since 1997 in the
Pioneer
Valley, and have over 400 satisfied clients. We also take a personal
interest
in our clients' success, something that GoDaddy cannot do because of its
sheer
size and scale.

Not everyone's experience with GoDaddy's hosting is as positive as
Elin's. My
sysadmin says they vastly over-pack their servers (as in, there isn't
really
all that hard drive space allocated, they just rely on the 80/20 rule
and
pack-em in like sardines). You can get more feedback about GoDaddy here:
http://www.webhostingreviewdirectory.com/hosts/Go-Daddy-Hosting.html

We've just upgraded to new, state-of-the-art servers and would be happy
to
discuss all your hosting, web design, search engine optimization, and
other
internet marketing needs at any time.

Plus, we're based in Holyoke and Chicopee, so we're about as local to
you as
you can get...

Be well,

David Caputo
President
Positronic Design

www.PositronicDesign.com

413.532.6440

www.PositronicDesign.com/portfolio/web


On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:56:23 -0400, Elin Flashman wrote
> ** 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.
> 
> Beverly,
> 
> To be perfectly frank Godaddy.com is the most cost-effective and
> reliable solution we have found.
> 
> --Support is easily accessible by phone and empowered to help. Cost 
> is about $86 for 2 years of domain and web hosting with 500 emails
> (including virus and spam protection).
> 
> --You get full control over your system online.
> 
> We use and recommend them and have been very happy with their 
> service. We moved a while back from a more local provider who had a 
> number of problems with uptime for our emails and web site.
> 
> Godaddy.com offers a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Elin Flashman
> Technical Operations Manager
> TechCavalry, Inc.
> 
> 413 586 7070 or
> elin at techcavalry.com
> www.techcavalry.com
> 
> "help is on the way!"
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [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
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