[Hidden-tech] SLOW wordpress site on GoDaddy - hosting solution?

[Nancy Salwen]

I like Bluehost a lot for hosting, and WordPress recommends them - so that's a good thing. Seems fast enough to me for the sites I've hosted there - I've never had any problems with them. And they have great phone service, too, which I think counts for a lot. Has anyone else used them? I'd be curious to know what other people think.
http://www.bluehost.com/track/salwenaffiliate
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On Nov 18, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Wil Klass wrote:

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> Sarah,
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> It sounds like you've tried everything you can do to around the margins to speed your site and that you are dealing with a hosting issue. It might be that you are sharing a server with another site hogging up the bandwidth. Perhaps ask GoDaddy to switch you to another server?
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> For what it is worth, I've had bad experience using GoDaddy as a hosting service myself. HostGator has worked well for me. Other hosts to consider:
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> http://web.spotcoolstuff.com/best-host/website-wordpress-blog
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>   Wil
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> On Nov 18, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Sarah Meikle wrote:
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>>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
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>> Hi Hidden-Techies
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>> I have created a Wordpress site (currently being hosted by GoDaddy) that is painfully slow and I am seeking any recommendations on how to rectify this.  I have tried various caching solutions but the improvement was marginal at best.  I have also stripped away any superfluous plug-ins and optimized all graphics but the site is still crawling along.  
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>> Would upgrading my service with GoDaddy or switching to another hosting company rectify this?  (I am currently using GoDaddy's Shared Economy Hosting on a Linux server.)  I have heard that GoDaddy is not the best hosting company for Wordpress sites anyhow and, in fact, I have already experienced some pitfalls as a result of hosting with them that I have not experienced elsewhere.  Anyone have an experience/advice on the best service to use?
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>> Any other advice regarding Wordpress/speed?  I have only recently begun producing Wordpress sites (though I have produced HTML/Flash sites for years) and this is certainly the most elaborate Wordpress site I have designed thus far. 
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>> I would greatly appreciate any recommendations.
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>> Thank you.
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>> All the best
>> Sarah
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