Comments on: Around the Internet Kitchen – Hosting Woes

By: darya

darya — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:12:16 +0000

I pretty much love HostGator. I signed up because they had such high customer service ratings. At the time they were #1.

Not only has there been no problems, I once called and asked if I should pay more in case I anticipated problems with future traffic and they said that wasn’t necessary and they could handle any amount of traffic, unlimited bandwidth. WTF?

I’ve used them about 9 months with remarkable service and nary a glitch. I am an affiliate I like them so much (though with a food blog I don’t really get compensated for that). If you check them out and decide to go with them I would appreciate the link through from ST. However, that’s not the reason for my recommendation ;)

Keep us posted on what you choose!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:58:53 +0000

Just saw that another blogger friend of mine likes DreamHost for beginners (about $7/month), but switched to Liquid Web after her site grew a bit. She said that Liquid Web is more expensive ($25/month?), but the customer service is great and it met her needs.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:55:29 +0000

My husband uses GoDaddy for his photography site. It sucks. I hear him complain weekly. He has decided to switch to something else when it’s up for renewal again. Not sure which host he has decided to use, but would love to hear any recommendations you have.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:26:57 +0000

I always encourage everyone to get a sourdough starter. They make a great pet that doesn’t talk back. I gave some to a friend and she is currently distributing it all over Portland Ore. If you need inspiration, go to my blog and search on sourdough. I’ve had great fun playing with it over the past couple of years. A whole new world of pancakes, waffles, biscuits and bread will open up to you.

I know you are interested in health so another good read is Wild Fermentations by Sandor Elix Katz. I have been terrified to try too many of the food experiments in there (and besides sneaking in a red wine vinegar, I have been banned from any other scary experiments, unless I want to hide them and consume them myself)

The red cabbage starter sounds great. I have heard that the white film on fruits and veggies is yeast but I never realized cabbage would be so rich in yeast. I wonder if it would give your starter a strange brassica flavor? I look forward to your trying it!! :0)

By: Joan Nova

Joan Nova — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:25:45 +0000

OMG you’ve scared me to the point of hysteria. I’m just about to make the leap to godaddy hosting and have already purchased the package. I think I’m going to pose the question on twitter and see if I get any responses.

By: Healthy Delicious- Lauren

Healthy Delicious- Lauren — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:32:15 +0000

I used godaddy too and have been having the same problem. Its been driving me nuts!! Mind if I ask who you’re switching to? (and if you’ve heard anythign good about anywhere else?)