Which Web host do you use?

[Ant71]

A friend of mine has a successful website which is hosted by the company he used to use for developing his site. As he no longer uses them feels he should use it. Who do you use for hosting a small to medium sized business?

[tomhall90]

Hi Antony,

This is a very vague question and you need to work out what it is you'll need from your web host before you can start to consider who is best to go with.

Personally, I use Eleven2 for a personal reseller account for my own blogs and friends blogs. But I use FireHost for commercial websites such as Magento hosting etc.

With Eleven2 I have a cPanel which I can set up everything from DNS zones to email accounts to installing online software.

But what I suggest you do is find out exactly what it is you need your web host to deliver and then ask that question again for a more precise answer, rather than just people (including myself) giving you a company name on a biased opinion just because it's the company they use and it works for them. E.g. I drive a Ford so I will only recommend a Ford to a new buyer looking for a car.

Tom

[KevinBudzynski]

I agree with Tom. Depending on type of site/traffic/objectives the best options for a hosting account can range greatly.

We use Liquid Web for hosting. They are a bit more expensive, but the server is stable/fast and the held desk is second to none.

[Ant71]

Thanks a lot.

[Anti-Alex]

I prefer Rackspace Cloud. Their system is highly customizable and their Admin panel is easy to use to get yourself up and running. Support is always there when I need it, never had to wait more than a few hours for non-emergencies and they hit me back with live help when it's urgent. Pricing will depend on what you need. Dedicated or non-dedicated is really the big question here.