Well hopefully no one noticed, but I just changed web hosts today, after spending more than a MONTH reading tutorials and about 24 hours of hair-tearing, sob-mopping agony.
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In the end, it all went through seamlessly. Thanks to the Bluehost tech support. They have really good tech support. If you want to consider them for hosting, let me know, because I have an affiliate link and I can earn some money for referring you. :D
The online tutorials STINK, ya know that? I mean, do a search for “how to switch web hosts” and get a billion results. Few are coherent, fewer have images, and some of these article writers needs to realize that we average people don’t know what all those technical terms and words mean! UGH! The best tutorial I found is here, and he did a great job making it simple. However, I still had a problem because I didn’t create my database and user first, I transferred my existing domain over to create sub files that way. So I hit a snag when it came to changing the wp-config file.
Oh my gosh, I’m starting to speak like a geek! I’m sorry!!!
OK, well anyway… we’ll see how this blog does with Bluehost. When I first signed up with them for my other blogs, I had a lot of CPU Quota Exceeded errors. I mean, A LOT. I haven’t had any in a few months now. This blog gets a lot of traffic (20,000-30,000 a month if no one Stumbles me), and I’m a little nervous adding it to Bluehost. My previous web host, WizzerdWerks, was outstanding in performance, but it was too expensive ($50 for one year for my one domain) and they have no telephone tech support. If Bluehost bombs on me, I’m off to Hostgator. I’ve been seriously considering going to Hostgator for a while, but wanted to get closer to my yearly account expiration date with Bluehost before taking the leap. The realization that I will have to transfer SIX blogs to a new web host is extremely daunting, and I’ve been procrastinating.
Anyway, I’m here. It’s over. I survived and my blog did not self-destruct. Hear me *SIGH* with great relief.
29. January 2009 at 1:08 am
Happy for you that you were able to transfer without a glitch! Have you ever looked into GoDaddy for hosting. I don’t know how they compare costwise, but I have always received terrific customer service anytime I have needed it.
29. January 2009 at 11:10 am
LOL I love that turtle. So, you switched to Bluehost? I am considering leaving them to go with another. What to do. What to do.
29. January 2009 at 11:17 am
anajz: Yeah, my blog didn’t blow up! I was half prepared that it would. :S I’ve never looked into GoDaddy hosting. I’ll have to check. But right now, I’m trimming down hosting plans and consolidating what I have. Thanks for that tip, though.
Karen: I’ve had Bluehost for almost a year. I’ve had WizzerdWerks for almost two years. And I also have Dreamhost- a new one for me which I can’t say I like too much. WizzerdWerks was best, they had almost NO downtime and they always emailed me if they expected any. But I can’t afford them.
Bluehost performed horribly the first 6 months, but their tech support was like my life support, and BH did get better lately. But I’m probably going to dump everyone and switch to Hostgator because they have fewer problems than BH and are the lowest price for shared hosting. I don’t think their tech support is as good as Bluehost’s, but I hear that it is still very good.
7. March 2009 at 4:13 am
Hey very nice blog!!