Posted by tribeofa | Posted in How to..., Website Development | 
| Posted on 02-06-2010
I’ve stumbled across a new (to me) web host (where you place that new website you’re going to make) with a promo an admin’s gotta love: a campaign to end the use of the word “fail” as a noun. It will ‘fail,’ of course, but it’s a noble cause. The host is DreamHost. Their new-century contest for an old-century idea is this: Tweet the name “DreamHost” and be entered in a contest to win an iPad. The catch is that you mustn’t misuse the word “fail” in your tweet….but you wouldn’t anyway, would you?
It isn’t really a new host. According to friends who use it, they’ve been around for a the better part of a decade. They seem to be doing everything right. They’re employee-owned, they’re green, they’re both Mac and Windows friendly, they talk to you and they show their faces. The prices are excellent and they have all the right “stuff” available. They even offer you a “green verifier” button to demonstrate to your visitors that your site is carbon neutral. If I were starting up now, this is the host I’d choose.
What they don’t offer is ready-made site templates. If that’s what you’re after, try one of the other hosts discussed in earlier posts, like BlueHost (this link leads to a $6.95/mo promo), GoDaddy ($6.99/ mo) or HostGator (starts at $4.95 and is a green host).
Current promotions for all four are listed here. As always, purchases made by clicking on any links from this site help support the site without raising your cost.
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