Hosted or Self-Hosted?

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Permalink Reply by So Much More Than A Mom on December 28, 2009 at 7:08am

I started on WP.com and eventually moved to self-hosted WP.org. I love that I can still use all that I love about WP and then some + have complete control over my blog, including owning the domain. I wouldn't change a thing I love my host: http://www.vervehosting.com

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Permalink Reply by Cheri Elmore on December 29, 2009 at 12:49am

Thx so much! I am going to start w/ wordpress.org and more than likely use Hostgator as my host- I am still looking into this. I am looking for reliability, tech support, flexibility, compatibility, PRICE- not low man on the totem but not top of the line either- i need room to grow but I'd like my choice to carry me for a few years w/o the NEED for upgrading or changing over. I also need user friendly- I am still learning HTML, so it will take me much longer to set things up... tech support will be key for me right now!

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Permalink Reply by Cheri Elmore on December 30, 2009 at 11:05pm

Thx Sherry
I saw BlueHost listed as well but I think they had limits on some things that I don't have to worry about w/ Hostgator- I am actually going to read back over program plans tonight & make my big decision- I need to find who to get my Domain from though & I was hoping I could find a a host that also offers that. As I read I will see if either do- It is not a real big deal if they don't but I was trying to make a one purchase w/ my card and be ready to get started- LOL
Thx though, nice to meet you & I hope to see more of everyone here by getting quite active.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on December 31, 2009 at 12:30am

I started out with blogger, then bought my domain and hosting from fatcow. I have no issues with them and it was very cheap for a year of unlimited everything. I contemplated self hosting from my house. The downfall, I just changed isp's to ATT and have limited upload limits. When I move back to roadrunner I may host myself from my own terminal.

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Permalink Reply by Rose Green on January 1, 2010 at 1:59pm

We have a self-hosted blog. Our main reason for going self hosted was that we wouldn't have to make sure we abide by any TOS by say Blogger, or Wordpress. Meaning we can put ad's, or paid advertisements, affiliate links on our site and not break a tos.
We use FatCow for our hosting, and they have been great to help us, answering questions, and walking us through many different things. If we had to do it over again, I think we would make the same choices. http://www.fatcow.com

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Permalink Reply by Cheri Elmore on January 4, 2010 at 1:11am

Thx! You all are being extremely helpful and I am really getting a full understanding of everything. Thank-you for taking the time to help out a noob!

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Culbertson on January 4, 2010 at 12:41pm

I did self-hosting as well because I wanted flexibility to do what I wanted. I use tubu.net to host and it's nice because I get a domain email address, i.e. melissa@adventuroo.com. I have been having some email issues with them (which seem to be resolved now). They are CHEAP too- I think it was $10 for the YEAR.

By the way, if you're looking for info on self-hosting a wordpress blog, you HAVE to check out the videos at http://www.becomeablogger.com. I used them to walk me through the process (you may want to unsubscribe to all the email they send you though). I'm pretty tech savvy but don't think I could have set up my blog http://www.adventuroo.com) without watching the videos.

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Permalink Reply by Cheri Elmore on January 8, 2010 at 12:42am

Thx so much Melissa! I am checking this out now.

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Permalink Reply by Cheri Elmore on January 8, 2010 at 2:04am

Melissa,
This is one I had in my favs after doing searches on "Begin Blogging" and had not gone through yet! Thx so much for adding this here. It prompted me to link through from your link here and I have watched 5 vid's at this point! What a huge help in all of this! I can't thank-you enough! Even though I had it tucked away in my favs I know I hadn't checked it out yet because it was in vid format and I wasn't sure if it would even be helpful so I stuck to all text sites I could find. This has by far been the most helpful option for me! Again, thx for bringing my attention around to it! I know how it saved twice in my favs- LOL! This will really help anyone looking to self-host and use Wordpress.org!

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Permalink Reply by Dwan Perrin on January 8, 2010 at 2:42pm

I started with blogger but switched to WordPress self-hosted as soon as I was ready to take blogging to the next level. WordPress has so much more potential to me than Blogger. The reason I love it is b/c there are more options as far as plugins and ways to set up your SEO. It also gives you the flexibility to change things. My hosting is through Host Gator which allows unlimited domains so you can have multiple sites if you wish or even share hosting with a friend. Just some of my opinions. I love WordPress as well.

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Permalink Reply by Cheri Elmore on January 8, 2010 at 3:24pm

Thx dawn!
I am planning to use Hostgator! & of course WordPress.org and w/ this i feel I am finally ready! I have been so hesitant to start. Partially intimidated, partially worried I was not looking at the best source for the best deal and quality service! I feel confident these are the best choices for me and w/ all of the tuts and "how-to" sites, I feel I can actually do it all on my own. You guys are great! Thx!

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Permalink Reply by Dwan Perrin on January 8, 2010 at 3:54pm

Happy to help!

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