07-02-2011, 03:42 AM
(07-01-2011, 02:22 PM)Jacob_ Wrote:(07-01-2011, 10:15 AM)Tarabukka Wrote:(06-30-2011, 07:39 PM)Jacob_ Wrote: Yeah, Bluehost is pretty bad. I've heard they put thousands of websites on the same server, which would explain the occasional lag/downtime...
This will probably be our next host: http://www.linode.com/
I can attest to Bluehost being awful and Linode being great. From Bluehost I've had nothing but condescending support, laughable uptime and random outages (upgrading the Linux kernel does not take 2 hours).
BlandFlakes mentioned a referral system. We've had little success with referrals here on BCy, but that was because we didn't advertise enough at the right time (yeah, we've had all the Roblox raiding stuff too). Commercial advertising - AdWords, etc. - will only bring you an audience you don't want or aren't sure about.
I really do recommend the word of mouth approach to all you Buildists. Buildism's a good game but it needs a good following too!
I actually heard mostly good reviews about Bluehost before we switched a few months ago, then I found out about how terrible they were.
Also, this site was recommended to me on TIGSource a while ago: http://www.projectwonderful.com/
Unlike Google AdWords and similar services, you actually get to choose the sites your ad ends up on, rather than the system picking them out automatically.
Except now they won't accept your request which makes all of us say the good ol' internet phrase: FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU