Re: Starting a personal website

[Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>]

   iFaqeer (SIA) wrote:

     I've heard very good things about DreamHost.com
     On 10/12/06, Karen Murri [1]<kmurri -at- comcast -dot- net> wrote:

     I'm working myself up to starting a personal website. Nothing fancy
     or big,
     just a place to showcase some of my work and pictures of my
     critters.
     I'm looking for advice on finding a web host. Anything I should
     watch out
     for or worry about? Any other advice or recommendations would be
     appreciated.

   I've been hosting a couple of websites on DreamHost for nearly two
   years.  One is an ecommerce site with a lot of images and the other is
   an online resume/portfolio.  They had a string of problems a few
   months back when their mail server had the hiccups, but other than
   that, it's been a great place to host sites.
   As for advice in finding a web host, I would look at what is offered
   for the money and how much hand holding you will need in the
   beginning.  (You can also "google" for web host reviews, but a word of
   caution, some of the reviews are slanted.)   Dreamhost has a nice
   setup wizard, but tech support is via email.
   If you need to talk to people, then check out local ISPs and see what
   they offer.  If you've never created a website before and you want to
   keep it simple and personal, this is an excellent route.  Once you get
   the hang of things, you can always change web hosters.
   Al

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References

   1. mailto:kmurri -at- comcast -dot- net
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   3. http://www.geistassociates.com/
   4. http://www.geistimages.com/
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