ken wrote: > > On 02/24/2011 01:03 PM m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> ken wrote: >>> On 02/23/2011 09:18 PM Thomas Dukes wrote: >>>> Would appreciate some suggestions for ecommerce hosting. Been using, >>>> cough, cough, godaddy, for about 5 or 6 yrs but in the last year or >>>> so, they really suck. Did the hosting myself for a while prior to going with >>>> godaddy but I don't have time to babysit. Seems godaddy would rather spend >>>> millions advertising during the Super Bowl than put that money to good use. >> <snip> >>> Adjust your expectations accordingly. For instance, I'd stay away >>> from Blue Host. They're inexpensive and have just one hosting package. And >>> they don't make adjustments to it to fit your needs. They're fine for >>> someone who just wants to have "their own" website. And they have lots >>> of ports open, including for https. But they have a lot of ports open >>> :) and it's part of the hosting package. >>> >> "One hosting package"? Dunno, I'm paying for Hostmonster/Bluehost (same >> thing), and a) have had very little trouble, and b) get reasonably >> knowledgable people. They do offer a choice of o/s, too. Admittedly, I >> have a very low-traffic website, and I don't have any of the commercial >> packages that don't come with the basic, but *shrug* they're ok. > > I just talked with them on the phone a couple weeks ago and that's what > I was told... just one hosting package. The guy I was talking with did > seem like a ditz, so maybe he was giving me bad info. We are talking > about <http://www.bluehost.com/>? I'm looking at that page right now > and I see just one package offered. Just did a search, and they *are* from the same hosting co, but the review I saw said that bluehost is the "professional" (business) one. mark