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How do you vet a new hosting provider before committing?
ReliableSiteHosting
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How do you vet a new hosting provider before committing?
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By making sure they have a commitment to not raise prices for existing customers later on
Usually i check their name and if they have stuff like "fastest" in the name I know they are not fast, or if they have "reliable" in name I would also question the reliability
That's interesting question @ReliableSiteHosting/ @MrRadic
The easiest part is looking at how long they have been around. Then, you start deep diving the comments and the subsequent claims made by customers on different threads. That's enough bias to develop opinion.
If the provider is active on forum, make interaction with them to understand their infrastructure, values, pain points, etc which cannot be obtained without reading more than 10% of their posts
@forest @AlteredParadox
No, 99% of let crowd.
Gamble 7$
My steps:
But even then, I'll never commit to a large amount of money. I may jump into a long-term prepaid plan, but not if the annual cost is even near $100. For that, I'd need more assurance.
personally myself i check if they're doing some shit like trying to sell an Atom D525 made in 2010 as a dedi for $33 a month
that usually tells me all i need to know
B-But KS-A?