Who should host my freelance writing site?
November 21, 2006 8:38 AM
I'm seeking web-hosting recommendations for my freelance writing and editing business.
The specs: I'd like to post my profile (background, areas of expertise, skiill set, etc.) and some clips and contact info. I know a smidgen of HTML, but not enough to build something from scratch. A handful of e-mail addresses would be nice, too. In other words, nothing too fancy-schmancy. Clean and professional-looking are what I seek, as well as ease of use (for changing copy, uploading PDFs, etc.). Any freelancing MeFis wanna share whom they're happy with?
The specs: I'd like to post my profile (background, areas of expertise, skiill set, etc.) and some clips and contact info. I know a smidgen of HTML, but not enough to build something from scratch. A handful of e-mail addresses would be nice, too. In other words, nothing too fancy-schmancy. Clean and professional-looking are what I seek, as well as ease of use (for changing copy, uploading PDFs, etc.). Any freelancing MeFis wanna share whom they're happy with?
Hi, veggieboy, and thanks for the recommendations. Mostly I'm looking for hosting that includes reasonably easy and professional-looking DIY design options. Thanks!
posted by shallowcenter at 11:01 AM on November 21, 2006
posted by shallowcenter at 11:01 AM on November 21, 2006
I've been with www.1and1.com for a year now, and I am happy with them. They have a referral program where I would get a free month if you sign up for that, but I think Ask Meta has rules against my posting the referral link, so I won't.
They are not the greatest, but I haven't had any real problems. And they are cheap. Three domains and 500 email addresses for $35/quarter is not a bad package. You can get cheaper than that, I think they have a five dollar a month package.
posted by Monkey0nCrack at 11:44 AM on November 21, 2006
They are not the greatest, but I haven't had any real problems. And they are cheap. Three domains and 500 email addresses for $35/quarter is not a bad package. You can get cheaper than that, I think they have a five dollar a month package.
posted by Monkey0nCrack at 11:44 AM on November 21, 2006
I really like DreamHost. You can easily get a good discount since many users will split the generous referral fee with you.
They have a one click install robot that will let you quickly setup a number of different apps so you don't have to know HTML to make a site. They even install a number of themes when they install WordPress so it doesn't look so terribly generic right off the bat.
posted by advicepig at 12:12 PM on November 21, 2006
They have a one click install robot that will let you quickly setup a number of different apps so you don't have to know HTML to make a site. They even install a number of themes when they install WordPress so it doesn't look so terribly generic right off the bat.
posted by advicepig at 12:12 PM on November 21, 2006
Thanks, MOC and ap. Anyone else around to chime in?
posted by shallowcenter at 12:15 PM on November 21, 2006
posted by shallowcenter at 12:15 PM on November 21, 2006
I like Lonex and they have a 30-day money-back guarantee. It includes SiteStudio.
posted by davcoo at 12:31 PM on November 21, 2006
posted by davcoo at 12:31 PM on November 21, 2006
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My vote for hosting goes to Nearly Free Speech. I had DreamHost before them but (a) it was too expensive to renew after the initial discounts ended and (b) they sort of had a meltdown, which you can read about by Googling around a bit.
If you're looking for design, I can happily recommend my friend at Ink Stain Design.
posted by veggieboy at 10:16 AM on November 21, 2006