I need help deciding between 3 hosting packages.

I currently have two Wordpress Websites with a combined 100 uv a week. Nothing big, but I started 3 weeks ago. They are hosted on Hostgator for free, because I know someone with a hosting package and they said I could use it to start out.

I want to be on my own hosting and I am having a hard time deciding.
all the plans have unlimited bandwidth, storage space, domains, Cpanel, and Free ssl. Only Bluehost doesn't have E-mail included.

I intend to have at least 100,000 UV a month by the end of the year. I have a very low comp, high volume very new keyword and the only few sites that are ranking have only been created in the last year and have over 500k Uv a month.
once I hit certain earnings I will look at dedicated servers or VPS, but until the end of the year, I want to start with shared hosting.

my choices I am looking at.

1 BHW seller
---Servikus - $71 for 1 year. they are supposedly really fast, but I am not sure, it has been hard to find reviews, but I know I've seen people in thread say they are really good. they also can go 7 dollars month to month instead of by year.

and 2 big names:

---Namecheap 29.28 per year. It looks like they were bad for speed, but recently it appears their customer service is amazing and that they are getting faster speed in recent months and reviews seem to be higher than before. the price seems too good to be true for all that they offer. seems to be the most affordable.

---Bluehost 89.40 per year. seems like they are fairly reliable for hosting Wordpress, not the best, but reliable and good customer support. spendiest of the bunch, but they seem to come highly recommended everywhere I look. maybe because they have a good affiliate payout. Idk.

Blue Host and Hostgator are owned by the same company. I would not use either of those two.

Namecheap and ---Servikus I have never used before so cant speak to them.

The best thing I can recommend is keep your domains with a different company than you are hosting with. Then make your own backups. Any time you add articles to your site make a backup. So if something happens get a new hosting plan elsewhere load the backups and point the domain over.

I used name cheap for portfolio sites - nothing high traffic. They're painless and it's like $5 a month for unlimited sites. Can't complain.

Bigger sites I use Digital Ocean.

Host Stage is also great. Owner is a good dude.

Monkey Duds said:

Blue Host and Hostgator are owned by the same company. I would not use either of those two.

Namecheap and ---Servikus I have never used before so cant speak to them.

The best thing I can recommend is keep your domains with a different company than you are hosting with. Then make your own backups. Any time you add articles to your site make a backup. So if something happens get a new hosting plan elsewhere load the backups and point the domain over.

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I have my domains with NameSilo they seemed to have the best renew prices and free Whois protection for life.

I'll probably stay away from bluehost then. Not that hostgator is bad, but they are both the most expensive.

I would venture to guess you will get more mixed reviews , only leading to more questions my friend. Best bet is to go with your gut try out the services for 1 month run some tests then make your description from there. Many wishes brother

Monkey Duds said:

Blue Host and Hostgator are owned by the same company. I would not use either of those two.

Namecheap and ---Servikus I have never used before so cant speak to them.

The best thing I can recommend is keep your domains with a different company than you are hosting with. Then make your own backups. Any time you add articles to your site make a backup. So if something happens get a new hosting plan elsewhere load the backups and point the domain over.

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Ditto

Avoid EIG owned companies at all cost!

I have the same doubt. I think NAMECHEAP is the best deal but I would like to know other alternatives similar with the price and feautures. ¿? .

Shared hosting is waste of money overselling resources and bad neighbors.

I would recommend a small VPS form Vultr or Digital Ocean with LEMP stack if you are comfortable using servers with no panel.

It will be faster and cheaper than the options above plus they are offering free credit.

hellmakers said:

Shared hosting is waste of money overselling resources and bad neighbors.

I would recommend a small VPS form Vultr or Digital Ocean with LEMP stack if you are comfortable using servers with no panel.

It will be faster and cheaper than the options above plus they are offering free credit.

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I wouldn't know how to set up hosting on a vps without a panel. I'll look into it though.

Jokull said:

I wouldn't know how to set up hosting on a vps without a panel. I'll look into it though.

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Check EasyEngine

What I can tell you is that you do not need to buy a non plus ultra package if you are just starting out. Any decent cheap package will do. Only upgrade when you need it, not when you're starting out.

As for companies, I'd stay away from hosting offered by domain registrars. Hosting is not their main business and more often than not what they offer is not as good as packages from hosting companies.

hellmakers said:

Check EasyEngine

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rafark said:

What I can tell you is that you do not need to buy a non plus ultra package if you are just starting out. Any decent cheap package will do. Only upgrade when you need it, not when you're starting out.

As for companies, I'd stay away from hosting offered by domain registrars. Hosting is not their main business and more often than not what they offer is not as good as packages from hosting companies.

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I think I will just start off with Servikus. They seem to have an amazing reviews here and in other forums and are supposed to be really fast. Then I will upgrade to a digital ocean VPS when the sites are bigger.

Although the price is tempting, it's probably better to stay away from namecheap hosting since, like you said, it isn't their main business.

I remember I was choosing a host provider as well and these names were appearing in in front of me quite often, it took a damn long time for all the analyzing I did about them. I've honeslty would have probably went for Servikus but I stumbled upon another brand Hostinger. Now of course I did the same thing over again, but there weren't much tea about them, mostly good words. From my own experience I would suggest trying Hostinger out, it goes well for shared hosting. Sorry I won't be of much help regarding VPS performance, but since at least I used their shared hosting I'd say you should give it a shot.

hellmakers said:

Check EasyEngine

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This looks very interesting! I'm not a very technical but this looks like it could be a fun project template to help develop and hone some skills!

Never used namecheap hosting or the other one but stay away from hostgator ipage and bluehost.

I've been using hostwinds for almost 5 years now and never had a problem great support too

siteground anyone? They are good price wise and provide solid uptime and server speed.

deadsoul1 said:

siteground anyone? They are good price wise and provide solid uptime and server speed.

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My problem is that they have limits on traffic and storage. I don't want that.

Jokull said:

My problem is that they have limits on traffic and storage. I don't want that.

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i recommend abelohost, they have the best SSD hosting

Inmotion is quite good as well. Once you grow their VPS is way better than big names (speed wise and support is awesome - like siteground). Check if it is for you. FOr shared hosting, power package is bit pricey compared to generic 4-5 USD per month hostings but they are fast.

Go with Bluehost Hosting service.

Bluehost is a hosting provider with strong customer service, uptime, and value for money. Some of Bluehost's features are stronger than others.