In case you were wondering (and couldn’t tell by the affiliate ad), my webhost of choice is lunarpages. While searching for a suitable webhost for a site I was building, I discovered that my host at the time did not allow streaming media content without a rather large extra charge. This would not do, as part of the reason for the site was to post streaming media. In my search I came across lunarpages, and was impressed by what they offered with their accounts (in other words, the ability to stream media was included).
When I contacted their sales team with various questions about their plans and service, I was even more impressed with their prompt and courteous replies that included, “If you decide to sign up…” There was no pressure to buy, but it was obvious to me that they were the host I had been looking for. Not only did I pick lunarpages to host the site I was building, I also switched my personal hosting to lunarpages as well.
I have never had any reason to regret or rethink my decision to go to lunarpages. All of my support issues have been handled promptly and politely, and the only site issues I’ve experienced were my own fault. The only thing I don’t like about my lunarpages account is the inability to use special characters to create strong passwords. Only alpha-numeric characters are allowed. This was also the case at my last hosting company, but I do not know if it is a systemic weakness with cPanel or discount webhosting as a whole.
If you’re interested, most of their plans include a free domain name as well as $700 worth of free software and bonuses. You can also get Google AdWords and Facebook Ads credit for signing up!
DISCLAIMER: While I AM part of lunarpages’ affiliate program, and I DO get paid if you click their link on my blog and purchase a hosting plan, lunarpages has not in any shape, form, or fashion offered me compensation for or made a request for a review of their services.
