Comments on: Are you a host-jumper?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:57:55 +0000

Very well written, thanks for the article. I hate to say it but I have tried several different hosts for a few months at a time over the past 3 or 4 years – I can think of 4 off of the top of my head. Usually it is just to give something new a test run and is generally for a non-critical site. The sites that I need stability for have been hosted at the same place for some time.

I have wondered if this aggravates hosts. I have always made an effort to submit positive feedback to hosting communities for those who have done a good job in the hopes of driving new customers their way.

By: Moreen

Moreen — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:56:00 +0000

That is really true. No providers are perfect. The fact that they are contacting you when they are experiencing a downtime and telling you what resolutions they are using or doing, is a sign that they are reliable.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:24:32 +0000

I thought I was a host jumper as I have had some many hosts but looking back most i have left do to needing some thing that host did not have or a money issue. That and I have had hosts die on me.
There have been some hosts that I have been with for years. Like I was with 1and1 for 2 years. I was with downtown host for 3 years. I do not like to switch hosts as it is a lot of work so the 2 hosts I have now I hope will be my hosts for a very long time.

By: Gareth

Gareth — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:00:46 +0000

Very well written, and perfectly true. Every provider has issues now and again, things break, even providers make mistakes. It is the way the provider handles these situations that makes the difference.

There are some “so-called” providers though that do not seem to realise that their customers are their lifeblood, and that keeping an existing client is cheaper than going out looking looking to “replace” lost customers.