The perfect web host (or why I like Doorhost.net)
July 9th, 2005
If you run a website you know how finding the right host can be time consuming, stressful and risky. I’ve run across hosts with poor support, lack of all-around administration knowledge, poor uptime and lack of willingness to resolve issues. Well, for over a year now I have no such problems, so I thought I’d share my experience. DoorHost.net is a relatively small host, but one with fantastic support and dedication for its users. We all run into problems, and it’s the way we get help for those problems that makes hosting services stand out.
The guys at DoorHost rarely sleep (or so it seems) and are always lurking around their friendly forum, helping out people with both serious and naive problems, even those that they don’t really have to deal with. Eric, the founder of DoorHost, is a guru in his field and has always been able to provide a solution to any problems I had. It is fantastic to have confidence in people running a service and a peace of mind knowing that everything is running smoothly and that if it doesn’t, someone will do everything in their power to fix the issue as quickly as possible.
So, if you’re looking around for reliable, friendly, stress-free and affordable hosting, look no further than DoorHost. You’ll love it too.
Finding the perfect web host can be quite the task. With so many web hosting services that are available it can be difficult to know which one will be best for you and your website. You need to find a dedicated server offering the type of web hosting you need. Do you want colocation, unix, linux, windows or some other kind of hosting? These are all questions you need to ask yourself when you begin your search.
Almost a year later. Doorhost has been going through some heavy problems in the last few weeks. Avoid this host, for the moment at least.
Comment by Ivan — June 6th, 2006 @ 7:45 pm
Well, Eric has sold Doorhost and since then it’s no longer the fantastic place it used to be. Don’t even think of getting an account now…
Comment by Ivan — June 23rd, 2006 @ 9:44 pm
It turns out that Doorhost was a glamorous hobby that Eric eventually dropped. He’s now operating a local hosting company in rural Northeast Wisconsin, and Doorhost is operated by a faceless Chicago company that provides practically no support and unreliable hosting service. In web hosting, “too good to be true” is just that; in Doorhost’s case it was that Eric couldn’t sustain his commitment. Or wouldn’t. Definitely a host, and a businessman, to avoid.
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Trackback by Linux Web Hosting Services — February 16th, 2008 @ 5:22 pm
Good post. You make some great points that most people do not fully understand.
“The guys at DoorHost rarely sleep (or so it seems) and are always lurking around their friendly forum, helping out people with both serious and naive problems, even those that they don’t really have to deal with. Eric, the founder of DoorHost, is a guru in his field and has always been able to provide a solution to any problems I had. It is fantastic to have confidence in people running a service and a peace of mind knowing that everything is running smoothly and that if it doesn’t, someone will do everything in their power to fix the issue as quickly as possible.”
I like how you explained that. Very helpful. Thanks.
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Comment by wak — March 15th, 2008 @ 12:38 pm