A few weeks ago veryserious.org was down and I was real upset cause I had to switch hosts again.  I decided to go with Hostgator based solely on the fact that they have a cartoon alligator for a mascot.

They’re a good host also, the database stuff for wordpress runs faster than when it was on dreamhost, and it’s cheaper even though I was sharing the bill with someone else when on dreamhost. They give you shell access instead of some crappy shell emulation and their tech support is useful.  You could do a lot worse and probably already have.

The only real drawback is that they don’t allow you to copy all of your files over directly from your old site with unix cause they don’t allow double connections. You have to d/l your computer and then u/l them from there, probably not a problem for you but I have a lot of big files of me talking to Jake so it was a nuisance.  I give them which is subject to change based on whether fall to shit in 6 months like webhosts like to do.

Anyways: Hostgator: for when you need a webhost with an alligator mascot.  In the name of transparency I hasten to add that I get paid by them if you click on links here and sign up. You know me, always out there grinding like a windmill, hustling like Larry Flynt and trying to make a quick dollar like the US Mint.