 Why
I like TSH -
Third
Sphere Hosting
If you have a web site and want a good host, then look no further than
Third Sphere Hosting. Which ever host you choose, here are five
factors to check out before you part with another month's rent.
- Reliability
- Response when things go
wrong
- Cpanel - Mission Control
- Web Site Statistics
- Commission
Not only has my site been up 99% of the time, but also it just feels
'rock solid'. Moreover, you have lots of control over your web site as
we will see in the Cpanel.
This is a key Litmus Test, how do suppliers respond when you have a
problem?
What I can say about the TSH support team is that they really do care, and their emails
give the air of authority and technical ability to sort out problems. e.g.
AutoResponder.
Third Sphere Hosts run a great ticket system, you identify the problem and they
get back to you with solutions. These ticket systems are becoming
popular with many companies, however beware, quality varies.
 If you haven't had one before, Cpanels are wonderful. It is
like being in 'mission control', you can create your POP3 accounts, check
your bandwidth and disk usage. There is even a file manager to check
and upload your web pages.
I was very fond of Webalizer, and I liked to tweak the cnf files. TSH have Webalizer
and I was shocked when they said 'No I could not customize them'. But
they added, we do have our own system called AWSTATS Boy does AWSTATS knock spots of Webalizer,
now I do not miss my cnf files at all.
One of my friends loved Hitbox for their free stats; well all good things
come to an end and Hitbox stopped the free service. I was amazed that
they quoted more for
supplying just their stats than TSH want for hosting AND supplying AWSTATS.
I can hear you thinking - but Guy, 'I bet you are on commission'.
Yes its true if you click on my link and sign up I get a commission, but
hey, if you sign up you can get commission for people that you introduce to TSH.
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Company A were a 'Mom and Pop' business. They were friendly you
could phone them on a direct number to their mobile. The problem
was they had no Cpanel, so I had to keep phoning them to get anything
changed.
The killer predicament was that my FrontPage extensions would not display
properly, they blamed me. However my pages display perfectly at TSH.
Also, they did not know anything about AutoResponder that I was interested
in.
Company B)
They had a Cpanel, they also had a 'ticket' system for problem; both seem
amateurish in comparison with TSH.
Company B had more disk space, more bandwidth and were cheaper than TSH, but
as ever, you get what you pay for. TSH are excellent value for money
and a bargain when you take into account their reseller scheme.
My 'Litmus Test' for any potential host was: 'Will my AutoResponder work
with your company' Yes Company B said. Later they said
their would be a charge to install - fair enough. Eventually Company B said they could
not install it even if I paid.
My AutoResponder company are another excellent company and they put me in
touch with a professional AutoResponder installer. When I emailed the installer and
told them who the host was, they said, 'Guy - we don't touch Company B with
a barge pole'.
By this time alarm bells were deafening me. So I switched to Third Sphere
Hosting. They are just so welcoming, not only does my AutoResponder work perfectly, but with the
support staff's guidance, I was able to install the AutoResponder myself.
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