Actinic Hosting

[Fairyglass]

I've used 4sure and Namesco in the past, am now with Pinbrook. 4Sure had a very obscure control panel, never could make sense of it. They seemed to work from mobiles- while I never had a problem, I never felt that confident with them either. Namesco were cheap, and good unless you had a problem, when support was rubbish. I moved last year to Pinbrook and they're great- works perfectly, quick reaction to support queries (even stupid ones where I should know the answer!) and comprehensive control panel which is easy to navigate for a non techie.
HTH
Ben

[Ho Ho Bird]

Does changing your hosting Co have any impact on how the great god Google rates your site?

I don't mean does it prefer one host over another, but does it loose you and then take time to find you again, having a negative impact on you?

I'm aware my question may show I don't know much about this subject...........

[Darren B]

There are various theories on this

but using uk IP addresses is suppose to help if your uk based.
a hosting company that is up when the spider calls is always good, if it can never find your site then you could loose rankings
plus a server that is blacklisted

others here can give you better info though

[pinbrook]

Does changing your hosting Co have any impact on how the great god Google rates your site?

I don't mean does it prefer one host over another, but does it loose you and then take time to find you again, having a negative impact on you?

Changing host doesn't affect SERPS per se, as it is URLs that are indexed not servers/IP. That said it is true that some hosts will give better results due to how spiders crawl. Ie if your server is cluttered with dodgy stuff a spider may not spend much time on the server and thus not reach you that often.

[djferros]

4surehosting down?

I host with Pinbrook, never had any problems, easy setup, fantastic. (only bug is the number of links i have to click to check my email, although i'm sure it's me and there is a quicker way).

4surehosting, was easy to setup with Support Help, but without it I would be stuck, control panel was confusing as mentioned above, but for the price, you can't complain!....... that is until today. My websites seems to have gone off-line and their website doesn't seem to work either.

Don't use Active24, previously Vi.net though, which used to recommended by Actinic (not sure if it still is), totally useless.
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Harley-davidson vrsca

[djferros]

4surehosting back online.

amazing that...!

[pinbrook]

(only bug is the number of links i have to click to check my email, although i'm sure it's me and there is a quicker way).

are you typing mail.yourdomain.co.uk into a browser? thats the quickest way to get webmail.

if you want to discuss other methods, please raise a support ticket or email us at support <at> pinbrook <dot> net

[malbro]

Hi there,

Could anyone advise me on who would be a good hosting company to use to host my Actinic site with? I'm currently with Fasthosts but I've been advised to go elsewhere as there can be a lot of complications with them. I've had a quick look through the forum without much success so just wondered if anyone could give me a few options to consider.

Many thanks.

my choices are pinbrook, very easy to setup, 1and1 bit more technical but still very good and better bandwidth per buck, and Actinic Hosting, though I am not a fan of their control panel.

[djferros]

are you typing mail.yourdomain.co.uk into a browser? thats the quickest way to get webmail.

like i said, 'knew there was an easier way!' Thanks.
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Yamaha Fzr1000

[Ho Ho Bird]

I've already stated I'm with Fasthosts and have had no problems, but was of the opinion that if I was starting over / starting out, I'd probably go with someone like Pinbrook......as the cost differences were relatively minor. Looking at this was on my list of 'to-dos'.

I've just done a 2 minute compare:

My bog bog standard Fasthosts deal costs me just £55/year +vat.

A quick glance with Pinbrook shows plans starting at £115/year +vat.

Adding SSL to either would again appear to double the cost of both packages.

Having nearly taken on a prime retail shop with standing costs of £50K a year, a variation like that wouldn't have registered. In the end though we bunkered down with some shared retail space and relying more on the website. (Good choice knowing what we know now!).

With every non capital 'expense' now squeezed accordingly, I'll probably stay put for now. However this is not to criticise any of the specialists like Pinbrook. For my £50 with Fasthosts I get a Mb or two of a server - NOTHING ELSE. They don't know me, don't care about me. If I have a problem I'll have to beg help here and sort it myself. Any contact is by email after remembering some odd 'service' pin codes and passwords set up on day one.

Lee has given the first explanation I'd read of why Fasthosts did have / does have a problem with Actinic - and clearly one lost order for a £800 clock would wipe away any 'savings' I've made.

Sorry to have go on. Just thought I'd explain my thinking so it may perhaps help others.

(I'm on V8. Pinbrook refers to having some extra suitability for V9 (where this thread is) so if I upgrade, that may trigger me to swap).

[fergusw]

and clearly one lost order for a £800 clock would wipe away any 'savings' I've made.

You've hit the nub of the issue IMO. Having a hosting company who have an in-depth knowledge and experience of Actinic and that cares about your online business is worth much more that a £50 or £100 saving you may initially make. In worst-case-scenario situations this experience and knowledge becomes priceless.

[Darren B]

(I'm on V8. Pinbrook refers to having some extra suitability for V9 (where this thread is) so if I upgrade, that may trigger me to swap).

This probably the V9.0.3 compressed upload feature

[Jenny]

Hosting is a very important part of you business and should not be devalued!