Is It Time to Migrate to Web Hosting

From what I remember you got to use the service free for 90days then after than could chose to pay for a whole year of hosting (plus the 90 days you already did) or cancel. There was a monthly price, but no monthly payments.

@thecreativeone91 Right, that is how I remember it too, but it looks like it is monthly now.

With everyone moving to monthly, it would be hard for them not to be monthly.

Dashrender

What exactly are you offloading to the hosting provider in these cases? Let's assume you're running Wordpress, do they take care of updating the OS and Wordpress for new releases and bug fixes? Are these the primary concern that you want off your plate?

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

What exactly are you offloading to the hosting provider in these cases? Let's assume you're running Wordpress, do they take care of updating the OS and Wordpress for new releases and bug fixes? Are these the primary concern that you want off your plate?

With DreamHost, yes. Updates, cache, backups, etc.

@Dashrender WIth shared hosting, you offload almost everything.

scottalanmiller

@Aaron-Studer said:

@Dashrender WIth shared hosting, you offload almost everything.

And with DreamHost Managed WordPress, even more.

@scottalanmiller I don't think that is a great as they make it sound like it is.... My HostGator account has all the same features for half the price...

https://www.dreamhost.com/promo/lifehacker295/

This says 2.95/mo but for how long?

EDIT: Nevermind - This is an intro offer that works for the first 12 months of hosting for new customers, after which the price goes back up (currently $8.95 a month).

See, auto WordPress upgrades are available in there normal hosting too.

Upgrading WordPress

In the easy mode installation the upgrade process is done by Dreamhost automatically. In the advanced mode you have to do upgradation yourself, also very easy: only one click. You can also configure it to auto upgrade.

@Aaron-Studer said:

See, auto WordPress upgrades are available in there normal hosting too.

Upgrading WordPress

In the easy mode installation the upgrade process is done by Dreamhost automatically. In the advanced mode you have to do upgradation yourself, also very easy: only one click. You can also configure it to auto upgrade.

I don't think that's the part he's referring to. but rather the host, SQL and cache optimization for wordpress on dreamhost.

Here's an interesting read http://inlinehostblogger.com/hostgator-vs-bluehost-vs-dreamhost/

Edit: Now, I'm thinking this might be a sponsored/paid review after reading all of it.