I’m settled in at the new web host now — who by the way, is A2 Hosting, and no, there’s no referral link on that URL.
So far it’s been great. The blog and the assorted other web files are all in place. I’ve cleaned out some old stuff I don’t need to keep on the server anymore. I’ve updated my robots.txt to reflect the new site layout. I have IMAP set up on my desktop and my laptop. Everything is running smoothly, DNS seems to have transitioned, and all is right with the world.
I’m even taking advantage of the fact that my new account has more bells & whistles to set up a side blog for recipies. It’s not quite done yet but when it is I’ll post a link.
What’s amazing is how much easier all this has been. When I first set up a website in 1996, this was very much a manual process, and you needed to either have direct access to the server and/or be very comfortable with a command line do stuff like set up a domain name, create a new web hosting account, or customize a website. Today, it’s nearly all web-based and so very painless. I love it. YAY for progress!
Da million dollar question: what made you pick that hosting company?
Few acquaintances asked me ‘hey, you do web stuff, tell me which host is the best’, and personally, I’m clueless. All of them seem to offer basic packages for about $5 a month and lots of bells and whistles (SSH and so on) for $10. How do you decide which one to go with?
Good questions. I’ll do a blog post with the answer.