Comments on: Network Solutions vs GoDaddy or 1and1 For Small Business http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/ The Official Blog of Spork Marketing Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:31:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alex http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-7232 Alex Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:23:49 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-7232 Thanks. It looks like I just did not understand there directory structure. Looking at it now I see how to create another directory and link it to another web site. I will have to play with it a bit more to get use to the differences. I do have Unlimited Hosting from godaddy - Linux - 4 years Thanks. It looks like I just did not understand there directory structure. Looking at it now I see how to create another directory and link it to another web site. I will have to play with it a bit more to get use to the differences.

I do have Unlimited Hosting from godaddy – Linux – 4 years

]]> By: admin http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-7215 admin Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:35:53 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-7215 Alex - There's a difference between hosting and domain registration. GoDaddy provides "free" hosting on any domain name that you register with them, but the "free" hosting has ads at the top and bottom of the page. It's not a workable solution for a business. The paid hosting from GoDaddy is much less expensive than the paid hosting from Network Solutions, however you might have received a special offer not shown on their website that I don't know about. Can you leave a link? Alex – There’s a difference between hosting and domain registration. GoDaddy provides “free” hosting on any domain name that you register with them, but the “free” hosting has ads at the top and bottom of the page. It’s not a workable solution for a business.

The paid hosting from GoDaddy is much less expensive than the paid hosting from Network Solutions, however you might have received a special offer not shown on their website that I don’t know about. Can you leave a link?

]]> By: Alex http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-7180 Alex Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:34:59 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-7180 I have a network solutions account that allows me to host multiple domaines without an extra charge. I also created a go daddy account. They allow me to host more than one account but place there adds on top and bottom. Am I missing something? Or does network solution work better for a multiple domaine owner? I have a network solutions account that allows me to host multiple domaines without an extra charge.
I also created a go daddy account. They allow me to host more than one account but place there adds on top and bottom.
Am I missing something? Or does network solution work better for a multiple domaine owner?

]]> By: admin http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-6833 admin Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:38:37 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-6833 Russ - Thanks for commenting. I'm guessing that you've been a Netsol consumer for a while - have they always been this way? I know of a few loyal Netsol fans who have more years of experience than myself, and they feel the way that you do. Wondering if perhaps Netsol has "evolved." Russ – Thanks for commenting. I’m guessing that you’ve been a Netsol consumer for a while – have they always been this way?

I know of a few loyal Netsol fans who have more years of experience than myself, and they feel the way that you do. Wondering if perhaps Netsol has “evolved.”

]]> By: Russ http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-6831 Russ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:09:50 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-6831 Netsol from my experience is good, but you do need to jump through to many hoops. I am well established with them and have been for years, while I know that they have problems I am sadly a loyal user of NetSol. Network Solutions please do not test me in this because you will lose a long term customer. I understand that internet programming and site building is a difficult thing and all these companies must offer a simplistic solution for the bulk of users. Unfortunately that leaves us in a cloud of unneeded bulky overhead that slows us down and restricts our progress and ingenuity. So I understand you Netsol, But I don't have to like it. And let this be a warning to all of you providers, not adequately accommodating us professional users will be your demise, as one by one more flexible power user friendly services will be created by guess who? That's right! us, those who you finally cracked and cause to created something better. Sadly these too shall likely follow the path of money and become as you, such as Google. Netsol from my experience is good, but you do need to jump through to many hoops. I am well established with them and have been for years, while I know that they have problems I am sadly a loyal user of NetSol.

Network Solutions please do not test me in this because you will lose a long term customer. I understand that internet programming and site building is a difficult thing and all these companies must offer a simplistic solution for the bulk of users. Unfortunately that leaves us in a cloud of unneeded bulky overhead that slows us down and restricts our progress and ingenuity.

So I understand you Netsol, But I don’t have to like it. And let this be a warning to all of you providers, not adequately accommodating us professional users will be your demise, as one by one more flexible power user friendly services will be created by guess who? That’s right! us, those who you finally cracked and cause to created something better. Sadly these too shall likely follow the path of money and become as you, such as Google.

]]> By: admin http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-6802 admin Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:41:44 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-6802 Jason - First of all, great name! :-) We need to go to lunch sometime since we have the same name and work in the same industry. As for your comments, you're absolutely right I think. I struggle with kookey rules that GoDaddy and 1and1 setup, and I'm always wondering if my hosting provider is the cause of an error. I've never used Rackspace, but I haven't ever heard anything bad about them. I think developers are wise to use them, but I have the same cost concerns for small business owners. Many of my clients need nothing more than an online brochure, so I think GoDaddy is appropriate. I like your analogy about 1and1's domain management system - UGLY. Thanks for commenting. Jason – First of all, great name! :-) We need to go to lunch sometime since we have the same name and work in the same industry.

As for your comments, you’re absolutely right I think. I struggle with kookey rules that GoDaddy and 1and1 setup, and I’m always wondering if my hosting provider is the cause of an error.

I’ve never used Rackspace, but I haven’t ever heard anything bad about them. I think developers are wise to use them, but I have the same cost concerns for small business owners. Many of my clients need nothing more than an online brochure, so I think GoDaddy is appropriate.

I like your analogy about 1and1’s domain management system – UGLY.

Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Jason Lancaster http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-6800 Jason Lancaster Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:46:09 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-6800 Hi Jason. Just wanted to chime in from a developers perspective. I'm personally against all three. In my experience, all have been plagued by reliability problems, typically (but not only) the "oh your memory was sucked up by a rogue site reboot" where you can never get any more information about what happened. As you said, nwsol isn't very developer friendly but all of them are "fluffy" service providers offering loads of crap in an interface that is all too cumbersome. Take 1and1's domain management -- it's an exercise in what the web looked like in '99. Anyway, all that to say I trend to the simplest of all hosting plans on the most reliable and easily scalable of hosting companies, like Rackspaces cloud hosting: http://www.rackspacecloud.com/ Everyone has their favorite, of course... but I've never heard a peep from anyone I've turned away from the big two, nwsol or godaddy. -The other Jason! Hi Jason. Just wanted to chime in from a developers perspective. I’m personally against all three. In my experience, all have been plagued by reliability problems, typically (but not only) the “oh your memory was sucked up by a rogue site reboot” where you can never get any more information about what happened.

As you said, nwsol isn’t very developer friendly but all of them are “fluffy” service providers offering loads of crap in an interface that is all too cumbersome. Take 1and1’s domain management — it’s an exercise in what the web looked like in ‘99.

Anyway, all that to say I trend to the simplest of all hosting plans on the most reliable and easily scalable of hosting companies, like Rackspaces cloud hosting: http://www.rackspacecloud.com/

Everyone has their favorite, of course… but I’ve never heard a peep from anyone I’ve turned away from the big two, nwsol or godaddy.

-The other Jason!

]]> By: admin http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-6745 admin Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:42:15 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-6745 Mark - Good point. Thanks for chiming in. Mark – Good point. Thanks for chiming in.

]]> By: Mark http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-6727 Mark Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:44:30 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-6727 you neglected to mention how hard it is to work with the netsol website for maintenance of your sites. the netsol website is in constant sales mode. you neglected to mention how hard it is to work with the netsol website for maintenance of your sites.
the netsol website is in constant sales mode.

]]> By: admin http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/523/network-solutions-bad-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-6452 admin Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:21:48 +0000 http://sporkmarketing.com/blog/?p=523#comment-6452 Shashi - Thanks. Shashi – Thanks.

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