Servers It’s December and as if there aren’t enough stuff happening already and my expenses are not going through the roof, I remember that my hosting service is up for renewal this weekend. This site is currently hosted at Dreamhost and although I do not have any problem with them whatsoever, I have decided to switch providers just because I do not want to pay more than a hundred dollars for hosting. I originally signed-up using one of their promo codes but it’s only for one time use.

Using Google to search for hosting providers is kinda hopeless. I don’t know who to trust as there are loads of “hosting review” sites which I think are put up by the hosting companies themselves. I did found a couple which narrow down my choices. Surpass Hosting is offering a promo for a year of hosting for $12 which will start on December 15. It looks tempting as it offers almost the same specifications as my Dreamhost plan (200 GB storage, 2000 GB transfer) but the reviews for the service are not that great. HostICan, on the other hand, is offering the same specifications plus 2 free domains and has glowing reviews but will set me back $45 even after I use a coupon.

I don’t know, maybe I should just opt for the cheaper one. After all, I don’t make any kind of money for this anyway and nobody clicks on my Google ads. Ever. In more than 2 years that I’ve been running this blog I earned a whopping… wait for it… $2! With the rate of the dollar now, I can’t even afford a movie ticket with that. I don’t really mind, it’s nice having a blog and all with your own domain and everything. Makes you feel kinda special.