BlueHost takes a one-plan-fits-all approach to hosting, and it will certainly fit many. There are the usual ammenities (Perl, PHP, MySQL, SSI, etc.), the Fantastico script library, commerce features such as a choice of shopping cart and SSL support, and secure email. You also get a free domain registration with a one-year or longer pre-payment. On top of it all, BlueHost has a solid reputation for good service, unlike some other inexpensive providers out there. If their plan fits your needs, BlueHost is a fantastic choice.

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BlueHost seems to have overcome the pre-holiday blahs that dumped it down to sixth place in November. HostGator and HostMonster (BlueHost’s alter ego) slid in just behind it, with DreamHost sliding several of spots to fourth. For the first time in a number of months, the top four hosts make some sense. JustHost stayed in the top five because it is cheap and not bad.

On the downside, midPhase and its sister site ANHosting slid further down the list. Ever since the UK2 buyout, their reputation for decent service and support has been crumbling away and the word of mouth is hurting them. I still think they are better than any of Endurance’s cavalcade of offerings, but new hosting customers may not agree.

It’s a new year and 2010 is off to a blustery start here in Pittsburgh. Happy hosting and bundle up.

In the Seinfeld episode “The Millennium,” Elaine feels slighted by a sales clerk and decides to try to put the store out of business. As part of this ill-conceived plan, she buys a ton of stuff from a competitor, only to find out that both stores are owned by the same woman who annoyed Elaine in the first place. Much of what makes this funny is that Elaine was such a reactionary, but another factor is that it’s not happening to us.

We have a similar situation going on in web hosting. A large number of web hosts are actually owned by one company that most web developer, designers, and bloggers have never heard of. That company is Endurance International Group and they have over 700,000 customers spread over 25 different hosting brands.

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DreamHost makes a comeback! HostGator moves back above JustHost where it damn well belongs! BlueHost tanks for some unfathomable reason given that its sister-site HostMonster stayed strong at number two! Yahoo inexplicably shoots up to the top five!

Enough histrionics. A lot of shuffling about this month. I personally blame a combination of sugar/insulin shock from Halloween that wore off just in time to be replaced by the Turkey-Tryptophan post-Thanksgiving coma. Maybe that was just at our house. In any case, there’s a lot more hosting (and other web) stuff coming to the site this month as my wife is holding me to my promise to post more. If nothing else, look for an article later this week about one of the biggest secrets in web hosting.

Until then, happy Hosting!

Okay, a little more movement this month, even if it is just DreamHost tanking from 2nd to 6th. Still, that is a substantial drop without much reason for it. Sure, there have been some blog posts complaining about DreamHost this past month, but that is true for every host every month. I am open to suggestions on this one.

Happy Hosting!