Yikes, you're paying a lot, Martha. Between YouthPLAYS, the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights and all of my different endeavors, I run about a dozen different websites. At this point, they're on Bluehost. They're not perfect--nobody is--but their uptime is generally pretty good, and what is important to me about them is that they have 24/7 phone (and chat) support. (I went through Lunarpages and another company that I don't even remember at this point, but both had issues either with customer service or uptime.)
PC Mag recently did a "best web hosting for 2016" article, and among the top choices were InMotion, HostGator, DreamHost (but they only recommend this one for more experienced users). HostGator was their top choice for novice webmasters, and it looks like if you click on a link from the article, you can score a special discount. GoDaddy is another good one.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424725,00.asp
Depending on what you spend, many companies will pay for domain registration for your domain for the year. There's really no reason for a site that isn't high traffic to pay much more than $100/year for hosting, if that.
Feel free to message me if you need more advice!
Best,
Jon
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Jonathan Dorf
Playwright/ Co-founder of YouthPLAYS/ Co-chair of The Alliance Of Los Angeles Playwrights
Los Angeles CA
Original Message:
Sent: 01-26-2016 07:58
From: Martha Louden
Subject: website
WV Thespians is looking to move our website to a new host. We are currently paying a little over $300 yearly and we know there are less expensive options. I'm curious to know what web hosts everyone else uses and how you like them. I need one that will be easy to set up, as I will be doing the work. Thanks!
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Martha Louden
West Virginia Chapter Director
Jefferson County Schools
Shepherdstown WV
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