Hosting Templates - Watch out for this

The first point I'd like to bring to light is a lot of hosting companies that claim to be reputable are simply template websites bought from Template Monster or some other template website. Seeing that sites like Template Monster have an entire genre of templates dedicated to hosting company websites - it's safe to assume that there are probably a hundred or two different 'reputable' hosting companies sharing the same website. EGADS!

This, to me, brings something very important to light. If you come across a hosting company's website that is using a template for their website, their face to the world it probably means 1 thing. "We couldn't afford to hire a web developer". Eeesh - So, if you can't hire a web developer, can you afford to fix your server if it breaks? What will happen to my site if this happens? etc. You see where I'm going with this.

Typical decent templates cost anywhere from 30 USD to 80 USD (give or take). That's not much.... I would hope that my choice for a web hosting company could afford to shell out much much much more than that if needed. Server hardware, bandwidth, etc is expensive. Your hosting company better be able to afford this.

This should also bring another question to mind.... If this company is willing to settle for a website that is mass produced and distributed, does this mean that they have the same settling attitude about their business model, ethics, and support?

This is one of many posts to come. I think its important for everyone to have a fair shot at finding a decent reputable hosting company. There should be no secrets, mystery, or illusion about who a hosting company really is vs what they profess to be.

Until next time -