HOSTkabob has been a personal, hobby-based business of mine for the past 6 years. As many of you know, I have also been unemployed, losing my “day job” back in June of this year. A business opportunity has come up that will require me to divest myself of all other business activity, including HOSTkabob.
Paid Web Hosting Customers
Paid hosting operations will cease around Feb. 6, 2012. All paid hosting accounts will be terminated at that time. Any account with a renewal date between now and then will be extended to that date at no additional charge. Customers who have pre-paid past that date will receive a pro-rata refund for unused months at that time, or when they move their site. If your payment is en route, it will be returned to you.
Paid Domain Name Registrations
I also need to encourage all domain name registration customers to transfer their registration from HOSTkabob.com to another registrar. I will assist in this, if possible. You should not lose any portion of your domain name registration period (I cannot pro-rate refunds on domain names, as the term and pricing is controlled by the registrar).
Donated Hosting Services and Domains
I will continue to host the donated domains, including messing-about.com, lowcarbage.com, frankhagan.com and byyb.org at no charge, and therefore will not be in violation of my commitment to the new position. Family and church groups currently hosted at no charge can continue to be hosted at no charge. I will not be able to commit to continuing support of the sites, however, so feel free to move your sites at any time.
Alternate Hosting Providers
There are literally thousands of web hosts to choose from, with a wide range of expertise. The following web hosts have earned my respect over the years, listed in order of their performance on my past projects:
http://mddhosting.com
http://www.hawkhost.com/
http://www.ninjalion.com/index.php
http://www.downtownhost.com/
http://www.hostgator.com/
No web host is perfect for everyone. You will have to assess the hosting plans, options available, etc. to find the best fit for your site. Please let me know if I can assist in any way.
Alternate Domain Name Registrars
There are many domain name registrars, all providing nearly the same service and features, so I will mention only one here. As of Febrary 6th, I will release all paid domain names to the registrar above me (DirectI). I encourage you to transfer your domains prior to that date to any of the registrars (http://godaddy.com, http://tucows.com, etc.). The registrar I would recommend from a cost/service standpoint is:
http://www.namecheap.com/
Disclosure: I am not receiving any kind of commission, referral fee, or payment for any of these referrals.
Web Hosting
HOSTkabob to Close
HOSTkabob has been a personal, hobby-based business of mine for the past 6 years. As many of you know, I have also been unemployed, losing my “day job” back in June of this year. A business opportunity has come up that will require me to divest myself of all other business activity, including HOSTkabob.
Paid Web Hosting Customers
Paid hosting operations will cease around Feb. 6, 2012. All paid hosting accounts will be terminated at that time. Any account with a renewal date between now and then will be extended to that date at no additional charge. Customers who have pre-paid past that date will receive a pro-rata refund for unused months at that time, or when they move their site. If your payment is en route, it will be returned to you.
Paid Domain Name Registrations
I also need to encourage all domain name registration customers to transfer their registration from HOSTkabob.com to another registrar. I will assist in this, if possible. You should not lose any portion of your domain name registration period (I cannot pro-rate refunds on domain names, as the term and pricing is controlled by the registrar).
Donated Hosting Services and Domains
I will continue to host the donated domains, including messing-about.com, lowcarbage.com, frankhagan.com and byyb.org at no charge, and therefore will not be in violation of my commitment to the new position. Family and church groups currently hosted at no charge can continue to be hosted at no charge. I will not be able to commit to continuing support of the sites, however, so feel free to move your sites at any time.
Alternate Hosting Providers
There are literally thousands of web hosts to choose from, with a wide range of expertise. The following web hosts have earned my respect over the years, listed in order of their performance on my past projects:
No web host is perfect for everyone. You will have to assess the hosting plans, options available, etc. to find the best fit for your site. Please let me know if I can assist in any way.
Alternate Domain Name Registrars
There are many domain name registrars, all providing nearly the same service and features, so I will mention only one here. As of Febrary 6th, I will release all paid domain names to the registrar above me (DirectI). I encourage you to transfer your domains prior to that date to any of the registrars (http://godaddy.com, http://tucows.com, etc.). The registrar I would recommend from a cost/service standpoint is:
Disclosure: I am not receiving any kind of commission, referral fee, or payment for any of these referrals.