Intense Web Media

…I do not recommend Yahoo. IWM was one of the first domains I purchased several years ago (I believe it was on the same day I purchased Intense Debate, not a coincidence). Being a noob and knowing zero about how to build a website, hosting, or going about purchasing a domain I decided to go with Yahoo! as my host and domain registrar.

Admittedly, I don’t claim to know everything, but I do know that my experience with another domain registrar has been far easier, cheaper, and with less technical problems. With Yahoo! hosting my site I am sometimes not update immediately, even after clearing my cache and a couple other things I have tried. Also, Yahoo! discreetly hides that you can have multiple sites hosted with one shared hosting account. I didn’t find this to be true elsewhere. Their hosting fees are also higher than normal +$10 per month. Many places supply cheaper hosting. Back in the day, I didn’t know all this. As I have come to find out, people have gone through some of the same issues with Network Solutions.

This is a classic case where the trusted name does not supply the best service. The opposite circumstance would be going out blindly shopping for speakers and purchasing Bose speakers. The name recognition, the cost, and the word of mouth is enough for me to purchase Bose and in my experience I have had great speakers. Yahoo! is providing a lesser grade service, and charging more than competitors…this will not go on forever. Others will realize what they have gotten themselves into and go through the trouble of changing their provider to a better service. Yahoo! does a few things well and I am getting better acquainted with their Yahoo! Live product and kinda liking it. Still, they need to take account of what they are doing well and what they are not. Then, either correct the problem to provide a remarkable service or discontinue the product as keeping it alive will only further blacken the self-inflicted bruise on themselves.

With all of this said, I am changing my hosting provider.