Our new host is called dreamhost and I must say, they have an excellent interface that is easy to use as well as 24/7 technical support (I get a response in an hour usually) as well as loads of online documentation that clearly explains how to set things up. I flicked the preverbial switch last night after many hours of testing and today, the new server is running the sites!

It is very simple to install a website – for example, this blog site uses software called WordPress. There is a one click installer in the dreamhost web panel so all you need to do is click once and it will install it to the server. Once installed, you can enter the setup by going to the URL that is given to you during the set up and modify the site to the look you want. There are many templates you can install to change the look of your site too. I was around 4 hours installing, and setting up this site – and that included writing the about me section and looking through several templates before I made my mind up on the one that looked the best.

One of the benefits of using dreamhost is that I can give you an introductory code. If you use this when signing up, it will give you a $50 discount off their standard hosting plans so if you are considering getting a website and like me, you would like an easy interface to use and a good technical support back up then they are definately worth considering. For people we introduce, we also get about $40 introduction fee towards our own hosting bills for the poultrykeeper websites and as they say …. every little helps!

The link is here… dreamhost poultrykeeper promotion weblink – The $50 off, promo code is ‘POULTRY‘ when you sign up.

I think I’m about done with servers for now. I think it’s time to devote some energy into writing articles for poultrykeeper.