10 Reasons why Media Temple Rocks my Socks.

Next month MarkLangenfeld.com will have been hosted with Media Temple for a whole year. It feels like I just switched to them not long ago but maybe it just seems that way because I’m waiting to find a legitimate reason to go to another host as I’m normally never content with my hosting provider… Honestly I can only find reasons to praise their unbeatable service and recommend them to others.

10 Reasons why (mt) Media Temple Rocks my Socks, Go! –

1. Prices. Plans starting at $20 a month may scare you away but did you know that most hosts out there actually oversell their services? It’s true, I’ve been in the business and I know how it all works. I’d say 60% of web hosting firms, especially the little no-name hosts don’t actually have the infrastructure to support all of their clients at full capacity and often go under rapidly after starting up. You get what you pay for and with Media Temple you get a lot.

2. Reliability. I admit that MT was looking very bleak when I signed up. The uptime and reliability of the (at the time) brand new Grid Service (it was called Grid Server back then) platform was crap. But MT made good on their promises and they worked out most of the bugs. Don’t let the not-so-great reviews of the Grid scare you away. It’s overall reliable, very reliable.

3. Support. Media Temple’s support is amazing, especially the telephone support. You will call in, sit on hold for a maximum for 5 minutes and a cool, friendly, knowledgeable representative will pick up the call and resolve whatever issues or questions you may have. The support ticket system could have a faster response time but it’s good enough for general questions. MT has 24/7/365 support. They don’t sleep, they don’t celebrate major holidays, and they don’t take vacations.

4. Features. Media Temple is constantly adding new and innovative features to their lineup. The control panel system is nice and simple yet packed with everything you could ask for. Everything from 1-click installs to Rails containers, MT has it all.

5. Amazing. Take the last 4 reasons, multiply them by 2 then add 2 more and you will get 10 good reasons to switch to Media Temple. Think I’m getting paid for this? Think again, although I do have a nice referral link, Media Temple speaks for itself but don’t take my word for it, check out their own list of reasons for switching.