Some of you aren't going to like this, but here it goes.
A VPS will run you $40 a month to use as an incubator for your site, this allows you to run your own RMS, build the site the way you want and have your server run the exact software that you choose, which should be what is recommended by Boonex for a Dolphin site. A VPS should not require you to know how to manage a server, every VPS I have seen has been managed by the hosting company, you make a request and they execute it.
With that see more said, I've seen Shared running anywhere from $4.00 a month up to $60 a month. Yes, I have seen shared hosting at 1 1/2 times that of a VPS. So the cost issue is not a factor when you look at that. In addition, looking around the average seems to be $10 to $30 a month for a shared server. Figure in another $5 to $10 a month for an RMS connetion and show me where your saving money?
At least with the VPS you know exactly what your getting, no games about where is the Bandwidth limit, it's right there in your agreement. No issues concerning storage space, it's in the agreement. No issues concerning processor or memory. It's in the agreement.
Now, to make a few mad. In the end, if you can't afford to spend 30 or 40 a month on your site, then how are you ever going to get your site known? Advertising runs thousands a month, if you can't handle the cost of a decent server, then maybe you should be looking towards a different hobby. After all, you may think your serious, but without the funds, it is only going to be hobby.
A VPS will run you $40 a month to use as an incubator for your site, this allows you to run your own RMS, build the site the way you want and have your server run the exact software that you choose, which should be what is recommended by Boonex for a Dolphin site. A VPS should not require you to know how to manage a server, every VPS I have seen has been managed by the hosting company, you make a request and they execute it.
With that see more