I have been informed that my current host will be leaving the hosting business at the end of the month and I am now actively seeking a new host. As we are a non-profit website, we are seeking free or sponsored hosting.

Needs:

Space - 500mb +

Bandwidth - 10gb +

PHP Support, MySQL Db's, FTP.

The site is still live and can be viewed at the following address - www.thegaffer.com

If any hosts think they can offer me hosting then please reply or contact me on msn - steve@thegaffer.com

Regards,

Steve.

Have you tried Brinkster.com?

Maybe you should try posting at http://freewebhostingtalk.com or http://freewebspace.net/forums too.

Good luck!

How much money are you willing to pay. Cause I think that you could get a hosting plan for $7 - $9 a month with the features you require.

Regards
D.

What's the site 'wename'?

1000 per day is not a problem with the site, infact I would be worried if that was all we were getting. The Gaffer has been established for over 3 years now and we are now starting to attract competition sponsorship from companies such as codemasters and sega.

We will not die due to a host deciding to close doors, but I must say we had a very enjoyable ride with them.

If downtime for your site is unacceptable, I would highly reccomend staying away from free hosts. You get what you pay for.
On the other hand, if a paid hosts is willing to sponsor you, then take the oppurtunity. If your getting noticed by big wigs like Sega, then you seriously need to get a good, paid hosting account. One that will take care of you and your site.

Thanks for the advice, Anacrusis.

I plan to use paid hosting in the future but as this is a transitional phase in our development, we will require a few months of free hosting before we move over to paying. As I have said, we have been non-profit from day one, but there comes a time when we all have to pay for our keep.

I will suggest you contact Gerald at genz@genzco.com and he can let you quote your own price. I work with some of their ventures and also http://www.GenzcoHost.com or http://www.genzco.com is your best bet. He may offer you 3 to 5 months free hosting and then work out a good plan that you can never refuse. php, msql, cpanel etc.

Feel free to check out our free services.

David Jackson

Aplus... I suggest you do a search for their name at webhostingtalk.com before you sign-up with them.

We can help you, if you are still looking.

I have had proposals from many resellers who feel they can make a quick buck from offering poor hosting. This is not something that I will not accept.

This request was aimed at serious hosts who wanted to sponsor an established site, nothing less and nothing more.

Cheers,

Steve.

Just about to offer but will stay away however I am a host that is staying
If you are interested just contact me in a PM I don't want any comments left about this post or my site.

Thanks
Stephen

Hi there. I can give you 1gb of space and 20gb of traffic/month for 3 months with a banner "powered by ...". The hosting company is under constrution, but if you are interested, PM me and I will show you the web site, I will show you all features and stuff you need to know before we make a deal.
Thanks

May I just say,

Stephen, that is one impressive web design. Very impressive from the offset, which is a great start for your prospective clients.

Steve.

http://www.ehostpros.com/

Well anyway just incase my site is www.xhoster.com

And thanks Steve

Thanks
Stephen

Originally Posted by Gaffer Sports

Thanks for the advice, Anacrusis.

I plan to use paid hosting in the future but as this is a transitional phase in our development, we will require a few months of free hosting before we move over to paying.

Would it be a lot of hassle moving hosts again in 3 months.
I think you are giving yourself a lot of hard work doing this for the sake of just a few pounds.

Andrew
www.hostyorkshire.com