Ok so I set up a website... and now it has grown and doesn;t show any signs of slowing. My bandwidth is manageable, but my current expansions include additions of numerous large image galleries and some video files.

The host I am on does have upgrades in terms of packages, but these are limited. Would it be worth me buying another package from another host and using that to host all my media. Perhaps one with unlimited bandwidth...?

Stay away from unlimited this and that offers, especially unlimited disk space and/or bandwidth.

These are usually bad signs.. Do you use cPanel? Can you create an add-on domain?

Whats your budget? How much bandwidth you using?

Thanks!

At the and, it is to easy.Change the host company.

There is no need to change your host. Just ask to speak with a supervisor and tell him you want more b/w and disk space , and I assure you if they want to host your business they will be more than glad to setup a custom solution for your website/s.

1and1 aren't the best option here. I also see you have an affiliate link there so that might be why u recommend them.

Anyway you might need a vps/semi dedi cuz with large image galleries usually comes a high server load which a shared host might have trouble handling.

Remmber ulimited bandwidth doesn't exist. 1 and 1 seems really suatable for you.

Originally Posted by Spud In Disguise

Would it be worth me buying another package from another host and using that to host all my media. Perhaps one with unlimited bandwidth...?

Yep, I agree that you're definitely best advised to avoid "unlimited" whatever - but bandwidth/space are the big ones.

Generally speaking you get best value taking one big hosting plan rather than 2 smaller ones, so I'm not sure what you would gain by taking a second plan somewhere instead of upgrading (with your existing provider or otherwise) to a single plan that would suit your needs.

cabron's suggestion of considering a VPS/dedi is probably not a bad idea, but it's a little difficult to say at this stage without knowing how your usage is atm.

Just keep in mind that the old adage "if it looks too good to be true, it probably is" couldn't be more applicable than in hosting; "you get what you pay for" and all that...

Often companies offering massive allocations at low prices are either offering a poor service (connectivity, reliability, support etc.) or are overselling their servers - which ultimately leads to poor service

A final thing you should consider (if you do opt for 2 concurrent hosting plans) is that you would want to ensure equally good connectivity for your users for each part of your site - obviously no benefit in having part of it load quickly/reliably and the other part not. I would therefore suggest that hosting in the same country (and perhaps even same datacentre) would be the best way to ensure this.

hmm, lots to think about there...

ok my first qustion is: an add on domain?