Game Design, Programming and running a one-man games business…

Do not use liquidweb web hosting. Ever.

cliffski

I recently bought a new domain, to point to a folder on my server. Sounds simple right? But SIX PEOPLE over the course of four days at my host (Liquidweb) clearly had absolutely no clue how domains worked (despite selling me one), and totally failed to achieve this trivial, laughably simple task for which I pay them monthly. I got about a dozen emails to suggest various ways in which they didn’t understand, or had no idea, or couldn’t do it. They wasted hours of my time.

I fixed it myself in 40 minutes, giving up all hope that anybody at liquidweb had a clue on how to do their job.

And today I discover that 9 months ago they just put my price up 50% without bothering to email me. What utter assholes. I do not understand how people running businesses think that this is the way to treat your customers.

I am actually considering shutting down this blog, my forums and website and just only being on X.

Do not, under any circumstances, ever, ever consider using liquidweb. They are a complete trainwreck.

7 thoughts on Do not use liquidweb web hosting. Ever.

  2. I would also miss your blog and all the games and solar farm, charity school, shares and other updates. I’m not on X and have no plans to be.

    I also remember you blogging about the value in controlling your own site vs social media at some point. It sucks when hosting companies can’t do their jobs though. Plenty of better and cheaper providers out there. I can give you some suggestions but don’t want to come across as advertising anyone.

  3. I’ve been following you since the IndieGamer days, but won’t follow you to X, as social media is bad for my mental health. On the other hand, if you made a forum on Reddit I could follow you there without joining. I’m surprised I’ve never seen advertising for your games there.

  4. i’m not a joiner or a follower. i do come here once in a while to read your posts. don’t shut this down mate, i appreciate what you do !

  5. Kérlek ne tedd!
    Te és a blogodon olvasható gondolataid, eszmefuttatásaid rengetegszer segítettek nekem, amikor inspirációra volt szükségem, vagy csak nem volt kedvem programozni.
    Nincs semmilyen “social media” hozzáférésem, így nagyon hiányozna ez az egész.

    1. (next time don’t try to reply to someone when your toddler is sitting on your lap)

      Please don’t do it!
      You and your thoughts and ideas on your blog have helped me many times when I needed inspiration or just didn’t feel like programming.
      I don’t have any “social media” access, so I would really miss this.

  6. I would miss your blog too. Maybe just change to another hosting company and tell the LiquidWeb that you left them because they couldn’t provide the service they are selling.

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