Webhosting & Hosting Reviews

Hi.

I want to host two blogs. Here are my requirements

1. 2 wordpress blogs
2. Expecting around 1000-1500 visitors a day (Extreme peak times considering i am just starting my blogs)
3. I wont provide any upload/ download/ videos
4. I may stream videos from you tube and related
5. I do not have any knowledge of root access or whatever vps companies talk about. I have experience installing wordpress on shared hosting sites only (Upload it to public_html folder)

So do i need a VPS or just a shared hosing?

here are my picks for

SHARED HOSTING
Bluehost/hostgator/inmotionhosting

Grid service
mediatemple

VPS
vpslink.com/cheapvps.co.uk/slicehost.com
(Most offer close to 256 Mb ram and 300 Gb bandwidth per month for my budget (20$ per month))

Any idea how much RAM i should look for?

Can you suggest?

I think it really depends how quickly you expect them to grow. $20/mo is a very realistic budget. This can get you a fairly high-end shared account or a low end VPS. Personally, I would go for a VPS, as that gives you more control, and a bit more breathing room to grow. “grid hosting” is really just clustered shared hosting. The same kind of limits a traditional shared jpsting account has would apply.

That said, a VPS will require you to have some knowledge of managing a server, so depending on your comfort level, you might want to look into a managed VPS. If you are comfortable with it, I’d go with slicehost or linode, as they both have a great offering. If you need managed, KnownHost all the way!

Another opinion:

You should get a cheap VPS With like plesk or something so its not alot of money only if your going to use it and host that stuff you have. Also get to know a little more about VPS if your going to get one and dont know too much about them.