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Question

Interactive site hosting

Jul 4, 2013 4:07AM PDT

I want a site where folks can come together to discuss topics of interest- like social networking. Upon a recommendation from a web techie friend, I started a site with one host and became quickly disappointed. Most of their new version is in Beta and I do not want to wait until they finish getting their product finished. So, I am starting over again.

I am looking for a hosting service where my members can search for each other based on common factors such as area. I want tiered membership- a free level and then an upgraded level (paid) I want a multi level forum, groups, gallery, and other content pages.

I have some website experience but not a lot and it was all on static pages. So I am in new territory here. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Great idea.
Jul 4, 2013 5:30AM PDT

What's your business plan to pay the bill of the developers you need to hire to make all of this?

Kees

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developers?
Jul 4, 2013 7:59AM PDT

What developers? I am doing it myself. The hosting site usually provides software so you can design it and go. I can design if I have the tools to do so.

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Then the search continues.
Jul 4, 2013 8:06AM PDT

I've yet to see what you asked for. For now I continue to see the need for programmers and staff to build such sites.

You claim the hosting site usually provides such so why didn't you use ones you know of today?
Bob

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Hostpapa is a not reliable service, server remains down most
Jul 5, 2013 10:25PM PDT

hostpapa is not much a reliable hosting service. Their customer service ( live chat sessions) take time to get connected even after 5 or 6 trials. More often server remains down without any warning. Even clients provide sufficient proofs of hyper spring that server is down , but they believe it's unreliable. They're investing much on advertisement rather than improving their servers performance.

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Take a look at
Jul 10, 2013 7:07AM PDT

Open Atrium. It's built on Drupal and open source. It has some of the functionality you're looking for out of the box, but because it's Drupal, you can build/download/purchase plugins to meet all your needs.

~Sovereign