I hate blogs that talk about the blogging for it's own sake. Or those constantly discussing irrelevant issues like what platform they use and what hosting provider they recommend. Except for the few great ones that do it so well, I couldn't care less how you do your blogging.
However...I feel that being transparent about what's going on with our site is a key component to our success. So at the risk of boring you, I just wanted to make it public that today we switched hosting The Atheist Spot away from linode.com and moved it to NearlyFreeSpeech.Net.
I wish I had a sordid tale to tell to explain the move, but the reality is the linode.com has been nothing but rock solid for us, and I would switch back at a moments notice. I highly recommend them.
The main reason for the move is to take the advice of some in the social media world and bunker down for the tough times ahead. With the new host, we pay only for what we need, and can scale as traffic builds. It doesn't hurt that our new host has a page quoting the Bill of Rights:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishmentIn the weeks ahead, as we burn in the new host, if you notice any slowdown, downtime, or any funky stuff going on, let us know. A new hosting provider is like a marriage. You never know what you're getting into until after you've made the commitment.
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,
or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press,
or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and
to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
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