Slowly making a switch from the old blog over at theemptyheaded.com to a new one that will be replacing the content. The reason I am changing from one blog to the next is first and foremost, The Empty Headed blog is hosted by Go Daddy and I have not been happy with the services that they have been providing.
Not only was it next to impossible to cancel domain renewal for an old site of mine but they kept sending me emails saying that they had tried to charge the previous credit card for renewal of the said domain. It is very unprofessional on their behalf to send emails that ask you if you would like to renew your domain even after saying no.
Aside from my renewal issues with Go Daddy I have been having frequent database connection issues where the code is not at fault. These errors stop users from properly visiting the blog and everything else on the site since everything is PHP and SQL.
Another reason for switching is, I already have a much better package deal with Dreamhost that includes unlimited bandwidth, storage, databases and hosted URLs. Much like go daddy they have the one click install for server installations which is very handy when new packages come out.
The final reason I am switching fully from go Daddy to Dreamhost is to increase my traffic with a new URL. When it comes to a web development a URL such as theemptyheaded.com is not going to bring me traffic from search engines that I am after, whereas codewithdesign.com will.
