I decided to try out the web hosting company, Media Temple, after reading all of the positive feedback from various websites.

Media Temple’s design was clean, simple and aestheically pleasing. The hosting packages offered competitive prices and packages that included a variety of features.

After signing up with Media Temple, uploading the files, configuring the server and installing Moveable Type I compared it to my current provider, Hosting Matters. I came to the conclusion that I prefer Hosting Matters and although the interface at Media Temple is fairly intuitive, it is not as easy to configure the server as it is in Hosting Matters. For example, Media Temple required a request to the service department to add an additional domain to the server where as Hosting Matters allowed the user to add the domain independently. When comparing the packages I discovered each company had similar features and prices.

In my opinion, if you are in need of a “user friendly” hosting company, Hosting Matters would be an excellent choice.