View the 3 sites and Pingdom monitoring reports I’m using for this Webhosting Shootout.

It’s a pretty close race, but I know what I consider important when installing and managing WordPress. Here’s who I like for this round.

I’ve installed and configured over 50 WordPress blogs at CartikaHosting, and I can confirm that it really is a 5 minute install. But how do MediaLayer and Media Temple compare?

I’m excited to start using MediaLayer after my excellent introduction to their services.

I can’t wait to see how Media Temple handles WordPress installations. I’m expecting fast and simple. Will they let me down?

I posted a 1.5MB page tonight for my Webhosting Shootout – lots of screenshots and of course, my WordPress site is FAST on CartikaHosting and Amazon S3/Cloudfront.

Setting up your webhosting account is your first real experience past all the marketing and hype – will you be stoked, or will buyer’s remorse set in?

Signing up with CartikaHosting, MediaLayer and Media Temple was pretty similar, and happily, they’re all three concerned with preventing fraud.