Today, I can gladly say, I am writing my first post on my blog… that was also first published in it. So, Wohoooo…
#CelebrationTime
Creating a website… or in my case, a blog has become much easier than before. I remember the days when customization was such a headache and would discourage many people from creating their own website.
In my website creation journey, GoDaddy was my partner in crime. I purchased the domain years ago from it, and so it was my first choice to get the WordPress hosting. Then, I thought I might as well get the SSL certificate to make my website secure. After all, this is a safe place… so it also should be one by the book.
I won’t say that I didn’t have many issues in the setup. I think I have contacted their chat support team 5–6 times, with sometimes sessions lasting an hour. While empathetic, I was still annoyed that I have to deal with so many issues… and even though I was annoyed, I was ok with it. One time, I had to wait a whole weekend to get in touch with the support team. I was ok with it. I was really ok until I was told that WordPress hosting was much cheaper at Bluehost and the SSL certificate was for free, as well as, the domain. I was also told that their support team was so much better, which was available 24/7, unlike GoDaddy that take the weekend off, making you wait for them until they are back to resolve your issues.
This news, plain and simple, made me feel… like a fool.
“I have spent so much money on GoDaddy just for the SSL certificate,” I say regretfully.
“I just spent 72 USD… I could have gotten it for free,” I complain.
Ok, I blame myself. I didn’t do the right research. I just went with what I knew exists and assumed it was my best option.
“But at least their support team are nice,” I justify.
“… and it’s very convenient… Everything is on place,” I explain.
That right here… what’s happening to me, is called the choice-supportive bias or post-purchase rationalization.
I am realizing I just made a bad choice, one that could have been avoided. However, I am trying to dilute the negatives of my choice and inflate the positives of my choice. Usually, you would also inflate the negatives and diminish the positives of that other choice, the one you didn’t take.
In my case, I am even dismissing the negatives and positives of that other choice, the cheaper one — for one reason. I don’t want to find out that it was much better. I already know too much. I would end up feeling worse. Who wants to feel that? I know I don’t.
But, yes, if you want to do WordPress hosting, please go ahead and use Bluehost, not GoDaddy. Even better, do proper research.