Hello DN Lodgers,

It's been another busy month at DN Lodge!

First and foremost, I want to extend a huge thanks to everyone for hanging in there these past few weeks. There have been some exciting new things going on and we are finally ready to have some fun!

I'd like to take this opportunity to announce our new hosting sponsor, SiteGround.com! As you may or may not remember, SiteGround was the sponsor for our most recent contest and provided hosting prizes for our winners.

The marketing staff over at SiteGround has been exceptionally willing to sponsor the community. In fact, SiteGround is sponsoring DN Lodge with a fully managed dedicated server! You will notice the speed and performance on dnlodge.com has greatly improved.

Notably, SiteGround has been rated the best web hosting company for 2007 and 2008 by The Best Hosts Directory which is ranked based on customer reviews.

The website was officially moved from our prior sponsor to SiteGround during the last week of November. Since the move, the team has been tweaking and adjusting the server settings to provide the most optimal experience for our members.

Moving a website as large as dnlodge.com isn't exactly a fun thing to do. The move is now complete but it wouldn't have been possible without the support of the SiteGround Support team. By FAR, the support the DN Lodge Staff received from SiteGround was unmatched.

We've all had hosting accounts in the past and are familiar with the usual standard service and support that comes with any hosting plan. During the move, there were some small issues with certain things (as expected with any move of this nature) and the support staff remained ready, available, and more than willing to help. In fact, SiteGround went above and beyond to make sure all the settings and configuration were optimal. They even assisted in some database and SQL issues that arose.

In all my years of using web hosting, I have NEVER had a response sent to me from support staff just asking "Is everything up and running OK?". It's a good feeling to know that there is a genuine interest from the support side. Not to mention, all tickets were replied to almost instantly and I was encouraged to re-open or place another ticket if I experienced any issues. This type of support isn't common in the hosting business!

Lastly, SiteGround specials, deals, and promotions will be posted in a separate stickied thread for all DN Lodge members to see.

Thanks again and please welcome our new sponsor!