Picking A Hosting Company
There are literally thousands of Web Hosting
companies on the Internet and they each offer different options
and variations of things like cost, reliability, storage space, customer
service, and security.
There are also hundreds, if not thousands of Websites that give comparisons
of the prices and services offered by different Hosting companies and
some of these Websites also give you their recommendations. One
Website listed information on over one thousand
Hosting Companies and they gave a few details on each one. How
much time do they think a person can spare
to look through a list of 1000 hosting companies?
With so many hosting companies to choose
from, how do you know which ones are OK and which ones to avoid?
I want your Web experience to be "successful and productive" and
don't want you to get hooked up with a company that gives you inferior
products and services.
First
of all, you want to go with a company that has
been around for awhile and has a good reputation. Getting
the lowest prices is not always the best deal. Lower prices can
mean lower quality of service, especially customer service.I would
not recommend using a business that is run by an individual who acquired
some Server space and is trying to rent it out for "bottom dollar" in
order to make a little money. Why Not?
Mainly, you want a company that can provide 24/7 support and good customer
service. Unless you are willing to have your web service down
for a couple of days while the individual is trying to work out a "bug"
in his system and doesn't want to talk with you while he is trying to
solve the problem, then you'd better look elsewhere for a service provider
When you consider a hosting company, you need
to ask some questions. By doing this, you'll get a feeling for
how good of a company they really are:
- How quickly do they respond to your questions, either by phone
or email.
- How complete are their answers to your questions
- How understandable are the answers? If you can't understand
their techno-jargon now, then how helpful do you think they'll be
if you have a real problem and really need their help?
- If you can't get an answer within 24 hours, then you'd better
look for another company.
- Check out Blogs and Discussion Groups on the web, as well as
searching for the Company name in one of the search engines.
This is a good way to get some opinions on the company. Look
for negative criticism. You have to be careful about depending
totally on Good Opinions from online people because they might be
promoting a particular company because they are an affiliate.
Meaning, they get a commission from the company if they can get
you to sign up for services, using a link that they provide.
Below
are four companies that meet the criteria. They are
Reliable, Well Known and can be
Trusted. They are all
full-fledged Hosting companies that
are in the business of providing a full range of dependable Web Hosting
services, products, and 24/7 support for a reasonable price
I would not recommend any company that I would
not use myself and I am not making any money off of these recommendations.
Their Starter or
Basic plans are listed below. These
are hosting plans that will work as either a
Personal Website or a
Small Business Website.
Hostgator - www.hostgator.com
GoDaddy - www.godaddy.com
Register.com - www.register.com
Network Solutions -
www.networksolutions.com
NOTE: Many hosting companies will offer two different monthly
prices for the same plan. The higher price
is what you pay if you pay them once a month. The
lower price is what it costs you if you
have a minimum one year agreement, although you don't actually pay the
lower price by the month, you pay for the entire 12 months up front.

This list is just to give you a few suggestions to start with.
There are many good hosting companies on the web. But,
before you decide on any company, go to their
website and check out their latest details. Plans can change
quite often.

| Hostgator |
| Service
|
Terms or Conditions |
| Hatchling Plan |
$6.95 per month paid up front for one year. |
| Domain Name |
$15 for 1 year |
| Storage Space |
50 GB |
| Data Transfer |
200 Gig/mo. Also called Bandwidth or Traffic |
| GoDaddy |
| Service
|
Terms or Conditions |
Economy Plan
(Unix or Windows) |
$3.99 per month for 1 year. No domain name. |
| Domain Name |
$1.99 with plan purchase |
| Storage Space |
5 GB |
| Data Transfer |
250 Gig/mo. Also called Bandwidth or Traffic |
| Register.com |
| Service
|
Terms or Conditions |
Basic Hosting Plan
(Unix or Windows) |
$14.95/mo or $149 with a 1 yr. agreement. No domain
name.
$17.83 / month with a Domain name and Email |
| Domain Name |
$35 for 1 year |
| Storage Space |
750 MB |
| Data Transfer |
24 Gig/mo. Also called Bandwidth or Traffic |
Also Available:
- Personal 5 page "Do-It-Yourself" Web Site
(No FTP upload): $5.95 / mo. or $49.00 for 1 year.
Data space = 0.025 GB or 25 MB; Data Transfer / month
= Unlimited
|
| Network
Solutions |
| Service
|
Terms or Conditions |
Standard Plan
(Unix or Windows) |
$11.95 per month or $119.50 paid up front for one year
agreement. Includes domain name. |
| Domain Name |
1 year |
| Storage Space |
7 GB |
| Data Transfer |
150 Gig/mo. Also called Bandwidth or Traffic |
Also Available: 7
- "Homepage" 1 page Web Site: $4.95 / mo. for
1 yr. signup.
Domain name included with annual purchase.
1 page site: Data space = 1/2 GB; Data Transfer /
month = 1 GB
|

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