This was a report for a discussion on what is the best web hosting on the WWW. The following is my research that come up with the following information. Hope this will help some of you that are looking for affordable and best hosting for your website:
These three web hosting are the ones I thought had the best plans for the price and the features they have to offer the customer. These were rated from the top websites of 2009 on a scale from 1 (the best) to 10 (the least) according to 10 Best Web Hosting 2009, Top-10-Web-Hosting.com and WebHostingSearch.com:
BlueHost.com rated #4 (HostMonster.com came in third which is another great web hosting service) and has been in business since 1996. I picked this particular one because of their many features. They also have a tutorial page to show you how you can set up your website. They run on Linux servers and they have minimal downtime. Their serves also support Dreamweaver html, xhtml, css, JavaScript, and php.
The Features not only include:
§ Unlimited Hosting Space
§ Unlimited File Transfer
§ Host Unlimited Domains
§ 2,500 POP/Imap Email Accounts
§ SSH (Secure Shell), SSL, FTP, Stats
§ CGI, Ruby (RoR), Perl, PHP, MySQL
§ 2000/2002 Front Page Extensions
§ Free Domain Forever
§ Free Site Builder
§ 24/7 Superb/Responsive Sales/Support (888) 401-4678
There are additional features available starting at Free Domain Name, Site promotion package, Free e-commerce cart, Free Blog, Forum, Board. They claim to have top notch 24/7 support starting at $6.95/month. They also claim to have other features with drag-to-drop site builder, E-mail support, databases, Plug-in scripts, multimedia and much more. To take advantage of all they offer you can visit their website for more information. I would have to copy everything they mention about their site. So head on over to http://www.bluehost.com/tell_me_more.html. Their help desk section is equipped to handle your questions for getting started at http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/
JustHost.com was rated #2 and has been in business since March 2004, but has 10 years experience in the industry. They serve Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. They run their servers on Linux-based technology. This is the one I go with because of the prices, plus great account features, great 24 hour/7 day customer and technical support, and great reliability. If you're on a budget like I am then I recommend JustHost.com. Their web hosting plans start from $3.95/month for a 3 year installation, but you can pay for 6 months at a time with a money back guarantee.
The Features include the following:
§ Unlimited GB's (Gigabytes) of space
§ Unlimited GB's of Transfer
§ Unlimited Domain Hosting
§ Unlimited E-mail accounts
§ Unlimited MySQL databases
§ Free Site Builder
§ Free Domain for Life
§ Free Instant Setup
§ Anytime 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
§ 24/7 Customer/Technical Support 888-755-7585
For the Premium Plan you can own up to 3 Domains for $8.95/month. Their introductory price is $3.95/month for a 3-year plan (best package deal). They also include FREE e-commerce cart, WordPress, Joomla, Gallery install, C-Panel control panel, site stats, CGI script library, html, xhtml, Flash, JavaScript, and php support, site builder, Dreamweaver support, E-commerce shopping cart software, and FTP access. They have a 99.9% reliability rating with minimal downtime. Other services they provide for customers is their affiliate program where members can sign-up and make money by referrals, plus they have storage. They have plans ranging from monthly installment of $7.95 with a $20.00 set-up fee, 6 mos. at $6.95/mo or $41.70, 12 mos.(1 yr.) at $5.95/mo. or $71.40, 24 mos. (2 yrs) 4.95/mo or $120.00, 36 mos.(3 yrs) at $3.95/mo. or $142.20 (the better plan). For more information visit, http://www.justhost.com and talk with a 24/7 virtual operator or call their toll free number.
Saving the best for last, we have FatCow.com, which is rated #1 by reviews as "udderly fantastic" with an overall hosting score of 99%. They have been in business for 13 years since 1996. The first time feature package price is $3.67/month. First time accounts are $66/year after that $99/year and 2 year plan is $88 for first time after that is $121.94. Their hosting service runs on Linux-based Blade server technology.
Their features include:
§ Unlimited Disk Space
§ Unlmited Bandwidth
§ Unlimited POP mailboxes
§ Unlimited MySQL databases
§ Unlimited Domains hosted
§ FREE Domain name
§ FREE Web Site Builder
§ FREE Shopping cart
§ FREE Script Barn (WordPress, phpBB, Joomla)
§ SSL Secure Server
§ OS E-commerce
§ FTP Users & Subusers
§ 24/7 Technical and Customer Support, sales 866-544-9343 and technical 888-278-9780
They have additional tools available to build an on-line store, CGI, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, and MySQL databases. They offer a special plan called Mini Moo for $5/year for those on a very tight budget and just need a hosting page for other domains. There are no set-up fees, but you have to pay for a domain name and you only have 1 e-mail account on this plan. A BenCollins.net Web Design instructor uses FatCow.com as an example on how good website design begins with good web hosting is done.
The benefits for using a paid web hosting over a free one is that they have more to offer you to keep your web business running smoothly where a free one only has very limited features and you don't have the control over your website as you do with the one you pay for.
Other honorable mentions are HostMonster.com and HostGator.com.
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