Hosting Reviews

Web Hosting can seem pretty complicated. Don’t be afraid!

These days hosting a web site is easier than ever.

With all the new tools available to you as a web hosting consumer, you can get your site online with little or no technical hosting knowledge. That being said, not all hosting companies are created equal. While there are plenty of great hosting providers in the industry, there are also many less reliable hosts operating on outdated technology or reselling bargain-basement service.
Price     Web Host             Setup     Disk Space     Bandwidth     Rating           More Info

$4.79     GoDaddy                  FREE     Unlimited           Unlimited         9                          Hosting Reviews

$4.95     Hosting Monster   FREE     Unlimited           Unlimited         8                         Hosting Reviews

$6.95     LunarPages             FREE     1.5 TB                   15 TB                 8                         Hosting Reviews

$4.95     BlueHost                  FREE     Unlimited            Unlimited         7                         Hosting Reviews

$8.96     Yahoo                       FREE     5 GB                      200 GB              7                         Hosting Reviews

$9.99     1&1                             FREE     120 GB                 1200 GB            7                         Hosting Reviews

$7.95     DreamHost              FREE     Unlimited           Unlimited         7                         Hosting Reviews

$6.95     Hostgator                 FREE     Unlimited           Unlimited         7                         Hosting Reviews

$4.95     StartLogic                 FREE     Unlimited           Unlimited         7                         Hosting Reviews

$7.95     IPowerWeb              FREE     1,500 GB            15,000 GB         7                         Hosting Reviews
What to look for in a web hosting service

Finding a service that meets all of your web hosting needs can be difficult. It’s important to think about exactly what services you need, what level of customer care you want, how much you’d like to pay and how much room you need to grow.

Below are the criteria used to rank Web Site Hosting Companies:

Price

In comparing web hosts, we found many similarities with regard to features and capabilities. Generally, even the largest web hosts provide excellent customer support so price became a key point of difference. Price, scalability, and support lead our top-of-mind issues as we compared hosting providers.

Feature set

As mentioned above, parity is a reality with the major web hosts listed in this review, although some do have certain features that make them a compelling option for certain hosting needs. Features such as “1-click application installs” can make it very easy to create dynamic web sites with little or no technical knowledge. How much a company charges for domain registration and what freebies they offer may also figure into your decision, depending on your needs.

Customer service

This is a must! All good web hosting companies worth their salt offer 24/7 customer support; this support must include both phone and email options with a timely turnaround and short call wait times.

Control Panel ease of use

Control Panels are the primary way for customers to interact with their shared hosting accounts. Control Panels should be intuitive for both novices and advanced users and should have all the options needed in order to run your site seamlessly. The features should be easy to find and use and arranged in a logical manner.

Reliability/Up-time

A web host does you no good if they can’t keep your web site up and running. This is another differentiator that must be considered when choosing a web hosting company. Again, generally the larger hosting companies have enough resources to ensure that they keep their servers online. Smaller hosting companies usually resell hosting through a larger provider so this may be taken care of here as well. The riskiest choice may be the mid-sized hosting company that doesn’t have state-of-the-art hardware and security teams. Issues such as DDoS attacks, hardward failure, etc. need to be resolved quickly. Some hosts simply don’t have the technical acumen to keep their servers online.