Web Hosting Geeks' Blog » paid web hosting http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog Web Hosting Industry News, Latest Trends, and Analyses. Thu, 24 May 2012 11:11:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Top Three Paid Web Hosting Companieshttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/top-three-paid-web-hosting-companies/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/top-three-paid-web-hosting-companies/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:56:17 +0000 Dmitry http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=3686 When looking for a web hosting company, individuals should know their needs before they even start doing any researching. This will greatly help the individual avoid being lured into big, attractive packages that they don’t really need. There are certain things to consider before one can decide what it is they are really looking for in a web hosting company. For instance, an individual shouldn’t be purchasing two hundred megabytes when twenty will fulfill their needs.

There are three major companies that are most popular when it comes to web hosting. They are IPowerWeb, Bluehost, and HostGator. All three companies provide many different features that will entice those individuals that are looking to cut costs. However when researching the companies, individuals will find that one meets their needs over the others.

IPowerWeb is a web hosting company that wants to fulfill every client’s needs. IPowerWeb offers deluxe packages that come with so many features they’re bound to have something for just about everyone. The consolidated, all-inclusive web host package that IPowerWeb offers is called Business Pro and it easily meets the needs of beginners, professionals, and business owners. All of these advantages will help new customers who receive free domain and design templates and they will also help transfer clients who get free marketing.

Price is always a factor when any kind of purchase is made and Bluehost is in tune with this. Bluehost allows for the individual or small business owner to enjoy a number of features while also enjoying the enhanced multimedia features that are so well known with the Bluehost name. Bluehost also provides customers with extra storage and site transfer capabilities all for a very low monthly price.

HostGator provides four different web hosting packages. One of these packages is an entry level position that provides beginners with a way to enjoy many features while getting accustomed to the system. HostGator also offers a wide variety of control panel options. This company also provides for a thirty-day money-back guarantee so customers can ensure that the service provides everything they need before making a full commitment.

When comparing these companies, price should always be looked at. HostGator provides the lowest monthly prices and includes free and instant set-up. It also helps to determine how much bandwidth and storage space is needed for present and future business needs. This will allow not only for the needs of today to be fulfilled but will also make it possible to meet the needs in the future should the business expand and need more. Bluehost offers the most space for the lowest cost. When thinking about future needs, it’s important for one to consider how many domains they will need now and in the future. Bluehost is the only company that allows for more than one domain.

As stated previously, no one company is going to be able to satisfy every person’s needs. Every company will be more suitable to certain individuals depending on what that individual’s needs are. It’s important to do research and determine what is needed before making a commitment to any one company.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/top-three-paid-web-hosting-companies/feed/ 0 Choosing a Web Hosting Companyhttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/choosing-web-hosting-company/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/choosing-web-hosting-company/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:02:08 +0000 Dmitry http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=3545 There are number of factors that are to be considered while choosing a company for posting your web site. Internet marketing is one of the most growing businesses these days. A number of business meetings are arranged online to allow people from different part of the world communicate with each other.

The internet marketing techniques can be used to make your website better and generate more revenue. There are basically two reasons why a person posts a webpage online. One aim is of person revenue generation. There are a number of other motives too. There are some business organizations who post a website to make them more approachable amongst the masses. The approachability to a particular organization is one of the very important factors that govern the growth of the organization. Also there are a number of websites that are meant to make the people aware of the different products that a company deals in.

There are other motives for which a person might be interested in posting a web site. There is a number of revenue generating features that can be used in a web site. The tools such as Adsense etc that can be placed on a web page require you to carry a web page. Also there are other companies that get them registered to post the advertisement on the Internet.

These companies are enrolled in a program wherein they are required to pay for each click that they receive. This is basically used to make a website more popular. Thus depending on your need you make choose a web hosting company that can serve you efficiently.

There are a number of websites that allows you to post your website online for free. These include the Geocities that is powered by Yahoo. Geocities allows you to post a web page so that you may post the details of an individual or the links of a company as a whole.

There are other companies too that also allows you to post your web site for free. One of the important factors that decide the selection process of deciding the right company is the budget. Obviously there are a number of extra features that you are provided with when you register with a paid web hosting company. These tools may directly enhance your reputation and your position in the internet search pages. The rank of a particular website is not dependent on the web hosting company that a person registers with; it is more dependants on the content that your website carries.

If you are looking for a web hosting company then you should first decide upon your requirement and the size of the data that you need to put up on the Internet. Also you should consider the privacy that a particular web hosting company provides you.

One should carefully decide upon a particular web hosting company depending on the factors that have been mentioned above. By carefully checking the above mentioned factors you can be sure of the revenue that you generate.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/choosing-web-hosting-company/feed/ 0 Beginner’s Guide to Web Hostinghttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-web-hosting/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-web-hosting/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:52:15 +0000 Dmitry http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=3540 Web hosting is basically an Internet service that allows companies and individuals to create their own space on the Internet. Web hosting companies have servers that act as data centres. Customers will give files to their web hosting providers and those files will be stored in the data centres. They can then be found by anybody who wants to visit that person’s or company’s website.

There are many web hosting services available, mainly these are divided between free web hosting and paid web hosting. Free web hosting is just that – free and the customer doesn’t pay a thing. This is more suitable towards people who are just beginning to have a website on the Internet. A paid web hosting company will charge for their services and offer more features to their customers. This is ideal for small companies that are going to be expanding or for large companies. Free web hosting will only allow for limited space and subdomains for the person’s site.

There are many different paid web hosting companies that can be found online. The prices will depend on what type of services they offer. One can choose from a dedicated server, where one server will be dedicated to only that person’s file, or from a shared server. This is when many people are using the same server. It’s best to start with a shared server to see if the web hosting company offers what is needed. If the individual is satisfied with the service, it is then an appropriate time to move to a dedicated server.

There are many benefits that can be derived from web hosting. The first is that the person or company will get their own web space. This provides the person with enough storage to keep all of their files and data to be published online. These files include web pages, images, audio, and videos. These are just a few of the files that may be kept by web hosting. The average amount of space that is provided by web hosting is 200MB. The more expensive packages can reach anywhere up to 500MB.

Free email is another advantage that customers can enjoy from web hosting. This is much different than the public email addresses provided by Hotmail or Yahoo. This email address will be exclusive to the individual’s website. For example, if the website is called “Music.com”, the email can then be downloads@music.com. These types of email addresses are more than just handy to remember, they are important for serious businesses. It shows customers that they are dealing with a reputable company who is interested in spending money to make their business grow.

Another advantage to web hosting is bandwidth. This is simply the amount of information that is transferred over the Internet. When a web hosting company provides appropriate bandwidth, it is easier for users to view the web page. This is especially true when there are many images, audio, or videos on one page. Users like to have a website that is easy to use so bandwidth is extremely important.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-web-hosting/feed/ 0 Freehostia – Free and Paid Hosting Companyhttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/freehostia-%e2%80%93-free-and-paid-hosting-company/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/freehostia-%e2%80%93-free-and-paid-hosting-company/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:25:24 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=615 Offering web hosting services for over five years now, Freehostia is slightly different from the rest.  A new customer can start out with a free web hosting account to try out the services and move up to a paid account accordingly.  Sure, there are a few hosting companies out there that offer similar free accounts, but Freehostia does it without forced advertising.

Accounts offered

Freehostia offers five different account levels – Chocolate, Watercircle, Lovebeat, Wildhoney and Supernatural.  These plans range in pricing from free to $9.95 a month.

Chocolate – 250 MB in disk space, 6 GB bandwidth, 3 PHP3/IMAP e-mail accounts, 1 MySQL database, 10 MB database space – free

Watercircle – 500 MB in disk space, 12 GB bandwidth, 100 POP3/IMAP e-mail accounts, 2 MySQL databases, 25 MB database space – $2.95 a month

Lovebeat – 12000 MB in disk space, 150 GB bandwidth, 300 PHP3/IMAP e-mail accounts, 8 MySQL databases, 60 MB database space – $4.95 a month

Wildhoney – 35000 MB in disk space, 400 GB bandwidth, free domain name, 15 MySQL databases, 90 MB database space – $7.95 a month

Supernatural – 90000 MB in disk space, 900 GB bandwidth, free domain name, 50 MySQL databases, 120 MB database space – $9.95 a month

1-Click installer

Elefante is offered with all accounts (even the free account).  The Elefante installer is a software platform that enables web site owners to quickly install a variety of programs with a single click of the mouse button.  Over 40 PHP scripts are offered in categories such as wikis, blogs, CMS, e-commerce and more.

Some of the more popular blog software offerings are Movable Type, WordPress, and b2evolution.  The CMS programs within Elefante are a bit more impressive of a list – Drupal, Mambo, Moodle, Joomla and eight other popular CMS programs are available.  In the category of e-commerce, Elefante offers osCommRes and osCommerce.  All in all, Elefante is a great added feature to all Freehostia accounts.

Support

Freehostia has a customer care department at work 24×7.  All hosting customers (with the exception of those using free hosting) can expect to receive an answer within 1 hour of contacting the support department.  Free hosting customers are not completely disregarded but aren’t given priority – expected support answer waiting time is 6 hours.

The hosting company offers video tutorials, FAQs, a knowledge base and a ticketing system for support as well.  The online contact form is easily found within Freehostia’s support area.  While not the most expansive of support areas, Freehostia offers a good solid range of options when one is in need of assistance.

Conclusion

With most free hosting accounts offered by web hosting businesses requiring that advertising be present on all web pages, it’s nice to find a company that not only offers ad-free accounts for no charge but also gives free hosting clients the standard features one would expect from a paid service.  Add in the ability to upgrade to accounts that are very economical, Freehostia is a web hosting service worth checking out.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/freehostia-%e2%80%93-free-and-paid-hosting-company/feed/ 0 Do You Need Free or Paid Web Hosting?http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/do-you-need-free-or-paid-web-hosting/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/do-you-need-free-or-paid-web-hosting/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:48:14 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=266 If you are in need of a website, it important to know that are many types of services that can help you achieve this goal.  Rather than going into the endless variety of web hosting types, we will discuss two of the most basic services – free and paid hosting.  Indeed, you don’t necessarily have to spend money to get a website.  However, there are a number of factors that need to be considered outside of costs, all of which will help you make an informed decision.

What is the Intent of Your Site?

When it comes to choosing a service, the first step that needs to made is determining the purpose of your site.  Some people use a website as a convenient means of sharing photos and information with family and friends while others are looking to start a business online.  Although every website is based on the same general concepts, there are extremes that greatly differentiate business sites from their personal counterparts.  Knowing the purpose of your site will make it much easier to decide between free and paid hosting.

What will it Include?

After determining the needs of your website, you should then have a better idea of the content it will include.  Some websites consist of a single homepage and others contain multiple pages with dynamic features.  If you only need to upload small text documents and photos, you will not require tons of disk space and bandwidth in a web hosting solution.  The same holds true if you only anticipate a minimal amount of traffic.

If the above sounds like your plans, you can probably get by with free web hosting.  Free services are typically easy to use and cater to individuals with no experience at creating web pages.  With the right platform, you can learn more about HTML programming and put those skills to use for a professional site in the future.  Many have used these services to build their presence online before moving on to a paid solution.

Can You Afford to be Limited?

Although a free hosting service can help you get a website, there are several drawbacks you should take into consideration.  First and foremost, you have very little control over your hosting environment.  Because of this, you may be forced to allow the hosting provider to place third-party advertisements on your web pages.  Secondly, features are quite limited in comparison to a premium hosting solution.  You only have a small amount of disk space and bandwidth to work with and technical support is almost non-existent.  Such disadvantages are the very reason free hosting services are best suited for personal websites.

Paid hosting gives you more flexibility and control with a variety of packages to choose from.

You will have access to more disk space and bandwidth along with a number of highly sought after features.  This ranges from powerful databases and dynamic programming languages to multiple email accounts and free domain names.  These are features you just won’t find in a shared hosting plan.

Conclusion

As you can see, free hosting has its purposes, howevef, the usefulness is primarily limited to personal sites.  Anyone who plans to make a serious impact on the web is better served with a premium hosting solution.  In this case, it pays to have a service that provides the features and reliability you need to achieve your goals online.

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