Where are the Best Web Hosting Sites?
Continue to Web Hosting eBooks "I am, I am! Pick me!" says Company A. "No, I'm the best web host!" says Company B. "I'm the most popular!" says Company C. The answer depends on what you have planned for your website. Is it a personal site for resumes, or maybe family pictures? Perhaps you want to open an online store instead. Free vs. Paid Whenever building a website,  one of the first decisions to make is who will host your site. This can be a very daunting task. You will be constantly bombarded by offers and services that claim to be the "best for you."In the end though, the decision of paying for hosting, or getting free hosting will rest solely on what you have planned for your website(Choosing the Right Web Host pg 12). Free First things first, decide what your site is going to cover. Lets go with the resume idea mentioned above. Most likely you will only have 1-3 pags on a website like this. You want to portray a professional, and technically inclined attitude to your hopeful employer. A free host would be fine for this. Your not going to use much space, so very little bandwidth is required. Simple solution for a simple need. Some free and very cheap hosts include: Paid Now, if are in this to make money, then the best web hosting sites are going to all be ones that you purchase. With free hosting, you don't own your own domain. That means that for whatever reason your website could go down at anytime. That would be a dangerous game to play with an online store. Paid hosts offer plans that range from a few dollars, to a few thousand. Most people fall in the middle of that amount. So what are the best web hosting sites? Lets explore a few of them. JustHost JustHost can be a good fit for a basic small business website. They offer cheap month-to-month plans, as well as 12 and 24 month plans. If you plan on taking credit card orders, your SSL Secure Certificate and IP address are extra. With great tools and usability, JustHost is a good fit for a small basic business. They're a fairly young host, but have made a name for themselves with their good customer service. Yahoo! Web Hosting Another host that has good support, Yahoo! has 24 hour support for you if help is needed at 4 a.m. The have three main packages, Merchant Solutions, the Standard version, and the Professional version. The prices for these packages range from $39.95 to $299.95. SiteSell This company's claim to fame is their flagship product SBI! or Site Build It! This company not only fulfills your hosting needs, it actually helps you build the entire website. This is done through the member-only forums, and the "Video Action Guide". You can purchase SBI! for $299 a year, or pay monthly at $29.99. SiteSell stats boasts that 35% of SBI! websites are in the top 1% of all sites in the world! Most people that have used SiteSell agree that it is one of the best web hosting sites out there. Want to compare? Here are some reviews and comparison charts: SiteSell, Yahoo, 1&1 Various eCommerce Hosts Go Daddy Whatever your choice may be, make sure you don't waste time and money by picking the wrong host. Take your time and investigate all of your hosting options. By being well informed, you can make sure you're avoiding internet scams and can be confident in your choice of host.
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