Internet Hosting Reviews

HostGator

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:32:12 +0000

HostGator is one of the world’s largest website hosting companies with over 1.3 million hosted domains. They provide shared, reseller and dedicated website hosting plans, each with a 45 day money back guarantee plus a 99.9% uptime guarantee. HostGator requires no contract and offers free setup.

HostGator uses cPanel, the world’s number one control panel. Fantastico is also included, which offers easy installation to over 50 free programs, including WordPress. They have 24/7 phone, chat and email support.

StartLogic

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:49:49 +0000

StartLogic offers shared, virtual and dedicated website hosting plans, so whether you need a personal or business website, you can find a plan that suits your needs. Google Webmaster Tools is integrated into your hosting account making it easy to submit and optimize your website. Each hosting plan also comes with free software programs giving you access to popular programs like WordPress.

StartLogic uses the vDeck control panel and provides 24/7 phone, chat and email support. They also offer a 30 day “no questions asked” money back guarantee.

HostMonster

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:33:10 +0000

HostMonster website hosting plans include unlimited space, unlimited bandwidth and the ability to host unlimited domains. Also included is free setup, a free domain forever and free website builder. There are no contracts required and you can cancel at any time without a cancellation fee.

HostMonster provides 24/7 support that is non-outsourced with average hold times less than two minutes. They also provide a 99.9% uptime guarantee. A SimpleScripts installer gives you free installation of all the popular blogs and ecommerce platforms.

Bluehost

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:07:13 +0000

Bluehost hosts over 630,000 domains and offers lots of features including unlimited disk space, unlimited data transfer and a free domain name forever. You also get unlimited add-on domains, parked domains and subdomains. Website hosting plans include Fantastico, giving you access to loads of free software like WordPress and osCommerce.

Bluehost provides 24/7 phone, chat and email support. A free website builder and free website promotion credits from Google and Yahoo are included with hosting.

IX Web Hosting

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:07:05 +0000

All IX Web Hosting plans include unlimited space, unlimited transfer and the ability to host unlimited domains. The Expert website hosting plan comes with one free domain and one dedicated IP while the Pro plan comes with 3 free domains and 16 dedicated IPs.

IX Web Hosting provides 24/7 phone, chat and email support. Also included in each hosting package is several hundred dollars of free marketing including free ads from Google and Yahoo. They stand behind their service with a 30 day 100% money back guarantee and a 99.9% “uptime or cash” guarantee.

Aplus

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:25:30 +0000

Aplus has been offering website hosting services since 1998 and has over 100,000 customers worldwide. They offer both shared and dedicated server plans. Aplus has been given CNET’s most popular web hosting award six times and is a previous winner of the coveted CNET Editor’s Choice award.

All shared hosting plans come with a free domain name registration, a 99.9% uptime guarantee and a 30 day money back guarantee. None of the shared hosting plans offer unlimited domains, disk space or bandwidth. My SQL databases are limited with even the top shared hosting plan offering only 10 databases, so if you plan on hosting multiple websites that are database driven, Aplus may not be the host for you. Live U.S. based support is provided 24/7/365 via chat, email or telephone.

GoDaddy

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:06:07 +0000

Although best known as the largest domain registrar, GoDaddy also offers shared, virtual dedicated and dedicated hosting plans. All website hosting plans come with a selection of free software, including popular blogs like WordPress. Each plan also comes with free advertising credits from Google and Microsoft.

GoDaddy offers not only domain registration and hosting, but SSL certificates, shopping carts, merchant accounts and copyright services as well. Setup is free and GoDaddy backs it up with a 99.9% uptime guarantee.

1&1

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:06:06 +0000

1&1 offers shared, virtual and dedicated server plans. All shared hosting plans include a free domain with private registration for as long as you keep your package. The 1&1 Webspace Explorer allows you to easily manage your website files, allowing you to upload and download files right from your browser. A free website builder is included along with free advertising credits from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.

1&1 provides 24/7 phone and email support and offers a “no questions asked” 90 day money back guarantee, one of the longest in the industry.

Lunarpages

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:11:12 +0000

Lunarpages offers shared, virtual private, dedicated and reseller website hosting plans. All plans include a free domain, unlimited add-on domains and Fantastico. Fantastico allows you to easily install over 35 free applications including WordPress, one of the most popular blogging programs. All plans also come with over $700 in free bonus features.

Lunarpages provides a 24/7 ticket-based email support in addition to telephone-based support and a community forum support system consisting of over 40,000 members.

IPOWER

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:19:49 +0000

IPOWER hosts over 700,000 websites and offers shared and virtual hosting plans. Plans are available that offer unlimited domain hosting, unlimited bandwidth and up to 3 free domain names. All website hosting plans come integrated with Google Webmaster Tools and include a free website builder.

IPOWER provides 24/7 phone, chat and email support. If you choose the Pro plan, no annual contract is required so you can opt for a month to month plan if you wish. There is also a 30 day money back guarantee.