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Top Ten Cheap Web HostsLooking for a good web site host that is affordable and reliable? Here are the top 10 web site hosts! When you have looked through the list, check out our tips for choosing a web site host.
The first thing to consider when choosing a web site host what your site needs to operate. Here are a few questions to ask:
1 - Do you need a MySql database? 2 - Do you need Ecommerce capability? 3 - Do you need SSL (a secure url for credit card transactions)? 4 - What software do you need? Php? asp? Perl? 5 - How much space do you need? 6 - How much data do you transfer or bandwidth do you need? You may not know all the answers to those questions. If you are moving from an old host, you can easily obtain the information from your statistics. If you are a new site, you will have to think ahead and allow for growth. For instance, many ecommerce plans limit how many products you can sell at one time. Don't assume you can buy the basic plan and install a script or write an html table. You may be breaking your web hosts rules for the plan you signed up for. Always read the terms of the plan you are contemplating. The fine print can give important clues to limitations that may not be obvious. An example would be a plan that allows a large amount of bandwidth yet limits the daily use which could cause your site valuable outages or cost you money you had not planned on in excessive bandwidth charges. If you need a place to store photos or files, you must read all terms of plans. Many plans disallow storage. If you violate the terms you could sign on to find your site has been shut down. It can take you a couple days to find a new host and have it going again. Know your needs. A 10 page web site that never changes can go with a bare bones hosting plan such as powweb or midphase. If you sell $1,000's of dollars on ebay each week, you can't afford downtime and paying for Interland or Yahoo! Small Business would be a good choice. Always consider the stability of the hosting company when choosing. Many hosting companies are in business for a few years and then sell to a larger company that can change your plan and force you to make changes you hadn't planned on. If you hire a web designer or spend your own valuable time making these changes then that host has cost you money. Maegg chose Powweb because of other moves that wasted time that could have been spent on content. >> BuilderSpot.com >> Apollo Hosting >> ReadyWebsites >> Jumpline.com >> EasyCGI >> InMotion Web Hosting |
The check marks are Maegg's ratings for best value and reliability.
