The Opinion Review

In order to have a professional website you need a web host. There is no such thing as free hosting. The ones that are out there are ad supported and have very limited features.The hosting game is pretty complicated because there are thousands of hosting companies out there to choose from. This is a good thing because it has forced the cost of hosting to drastically drop in the past few years. But then finding your way through the tons of hosts out there can really make a person dizzy.

So for that reason I have decided to share my insight into the world of hosting and share some of the experience I have had over the years. I have included some links to these hosts and hope you feel compelled to check some of them out. Some are better than others and this is really just my opinion based on experience or what I have heard. And you know what they say about opinions.

Christian WebHosting – I like these guys… I have several domains hosted on their servers and I have never caught them in downtime… They have been quick to answer my questions and as far as I can tell they are believers that want to spread the gospel by using the internet. Their plans are pretty cheap (about $8.00 monthly) and have all the features you need. They were also kind enough to add me to their “Christian web designer’s site”

Yahoo Hosting – Yep, Yahoo! The huge internet portal directory and search engine… Of course they offer hosting. I encounter many people who are already using them to host sites or they have bought a domain and went ahead and signed up for hosting too. Well, don’t do it. They want $11.00 or so for the smallest plan and don’t allow the server side stuff unless you upgrade to a bigger plan. Don’t get me wrong. I love yahoo, it’s my favorite search engine. But you can get better and cheaper hosting elsewhere

LynxWebhosting - I used this small hosting company when I first got started in web design. They have cheap plans and allow multiple domains each with separate accounts. They use the “plesk” control panel which I enjoyed for its simplicity. They always answered my support emails quickly and were willing to help a newbie out with many things that I had no idea how to do at the time. But, they also had downtime. I remember my sites being down for over 3 days at one time… They also had short downtimes every month. This was most likely because they allow “adult sites” on their shared servers which will lead to trouble… And I didn’t really want my site having porno neighbors on a shared server.. Ya know? (this host is no longer in business)
Hostpspace.US – This is a small company I tried out back in the day. I was amazed by the full features he offered for incredibly low prices. This is always a cause for skepticism. But he is still up and running. I contacted him through his site awhile back and told him I was going to include him in these reviews but it took him over 2 days to respond… I remember he was a bit quicker back in the day. His server back then lagged slightly but it appears he has upgraded since then. (this host apparently is not active)

Dathorn – Well this is an awesome host. When you go to the site you will notice the prices seem a bit higher than many of the other ones I am talking about but then look at the diskspace and bandwidth you get for that price. He also allows “unlimited domains” so in effect you can become a “hosting company” on your own and “resell” the server space to others because he gives full access to manage the server backend to set up hosting accounts. His servers have all the features too… Great Host!

Tomorrow I will review some more host’s I have used in this 3 part series

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