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"With so many
Web Hosting Solutions to choose from, one can get
dizzy trying to figure out which one is best. Even
all the reviews on this site had to experience this,
which brought us to put together this review on Web
Hosts for the rest of us. "
Quick Recommendation: GoDaddy.com
$3.99 Domain Sale
Reviewed by Rob B. Byron
for the Which-One
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Out top choices for consumer / small business Web Host Providers!
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Hosting can be split up into six general types: free, shared,
reseller, virtual private server, dedicated, and colocated.
- Free hosting:
just about all the free web hosting available is extremely
limited when compared to pay hosting. Free web hosts generally
require their own ads on your site, only allow web-based uploading
and editing of your site, and have very tight disk space and
traffic limits. Still, most people get their start via free
web hosting.
- Shared hosting:
one's Web site is placed on the same server as several hundred
other sites. A problem with another site on the server can
bring all of the sites down. Shared hosting also brings with
it some restrictions regarding what exactly can be done, although
these restrictions are nowhere near as restrictive as for
free hosting.
- Reseller
hosting: designed for those who want to become Web hosts
themselves. One gets a large amount of space and bandwidth
that can be divided up among as many sites as the user wants
to put on his account. A reseller account is placed on the
same server with other reseller accounts, just like with
shared hosting but there are fewer accounts.
- Virtual
Private Server hosting: Virtual Private Server technology
enables one physical server to house several Virtual Environments
which behave exactly like an isolated stand-alone server.
This is often a much more affordable solution than a dedicated
server, normally offering all the same benefits, such as
root access.
- Dedicated hosting:
With dedicated hosting, one gets a server of one's own.
They have no restrictions, except for those designed to
maintain the integrity of the Web host's network (for
instance, banning sites with adult content due to the
increase risk of attack by
hackers and grey legal issues for the
ISP). Unless a separate plan is purchased from the host, the
user is also generally on his own. This can be an expensive
proposition, as the purchase of the dedicated server itself
is generally far more expensive compared to shared hosting.
- Colocated hosting:
This involves a server the user purchases himself and
installs at the host's data
center. Besides unmonitored reboots, the user must pay
extra for many services dedicated hosting provides by default.
Colocated hosting is generally chosen by people with server
administration experience and those with more significant
needs than which can be satisfied by dedicated or shared hosting.
This is usually the most expensive and least cost effective
option if you are not colocating many servers.
Our list
of "Must Haves" you should look for in a good Web Host
Provider
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These are a must for our top 3 picks )
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- Does the web host have a good reputation?
- How much of storage space are you given?
- What is the available bandwidth space for you to transfer data each
month?
- Does the web host provide good online and offline support?
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