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samedi 12 novembre 2016

Cheap Web Hosting (below $5): A-to-Z Guide

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I receive readers’ emails asking for web host recommendations regularly – often, most of them href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/choose-the-right-web-hosting/" target="_blank">want the best web host. Hence in this article, we are going to learn all we can about *best cheap hosting service*. First thing first, as a smart shopper, you have to understand that…

There is no such thing as BEST CHEAP HOST!

(Huh? What the…)

I know this sounds like a joke but the truth is, we can never be 100% sure if a web host is the ‘best’ – especially when you are looking for ‘cheap’ and ‘best’ in the same time. And, even if we manage to get the *best* web host, we can never be sure that it will be the best for long.

What we can do, however, is to eliminate most of the bad cheap host and land on a cheap web host with good (or acceptable) quality of service.

Define “cheap” in today hosting world

Things change fast on the Internet. What seems cheap yesterday might not be a good bargain today. For example, this is how a cheap web hosting deal looks like 5 years ago:

Cheap Hosting Deal: .95/mo for 1.5GB disk space, 80GB data transfers

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Looks cheap to you now? Certainly not! Therefore, it is necessary for us to define what is ‘cheap’ in the hosting world at this time of writing.

How cheap is *cheap*?

When I talk about ‘cheap web hosting’, I mean web hosting services cost below /mo for a maximum 24 months subscription.

When I talk about ‘good cheap web hosting’, I expect cheap web hosting with characteristics below:

Unlimited* disk space, bandwidth, addon domain capacity (so that you can host as much websites as you can in one account).
Support one-click installation for at least 35 to 60 common web applications; including all the major blog, forum, and cart software.
Sufficient level of CPU resources to sustain moderate site traffics (roughly 3 – 5% CPU resources) and sudden traffic spikes (at least 10% CPU resources for 120 seconds).

These are the must-have features when you are searching for a cheap web host.

*Note: However, you have to understand that href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/the-truth-about-unlimited-hosting/">unlimited hosting is not unlimited (sorry for the pun).

Unreal statements about cheap web hosting

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Unfortunately, the convenience of Internet also brings us noise and distractions. Some misunderstandings about cheap hosting must be corrected.

Myth 1: All cheap hosting services suck!

Truth is only a small minority cheap web hosts are blood suckers that tend to cheat your money with terrible service.

Most low cost hosting companies I knew often over-deliver and provide excellent service for long term. Many webmasters misunderstood that href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/ultimate-cheap-web-hosting-guide/">cheap hosting services are normally bad because: 1. Negative reviews are easier to be accepted (and passed along) in forums and blogsphere; 2. Webmasters made unrealistic expectation (for example, I received Hostgator complaints because the web host does not provide real time web analytics data); 3. Problems with users’ websites are out of the host provider’s control (buggy codes, hacked site).

Myth 2: My site get 5,000 visits per day, a cheap shared hosting plan certainly cannot handle my site.

Believe it or not, WebHostingSecretRevealed.com gets about 10,000 unique visits quite frequently and guess what, I am still hosting this site on a ‘cheap’ shared hosting package.

Many webmasters and bloggers simply opt for VPS or dedicated hosting because they think it is ‘cooler’. What you need and what you want are two different things. Fact is you can do a lot of things with a cheap hosting deal nowadays and you are always recommended to start small with an affordable shared hosting plan. The challenges are 1. Can you utilize the resources smart enough? And 2. Can you upgrade your web host later (if necessary)? VPS and dedicated hosting are vital for sites that need high CPU resources; but in case you are just running a high-traffic blog, it’d be better if you can save those hosting money and buy me some beer. ;)

How to find out if a cheap web host is good?

Sadly, as mentioned, you can never be 100% sure that a web host is good.

However, there are a few we can employ a few “check points” that will help eliminate most lousy hosts in the list.

Does the web host provide at least 30 days of trial period? The longer trial period the better – long trial period simply means that the web host is confident with their service quality.

Does the hosting deal come with a reasonable refund policy? Avoid those with outrages cancellation fees. Tips: Some fishy web hosts will charge their customers enormous setup fees upon refund so make sure you read the TOS clearly before purchase.

What is the average uptime record? Search for web host uptime reviews or use website uptime tracker tools (example: Pingdom, Uptime Auditor) to check your site’s uptime, anything below 99% is unacceptable.

Does the web host have clear and strict policy against spams? Serious hosting companies (yes, even for low cost hosting providers) will have very clear and strict policy against spammers.

How well does the web host support department handle your questions? Get in touch with the web host supports via live chat and see how your questions are answered. Ask technical and sensitive questions (where most web hosts don’t want you to know) like CPU cycles, cancellation fees, inodes, MySQL limits, and so on. What we want to know is how well-prepared are the support staffs and how much honesty we can get when it comes to h such sensitive issues. (side note: I prefer the support staffs to be honest and tell me the ugly truth, for example, admit that users get very low CPU cycles, instead of giving me unclear answers.)

My list of good cheap web hosting

It is very time consuming to answer readers’ emails one-by-one – although I’d love to get in touch with my readers as often as I can; but there is no point to keep interacting on the same topic. So for the ease of reference, here are some cheap hosting providers that you might want to check out – href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/ipage/">iPage, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/ehost/">eHost, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/bluehost/">BlueHost, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/arvixe/">Arvixe, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/a-small-orange/">A Small Orange (these are all href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/hosting-updates-news/the-who-what-when-of-endurance-international-group-eig/">EIG hosting brands); and href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/host-metro/">HostMetro, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/webhostinghub/">WebHostingHub, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/interserver/">Interserver, and href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/a2-hosting/">A2 Hosting.

I understand exactly how it feels to be stuck in an economy bad-turn and I know there are lots of countries have not crawl out from the mud of debt till now. It is absolutely important to save more and spend less in this difficult time. But let’s not sacrifice quality over cost in web hosting. I hope this post helps you in finding a reliable, honest, low cost hosting provider.

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Ultimate Guide for VPS Hosting Shoppers

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What is VPS hosting?

A Virtual Private Server (VPS) is like a server in a bigger server. I know the statment is a little confusing but please don’t get panic about it.

The actual concept behind VPS is very simple – basically what VPS hosting providers do is to split a server into multiple smaller size individual servers (using virtualization technology) and rent it out to different customers. Each of these virtual servers looks and feels the same like a dedicated server except for one thing – they share the same hardware with one another.

What’s good about VPS hosting?

From a customer’s perceptive, a VPS hosting is the perfect stepping stone between shared and dedicated web hosting. When shared web hosting is no longer sufficient and you are not ready to go with dedicated – VPS hosting is your answer.

Advantages of VPS over shared hosting

What’s best about VPS is the isolated hosting environment that secures your website’s performance and safety. As mentioned, a VPS-hosted website will operates independently like a dedicated server – you do not share disk space, RAM, processes, TCP/IP stacks, operating system, or whatsoever. What’s going on with your neighbors (other private servers that run on the same machine), either it’s overloaded with heavy traffics or severely hacked, will not affect your website’s performance.

Another pro of VPS compare to shared hosting is flexibility. With VPS hosting, you will get access to the system root. This means you are free to install any custom software or to tweak your system files in order to fulfill your website needs.

Advantage of VPS over dedicated hosting

When compare with dedicated hosting, VPS has only one advantage – it’s cheaper. In fact, it’s much, much cheaper. In many cases, while the features are more or less the same, a VPS hosting is 30-40% cheaper than a dedicated hosting deal.

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For example, table above shows the price different between dedicated and VPS hosting.

What to look for when shopping for a VPS hosting?

Basically there are five main consideration points when choosing the right VPS hosting, namely – pricing, RAM allocation, customer supports, control panel, and hosting plan flexibility. I’ll get into the details one-by-one.

1. VPS Hosting Pricing

Money is always the main factor when we are purchasing something. style="text-decoration: underline;">When comparing the price of VPS hosting, do not aim for the cheapest deal, go with those with a reasonable price tag instead. The reason behind this is because we do not want our host to run on a thin profit margin. Yes I know it sounds crazy but it’s true. Think about it – we want stability when it comes to web hosting and shifting web host is certainly the last thing we want to do after settling down. A hosting company running on a thin profit margin is simply… instable (the risk of going out of business due to deficit accounts).

So again, if you are serious with your website, go for those with a reasonable pricing but not the cheapest.

2. Server Memory Capacity (RAM)

In my opinion, memory capacity (RAM) is the most important features in a VPS hosting. In fact, how well (or bad) your VPS hosting performs depends greatly on how much RAM you have on hand. The memory capacity simply influences everything in your virtual server – from server efficiency to speeds, and to power consumption. It’s so important that in many cases, RAM allocation actually serves as price determiner of the entire VPS hosting package.

Here’s rough idea on how much RAM you need. In brief, for a single website operation, you need at least 512 MB of RAM in order to run cPanel and Plesk on your VPS. Though cPanel states that it only needs 256 MB but as it is with other applications, 512 MB will ensure everything runs smooth. In case you are operating multiple websites on a single VPS, higher RAM is a must. Expect to go up to 2 GB if your websites are heavy trafficked.

Another term you should take heed of is the ‘Burstable RAM’, or in certain cases, the backup RAM. Burstable RAM is the temporary backup resources over your standard memory quota. style="text-decoration: underline;">Burstable RAM is extremely important to protect your website from sudden traffic-surge (for instance, a Digg- or Stumble-effect).

Generally for starter, a VPS plan with 512 MB RAM plus a burstable RAM of 1 GB should be more than enough.

3. Customer/Technical Supports

You should always communicate with the web host before making any purchase (especially when you are new). It’s not about checking which web host provides the fastest response; it’s about getting to know the people working inside the hosting company and check if you are comfortable to deal with the support staffs.

See, VPS hosting is unlike shared hosting where 90% of the operations are standard case. In VPS hosting, most of the things are ‘non-standard’ thus a technical support department that really care about their customers (and with the right knowledge) is extremely important.

4. Server Control Panel

VPS providers (for instance, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/inmotion-hosting/" target="_blank">InMotion Hosting) will normally offer you several options of control panels where the normal ones are either Plesk or WHM/cPanel. These control panels offers similar functionality where they enable you to edit files in the server for a web interface rather than manually and both are equally good.

A user-friendly control panel as it makes day to day server management easier – tasks such as adding domains, debugging, and setting up email accounts.

5. Flexibility

Do not go with VPS provider that has limited sets of hosting plans. As mentioned, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/web-hosting-beginner-guide/" target="_blank">VPS hosting is unlike shared hosting – where most of the operations are similar. Before purchase, you should check if the web host allows you to customize your VPS hosting plans.

For example, if you need 500 MB disk space and 5 GB monthly data transfer (something relative small), and 512 fixed RAM – it really makes no sense to sign up for a 80 GB disk space, 1000 GB monthly data transfer, and 512 fixed RAM for .95/mo. I mean, why settle with high server specs that you will never use when all you need is some extra memory capacity?

Which VPS hosting you should go with?

In case you are looking for the right VPS hosting, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/hostgator.php">Hostgator and href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/vpsnext.php">VPSNext are two of the ‘must-see’.

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What’s good about VPSNext?

Reasonable Pricing From my research, VPSNext’s pricing is always slightly cheaper than other similiar VPS hosting services. If you are searching for some bargain deals, VPSNext is your answer.
Reliable Network Custom firewall, DDoS protected network, daily backup policy… VPSNext has, in fact, one of the safest network.
Powerful Reseller Capabilities VPSNext allows customers to rebrand and resell their hosting capacity. As a customer, you can allocate separate resources for each one of your users (or clients), run your own private name servers, and have the ability to completely rebrand your control panel so you’re promoting your own business and brand identity.
Valuable Addons VPSNext offers a couple of addon features that you don’t get elsewhere online , namely – Free Google Adwords credits, Miva Search credits, eNom Domain Reseller Account, and Merchant Account.

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What’s good about Hostgator VPS hosting?

Topnotch hosting services Based on my extremely good experience with their other hosting services – shared and dedicated hosting (see my href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/web-hosting-review-hostgator/">Hostgator review).
High Flexibility Hostgator VPS hosting plans are very flexible – 9 pre-set plans, managed/unmanaged options, different pre-installed operating systems, optional IP addresses, wide in house software supports, etc etc.
Stability Hostgator is one of the fastest growing companies in United States (Won Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies Awards for a couple times).
Room to expand As you might already knew, Hostgator also provides reseller and dedicated hosting plans – this gives room to expand when your website grows.
Eco-friendly Last but not least, Hostgator is green. This means all servers are powered with recyclable clean energy.

Final words about VPS hosting

There, I have put down all the important points about VPS hosting and I hope it helps you to understand and tohref="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/choose-the-right-web-hosting/" target="_blank"> choose your right web hosting.

Before you move on, there is still one last thing you should know – Do you need a VPS hosting? This, question, unfortunately, can be only answered by you. You’ll have to justify if a VPS hosting is necessary (or sufficient) for your website. What’s your 12 months plan for the website? How busy do you estimate your website will be? What are the custom applications to be installed? These are some of the must-ask questions and prevent yourself from overspending.

With that, I’ll end this article and good luck if you are shopping for the new VPS hosting!

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FatCow Discount – Save 65% On All Term Hosting Plans

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Good news! FatCow is running on discount. Save 65% for all term hosting plans and enjoy a flat rate of .15/mo when you order FatCow before September 30th, 2011. In case you were undecided with FatCow previously, now is the good time to revisit href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/fatcow.php">http://www.fatcow.com and get decided.

To learn more about the host, check out my posting on href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/updates-news/updates-and-latest-user-review-on-fatcow/">latest FatCow user reviews (updated on September 2011) here and read my personal href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/fatcow-review/">FatCow review.

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Why ping test is not the right hosting review method?

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It’s common that people like to do things in their own way. When it comes to web host shopping, some shoppers just like to use their own method to review hosting companies. Now I’m absolutely alright with readers that prefer to go with their own methodology; but it is important for me to inform you that certain review methods are just incorrect.

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The Infamous Ping Test

Some so call ‘tech shoppers’ like to act smart and run ping test on hosting provider’s website.

“This will show how fast the web host server is.” – that’s what my friend once told me. The ping test method is so popular that even experienced webmasters will think it actually works.

How to do a ping test?

A ping test is done when a short request is sent to the web server via your local machine. For example if I wish to ping-test Bluehost, I simply open my command prompt and hit ‘ping bluehost.com’. The ping results will come back in a time figures (normally in ‘ms’) to show how long it takes to get reply from the web server.

Why pinging the web host website will not work?

First of all a ping test is NEVER a good method to check on a web host server response rate. This is due to the fact that how well a web server response on a ping request depends on many factors that are not controlled by a web host (for example: distance between your computer and the servers).

Most importantly, you are (most of the time) hitting the wrong horse when you ping the web host’s website. Hosting providers are smart nowadays; they simply do not host their website on the same server as their customers. In fact, some web hosts even operate their websites on a different network system! Now tell me, how can you determine server response rate by pinging the web hosts’ websites?

How to check the speed of a web host?

If you would like to know how fast a web host is, the better way is to find a website that’s hosted on the web host instead of the web host’s website. Download a few files and wandering around the website should reveal what’s the web host response rate.

Another good way to check a server response rate is to run a website speed test online. Website speed test tools (like what you have on href="http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/tools.website-speed-test" rel="nofollow">Top-Web-Hosting.com and href="http://www.websitegoodies.com/tools/speed-test.php" rel="nofollow">WebsiteGoodies.com) are handy to check and compare web hosts’ speed performance.

Example of test results:
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A few more words on website load time issue

Who’s responsible for a slow website?

A website’s response rate is dependent on many factors; including the hosting server CPU load, RAM usage, network speeds, and the web program’s efficiency. Do note that not every one of these factors are web host’s responsible.For instance, it’s the web owner’s responsibility to assure that his/her website is coded efficiently to avoid server resources wastage. Sometimes, it can be your ISP that’s responsible for the slow website.

How slow load time will affect your website?

Slow website load time is a problem that you cannot afford to overlook. A few critical consequences with slow website load time, including permanent lost of website traffics and increase of advertising cost are simply destructive.

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FatCow Web Hosting Goes Green

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(Note: FatCow href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/fatcow.php">special promotion 35% discount on top of /yr – only at WHSR.)

FatCow fans now have more reasons to love their hosting company. Just one week ago FatCow announced that they are going green and they are offsetting 100% of their electricity consumption by purchasing wind-generated Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) from Community Energy Inc (CEI).

According to the press released, the company is buying 4,412,000 kilowatt hours (kWhs) per year of wind-generated power – which can be translated to planting about 2,390 acres of trees each year or saving 6.1 million miles of vehicle driving.

Here’s what FatCow manager Paul Bukhovko said in recent interview.

“We’re offsetting all of our electricity use by purchasing wind-generated Renewable Energy Certificates, providing our customers with an environmentally preferable Web hosting solution. Quite frankly, our employees and our customers were the driving factors behind our decision to go green. Our staff members encourage responsible environmental behavior inside the office and practice it outside the office. And, we know that many of our customers feel just as strongly. We wanted to give them an opportunity to reduce their own carbon footprint by hosting their sites on servers 100 percent powered by wind energy.”

Going green = Tripple-Win Strategy!

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Not long ago I read Amenworld’s study of over 3,500 web servers that came out with some shocking results: On average, a single web server needlessly consumes 1,000 kWh on average, producing more than 630kg of CO2 annually. What’s more scary is that the number (CO2 emissions) is still growing exponentially and web hosting is estimated to be as polluting as the airline industry by year 2020.

To be honest, I am worry about the numbers. And I’m very glad to see more and more hosting companies take up their responsibility to our environment.

More over, I believe ‘Going Green’ is in fact a smart business strategy that creates win-win-win situation. First, you help preserve our mother earth by reducing the level of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere; second, you create a buzz around your business and improve your company brand image; and lastly, the customers get to reduce their carbon footprint without spending extra money.

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9 must know pitfalls in web hosting

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It’s no secret that not all web hosting companies run their business with honesty and dignity. Shoppers should be aware that some research works are necessary before buying a web host. Forums and blogs can be good places to ask for advices but nothing’s better than understanding the hosting industry yourself and making own purchase decision.

By revealing the nine most common pitfalls in web hosting industry, I hope it clears your doubts and helps you to make better decision.

1. Web host with short or no trial period at all

Do not be surprise to see hosting companies that offer no trial period at all. Be sure to check on a web host’s return policy for its trial period. Any hosting companies with less than 30 days trial period are simply unacceptable. I suggest you to avoid them at all cost.

2. Outdated software and web application

No kidding – there are still hosting companies that limits their users using PHP 4, WordPress 2.2 (Fantastico installation), and Joomla 1.2(Fantastico installation). Outdated software are weak against hacking. So in case you are stuck with a web host that’s reluctant to upgrade their software (or in Fantastico), simply snub them.

3. Hidden charges or enormous cancellation fees

The most common catch-22 behind cheap hosting deals is hidden charges (extra cost for scripts usage and stats reporting) and enormous cancellation fees. Unfortunately, it’s impossible for you to determine such pitfall yourself. All you can do to avoid this is to read around the Internet and look for recent testimonials for a certain web host.

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(This is why href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-reviews/">independent hosting reviews are important.)

4. Terrible customer supports

Ask presell questions, check with related forums, ask around on your social network friends – these are some of the methods to determine whether the hosting companies are responsive in term of customer supports.

As experienced webmaster, you might not need much supports from the hosting providers; but how well the company performs in customer supports reveals their service quality.

5. 100% uptime guarantees

No web host can sustains its server uptime perfectly in long run. There are too many factors (power, networks, human errors, software errors, equipment failure) that decide a server’s stability and it’s just impossible for any hosting company to assure they will have 100% uptime in long term (yes, not even Google!).

Thus, hosting companies that promised 100% uptime are actually lying – avoid them at all cost.

6. Unlimited hosting

It’s common nowadays to see an unlimited hosting offers. You should understand that such unlimited hosting is only ‘unlimited’ because the hosting providers are managing their servers usage closely and avoid any significant shortage of hosting capacity. These unlimited offers, after all, are offered based on combination of style="text-decoration: underline;">limited resources.

As most hosting companies (good and bad) are using unlimited hosting as their marketing gimmicks, I can’t tell you to pass on all of them. However, as a smart consumer, you should take time to learn about the issue and avoid over-trusting your web host.

More readings: href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/the-truth-about-unlimited-hosting/">Is unlimited disk storage and bandwidth for real?

7. Use of green hosting as marketing gimmicks

Nowadays ‘Go Green’ is a heated phrase in marketing. Beware of irresponsible web hosts that use ‘Green Hosting’ as marketing gimmicks and make sure the web host is certified by related authorities.

8. Overpriced hosting plans

How cheap is cheap? Apollo Hosting is telling everyone that they are href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/ultimate-cheap-web-hosting-guide/">offering cheap hosting but their hosting plan is extremely high when compare to others.

Please guys, don’t get fooled by the marketing words and always look with your own eyes.

Check the hosting price with other companies and review their hosting plans thoroughly. How much disk storage are you getting; how many MySQL databases are allowed; how many FTP accounts are allowed; how many addon domains are allowed; what is the inodes limitation – these are the questions to be asked before handing out your credit card information.

9. Unmanaged overselling

I’m fine with well-managed href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/inmotion-hosting/">overselling web host; but not with unmanaged overselling.

The differences? A well managed overselling web host allows you to enjoy low cost and reliable hosting service; on the other hand, an unmanaged (or terribly managed) overselling web host is a nightmare – you’ll get hosted on a server that’s unreliable and slow.

To learn if it’s well managed, pay attention to its server load, memory usage, and disk storage capacity. Such figures reveal how well is the hosting company managing their servers when you first subscribe to a new hosting service. Stay away from web hosts with irrational figures and ask for a refund if you already subscribed to their service (this is why a long trial period is important in the first place).

More readings: href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/web-hosting-guides/whats-about-cpanels-service-status/">Understanding the numbers in server status report.

Wrapping things up…

Well, that’s 9 items to be added in your shopping check list. Do keep in mind that hosting companies are in the business of making money. As a smart consumer, reading reviews and comparison guides are a must. Considering that I have been hosting websites for more than 5 years and testing web host services for more than a year – I believe reading my hosting review is a good place to start. These reviews are written based on my true hosting experience and I offer nothing but the truth.

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What To Look For In A Blog Hosting

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Many bloggers wish to host their blog but do not know how to pick the right blog hosting. While things might look a little complicated from outside at first, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/choose-the-right-web-hosting/">choosing a suitable web hosting for your blog is pretty easy when you are informed.

Which Type Of Hosting Do You Need For Your Blog?

For newbies, in most cases, a shared web hosting account is all you need. In my humble opinion, I wouldn’t suggest you to look into any VPS or dedicated hosting plan at this starting stage – as you most probably do not need that much of server resources for the next three to six months. After all, shared hosting deals nowadays are pretty comprehensive and are able to cope with the needs of most blogs or websites.

(Site story: I recently met a guy who wants a dedicated hosting account for his not-so-popular blog and no matter how hard I explained, he still think going cloud is the right thing to do. Hopefully he could read this post and save the money for better purpose.)

For your references, here are the five shared hosting service you should start digging into.

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But wait, don’t just listen to me. Learn how to decide what is right for you and decide yourself!

How To Judge If The Web Host Is Right For Your Blog

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A few common factors to look into are:

Disk Storage

Most shared web hosting deals nowadays come with unlimited disk space but practically, you don’t need that much. 500MB of disk space should be good enough for those who are not piling high resolution images in their server (well hey, host it on Flickr!); 1GB storage should keep you on the safe side easily for at least the next few years. Assuming that you will be adding a few more extra domains into the account, I would say any shared hosting plan that comes more than 3 GB storage is good enough.

Monthly Data Transfer (aka, bandwidth)

href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/socialmedia-marketing/building-a-networking-group-for-social-media-exposure/">With the help of social networking sites like Digg and StumbleUpon and Facebook and Twitter, it is very possible for a brand new blog to hit 10,000 – 15,000 unique visits in a day, which in other words, huge demand for bandwidth. However, bandwidth shouldn’t be your main concern as most shared hosting providers offer unlimited bandwidth these days. Moreover when you are getting that kind of traffic volume, your server CPU load is more likely to be the bottleneck that will cause a temporary suspension on your shared hosting account but not bandwidth. So in short, it’s unnecessary to stress too much on bandwidth. But if you wish to learn more, my previous article shows href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/featured-articles/web-hosting-bandwidth/">How you can calculate your bandwidth needs?

Server Uptime Guarantees

Personally I do not go with any web host that is below 99.5% uptime. In fact, even a 0.5% server down time is a little hard to bear with when you do the maths: 0.005 x 365 days/year = 1.825 days. Can you accept your blog to be down for almost two days? Unlikely, I suppose. But then again, all servers will suffer certain downtime – Hardware failure, programming bugs, human’s errors, server maintenance…etc; there are unlimited ways to turn a web server down. And as shared hosting normally cost less than the price of a cup of Starbucks coffee, I’ll settle with 99.5% or more. ;)

CPU Loads Limitation

The limitation on your account’s CPU usage is what makes href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/the-truth-about-unlimited-hosting/">unlimited hosting limited. Sadly however, most web host will not give specific, understandable value to their customers. The CPU usage is a grey area where most web hosting providers will not talk clearly about it in the TOS. Some will tell you can goes up to 5 – 10% CPU power but they never tell you how big is the CPU capacity – which makes the percentage number meaningless (5% of what, Pentium III 733 MHz? You’ll never know.) From my experience, certain hosting companies will allow maximum CPU usage up to 5-10% (which is excellent) but logically, I think 1 to 3%* is fine and fair to both users and the hosting providers be fine.

So just if it happens that you get a chance to ask about CPU load before picking up a web host, you know what to expect. And, on the other hand, be well aware that blogging platforms like WordPress are often heavy database users thus it is in fact part of your responsibility to keep the CPU usage low. If you are running a popular WordPress blog, installing a good cahce plugin (for example, WP Super Cache) is highly recommended.

* I did not make up the number 1 to 3% out of thin air. My guesstimation: Assuming 200 sites sharing the same server hence each get 1/200 CPU power; half of the registered sites will be in dormant mode so the max should be somewhere around 1/100 to 3/100 CPU power.

Pricing

Dedicated and VPS hosting prices vary a lot but for shared hosting, standard monthly cost range from .50/mo to /mo. Remember, you shouldn’t be spending too much on the hosting at start, especially if you are just starting off.

Future Expansion Option

I knew I said that you should start small and go with a shared hosting account. But if you are very confidence with the growth rate of your blog traffics, you should go with a a shared hosting provider that provides room to grow. By saying the word growth, I meant upgrading your hosting service – from shared hosting to VPS to dedicated server – more processing power, memory capacity, disk storage, as well as href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/web-hosting-guides/website-security-why-go-wp-engine-for-wordpress-hosting/">better security features.

For example, iPage and FatCow are two of my favorite shared hoting providers; but I wouldn’t recommend them to you if you are launching a blog that tends to get lots of attention on Reddit or Stumble Upon or Facebook or so on. These web hosts are great, however they only provide shared hosting and you’ll need to switch host (which will cause quite some hassles, especially if you are running a huge database with heavy web traffics!) if you wish to upgrade to dedicated server in the future.

One Click Installation Auto-installation software is vital these days, most hosting companies will provide at least one to their customers. For instance, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/ipage/">iPage, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/bluehost/">Bluehost, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/fatcow/">FatCow, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/web-hosting-review-hostmonster/">HostMonster support Simple Scripts in their shared hosting plans; while href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/hostgator/">Hostgator, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/inmotion-hosting/">InMotion, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/greengeeks-hosting/">GreenGeeks, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/coolhandle/">CoolHandle, and href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/webhostinghub/">WebHostingHub support Fantastico.

Bottom line: You just can’t judge a host from outside

Reality: It is impossible to know how good or how bad is a web host from outside. Reading TOS and checking on the hosting features will only help filter a few obvious bad apples. To get the job done, you’ll need href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-reviews/">reliable hosting reviews and some basic knowledge on href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/featured-articles/15-tips-on-how-not-to-get-screwed-by-your-web-host/">how to protect yourself if you got stuck with a bad web host.

And since judging from outside will never work well, why not test the web host yourself from the inside? After all, this is why we have free trial period. Just keep track on the service quality for the first 30 (or 45) days and do not hesitate to ask for a refund if you find anything fishy (that’s how you leverage the trial period ! ;)).

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Find The Right Web Host: Shared Or Reseller Hosting?

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What is the Difference between Reseller and Shared Hosting?

Nowadays, people want to have their own website for a variety of reasons.

Others want it to get the professional feel of having their own domain name while other want it simply because they want to be able to customize their website as much as they want. If you want to have your own website, you should realize that there are some things you have to consider. First, you will have to get a web host or host your own website; you will have to spend either way.

Likewise, you should href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/web-hosting-beginner-guide/">choose which type of hosting you need. Reseller and shared hosting are just two of the href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/web-hosting-guides/web-hosting-glossary/">web hosting options. These two actually differ greatly. You should find out which would be more beneficial for you.

Thus, you must learn about them individually for you to be really able to compare them.

About Shared Hosting

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Also known as derive host or virtual-hosting, shared hosting refers to the process wherein the web host accommodates the files for many different websites in one server. This system allows the websites to keep a strong and constant internet connection and is cheaper because you do not have to run your own server. The web host runs the server for you and they are in charge of all processes and maintenance such as server software installation, server management, updates for security, technical support, and others. Consequently, it is inarguably the most practical option in web hosting since the cost of service is divided and shared by many people.

Since the service is shared by different users, it is essential for it to have a system administration to keep things running smoothly. This is especially beneficial to those who do not want to go about the hassle of maintenance but may be a disadvantage to others who want to have more control of their site and server. Thus, this type of hosting is not apt for those who need massive software development that is not supported by the service provider.

Most applications found in a standard server functions well with shared hosting but it has certain limits in usage. Nonetheless, web hosts usually provide vast reliability features to support their clients.

* Dig Deeper: Deciding on which shared hosting to go with can be a tough task. Check out my personal href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-reviews/">web hosting reviews for shopping advices. Also, read reviews on these recommended web hosts – href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/ipage/">iPage, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/hostgator/">Hostgator, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/a2-hosting/">A2 Hosting, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/greengeeks-hosting/">GreenGeeks, and href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/webhostinghub/">WebHostingHub.

About Reseller Hosting

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Reseller hosting involves third parties. If you are the reseller, you will own an account and be able to utilize the bandwidth and hard drive space allotted to you to host other websites. The system starts when the reseller buys the services of the host wholesale and then sells it to clients for profit. There are actually four types of reseller.

The first one is an agent. In this case the reseller advertises the services of a web hosting company and clients buy directly from the company. The reseller gets his or her share of profit if the customer mentions that he or she was referred by the reseller.

The second type of reseller is a marketer. It is the same as being an agent but in this case, the customers buy directly from the reseller and do all other businesses with the web hosting company.

The third type is the full reseller in which he or she acts as a web hosting company. In this case, the reseller handles the sales and support but the fact is he or she is just “re-branding” the service of the real service provider.

Finally, the fourth type is when the reseller is literally a reseller. He or she buys a big piece of web space and bandwidth, divides it to smaller pieces and re-sells it to different individuals. Similarly, the reseller is responsible for client support in this case but is assisted by the web host.

* Dig Deeper: Read more to learn href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/web-hosting-guides/a-brief-on-reseller-hosting/">how to choose a reseller hosting?

Shared Hosting vs. Reseller Hosting

Based on the information aforementioned, we can conclude that there is a great difference between reseller and shared hosting. They are not actually rivals because they are for different purposes.

Generally speaking, shared hosting is apt for people with a small or medium-sized company. If you choose it, it will give your site a sturdy internet connection for a cheap price and you will be able to make the most out of the support the service provider offers. However, you will not have administrative control to your website. This may not be an issue to most people but may be annoying for the tech-savvy individuals.

Likewise, since you are sharing the server with other websites, a problem with one website may affect yours. Thus, if you have a website teeming with activities that would consume most of the server’s resources, you should consider other choices. Moreover, if you cannot juggle the risk of being affected by other site’s problems, you should consider getting a dedicated server or a virtual private server which is, of course, more costly.

On the other hand, reseller hosting is more of a business opportunity. You should consider it if you are planning to start your web hosting company. By starting your own web hosting company, you will have a huge market, recurring revenue, and even as a small company you can compete with larger ones.

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Compare Hostgator Hatching, Baby, and Business Hosting Plan

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Unlike many other hosting companies, Hostgator provides a wide range of web hosting services (shared, dedicated, VPS, reseller hosting) in many different packages (Hatchling, Baby, Business Plan, etc). This often creates confusion and I receive inquiry emails about this regularly.

In case you are one of them who needs clarification, this article explains (and compares) the distinctions between Hostgator shared hosting plans.

Hostgator Hatching, Baby, and Business Hosting Plan: What’s different? And which should you choose?

Hostgator Hatchling, Baby, and Business Plan in a quick view

Here’s a quick view on Hostgator Hatchling, Baby, and Business Plan. Figure below is the print screen from Hostgator website. Not much different, eh?

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Compare Hostgator Hatchling, Baby, and Business Plan

Well on a closer look (referring table below), you can see that the three plans are quite different and this means a detail inspection before making any purchase decision is in fact necessary. So let’s check in details on each options.

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When you should go with Hostgator Hatchling Plan?

Hatchling Plan is relative cheaper and it is the better option for those with only one website.

However, in long term the Hatchling Plan is not very practical and I do not recommend any webmasters who are serious with their website to stay long with it. Think about it – domain name is so cheap nowadays that its cost is nearly neglectable when compare with other website operation cost. Do you think you will own only one domain for the rest of your time on Internet? Absolutely not! A new business idea, a forum for your hobby, a website for your family members, a charity website for the community, a personal blog – there are unlimited reasons for your second domains/websites.

In fact, why limit yourself in one or two domains? Most webmasters, myself included, own (and operate) dozens of domains/websites and we are still buying domain names regularly! So, take the Hatchling Plan as the starting point in your Internet venture but never stick too long with it. ;)

When you should go with Hostgator Baby Plan?

style="text-decoration: underline;">Answer: 99% of the time. The differences between Baby and Hatchling Plan is that Baby Plan is slightly more expensive and it allows unlimited addon domains; the main differences between Baby and Business Plan is that it doesn’t provide Toll Free Number, Anonymous FTP, and Chilisoft ASP*.

So unless these extra features are absolutely needed, there is no reason why you should pay extra every year for the Business Hosting Plan.

*Note: You can add private SSL and dedicated IP features to your Hostgator Baby Plan with a little extra cost.

When you should go with Hostgator Business Plan?

Hostgator Business Plan is at its best value when you need all the addon e-commerce features (toll free number, dedicated IP, ChiliSoft ASP, and private SSL). It is most suitable for (well?) medium-large business websites owners that process their own money transactions.

Do note that while I agreed Hostgator offers the Best Business Hosting, the Business Planis only recommended when you are going to use all those addon e-commerce. It’s not worth it to pay extra per year if you only need an extra dedicated IP address or the private SSL. These features can be bought (at /dedicated IP address/year) or substituted with other web services (go with PayPal to bypass the need of a private SSL).

Hostgator Shared Hosting Plan Upgrades

Another question I got frequently from the readers: Can I upgrade/downgrade my Hostgator plan from time to time?

The answer is absolutely yes. All upgrades with Hostgator (eg. Baby-to-Business, Shared-to-VPS, VPS-to-dedicated) are free of charge. All you need to pay is the prorated price after upgrades and you are done. On the other hand, downgrading to a lower level plan requires a processing fees (which I think is reasonable).

A little more about Hostgator Hosting Services

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In case you have never heard about Hostgator, the hosting company is one of the top players and currently hosting more than 2.5 million domains. The company was founded in 2002 when Brent Oxley (HostGator’s founder and current CEO) started the company in his dorm room with about ,000. At the time, Brent was a student at Florida Atlantic University and a webmaster and had a few extra servers, so he decided to make use of the servers and start a web hosting company. His side venture took off and Brent later dropped out of college to run it full time.

Now, almost eight years later, the company that Brent founded in his dorm room occupies a four story office building in Houston and has more than 300 employees. Hostgator was voted as the fastest growing company in Texas (and ranked #21 in America) by Inc. Magazine’s Inc.5000 Awards in year 2008.

If you haven’t read my href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/hostgator/">Hostgator review, make sure you do so because it is one of the very few updated write-ups that reveal the reality; alternatively, you can always visiting Hostgator online at href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.go//hostgator">http://www.hostgator.com.

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17 tips to be a smarter web hosting shopper

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Picking up a web host is like making friends. href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/choose-the-right-web-hosting/">Pick good ones, they will enrich your life; make bad choices, and they will bring you down. It is extremely important to href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/web-hosting-guides/10-ways-to-protect-your-business-from-a-bad-web-host/">stay away from bad web hosts and stick with the trustworthy ones. In this article, I am going to share my version of web host shopping tips – hopefully it will help you to become a wiser webmaster.

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1. Always go with the web host with live chat support

Afterall, who needs a phone line as live chat is the most efficient way for technical communication.

2. Test customer support (for real!) before you sign up

Don’t ask stupid pre-sale questions, ask technical stuffs like inodes and CPU usage limits to test the support’s knowledge.

3. Register your primary domain with a third party registrar

Just because the web host offers free domain does not mean that you should let the hosting provider controls your domain registration. Get your domain name registered on a third party so you can switch your web host anytime you want.

4. Always pay with a debit card to protect yourself

Trust me, there are crooks that will charge your card even if you have cancelled your subscription. A debit card will save your day when things turn bad, use a PayPal in case you do not have one.

5. Understand that most hosting review sites are affiliated to the web hosts

This doesn’t mean that all href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-reviews/">hosting reviews are unreliable; you just need to be careful with their advice and have the ability to read between the lines.

6. Track your web host from time to time

Employ a third party tracking system to check your ebsite uptime, anything below 99.5% for more than two months is unacceptable. In case you are new and not sure what I’m talking about, a free trial account at href="http://www.pingdom.com/" target="_blank">Pingdom should get things started.

7. Check your web host spam policy

Any host without a tight spam policy is a pass. We do not want to stuck with group of bad IP neighbor and get our sites blacklisted.

8. Does your web host come with black holed IP?

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A quick check on Spamhaus Block List is always recommended. There’s a href="http://www.spamhaus.org/lookup.lasso">handy search tool provided at SpamHaus.org (see image) – If your IP address is listed on one of our IP blocklists; SBL, XBL or PBL (collectively known as the ‘Zen’ blocklist), the lookup tool will tell you which one and will give you a link to information on what to do.

9. If you plan to grow big, go with an “expandable” web host

Shared hosting plans are powerful nowadays; but for certain reason if you foresee that you need a href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/inmotion-hosting/">VPS or dedicated hosting in the future, make sure you stick with hosting providers that can offer you those.

10. Avoid web host with short trial period

Any trial period below 30 days is a pass! Reputable web hosts like iPage and BlueHost nowadays are offering ‘Anytime Money Back’ Guarantees, why should you fit yourself into those with short trial period?

11. Be aware of web hosts with outdated software and web apps

No kidding! There are still hosting companies that limit their customers with PHP4 and WordPress 2.8. If you are unsure, don’t assume anything and shoot your questions to the live chat supports, make sure the web host supports the latest version of software and web apps.

12. Recognize unlimited hosting is impossible

Do you expect your web host to give you unlimited hosting resources for .50/mo? Come on, be realistic. You should understand that such unlimited hosting is only ‘unlimited’ because the hosting providers are managing their servers usage closely and avoid any significant shortage of hosting capacity. As a smart consumer, you should take time to href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/the-truth-about-unlimited-hosting/">learn about the issue and avoid over-trusting your web host.

13. Understand your web host’s refund policy clearly

How long is the trial period? Are there any special charges if you refund within the trial period? How much do you need to repay for the free domain when you ask for a refund? Does the web host allow a refund after the trial period? It is very important to understand your web host’s refund policy clearly so that you won’t get panic when things go wrong.

14. What is the backup plan?

Backup policy is another important thing you need to know clearly before jumping in. Yes, you should always do your own backup for safety purpose but you also need to know if your web host has a reliable backup plan. Check if your web host provides sufficient redundancy protection; ask questions like ‘Do you have redundant power supplies?’, ‘How many incoming lines do you have at the data center?’, and ‘How often does the web host backup its server?’

15. You need a checklist for the necessary hosting features

Unfortunately, there’s no one-fit-for-all answer for your hosting needs. Chances are you need a dedicated IP, or a unique CMS, or a special type of cart software, or a private SSL, etc. It’s always recommended to come out with a checklist and see if the shortlisted web host fit everything in the list.

16. Avoid web host with ridiculously long commitment period

Do not fall for those web hosts with extremely low price tag but extremely long commitment period. Some ‘fly-by-night’ web hosts will lure customers to pay 3 – 5 years upfront for a very low price tag and they will just flee away with the money 1 or 2 years later. The last thing we want to have is to stuck with crooks like these so any subscription period for more than 24 months is not recommended.

17. Stick with web host with reasonable pricing

From my experience, web host that is too expensive or too cheap is a red flag. Web host with a high price tag, chances are they are overpriced; web host with a too-good-to-be-real low price tag, chances are something is wrong with their backend. At this time of writing, prices ranging from /mo to /mo are reasonable for a href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/ultimate-cheap-web-hosting-guide/">cheap shared hosting; I wouldn’t say anything below or above it is bad but I will be extra careful with them.

Bottom line: You just cannot judge a book from its cover

It is impossible to know if a web host is good or bad from outside. Yes, reading TOS and user reviews do help filter out a few obvious bad apples but anything beyond need your own involvement.

The best way to know a web host is to test the web host yourself from the inside. After all, this is the reason why we register our domain name separately and go with web host with long trial period (see tip #3 and #10), right? Just keep track on the service quality for the first 30 days and do not hesitate to ask for a refund if you find anything fishy (that’s how you leverage the trial period!).

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30 Must See Free Web Hosting Services

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I don’t recommend free web host for any webmasters who are serious with their websites – especially if you are making any sort of money from it.

A good, budget hosting service is unbelievably cheap these days – in most cases, less than /month – and they are often 10x better than the free ones (title="Cheap web hosting guide" href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/ultimate-cheap-web-hosting-guide/">learn how to pick up a good cheap web host and title="Hosting coupons and discounts" href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/discount-coupons-and-freebies/">how to save money with our special promotion codestyle="line-height: 1.5em;">).

However, with that being said, I do recognize in certain cases it is necessary to minimize the hosting cost down to zero. For instances, a free web host would be a good choice for school projects, teaching/learning medium for teachers/students, charity events, and so on. For the benefit of those who need a free web host – no matter why you need it – here is a list of 30 really good free hosting service providers. Check them out!

1. XtreemHost

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XtreemHost provides free hosting which includes domain name, MySQL and PHP support without ads. Their service also comes with 5.5 GB of disk space (with 4MB maximum file size) and 200 GB data transfer every month.

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2. Zymic

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Zymic offers free web hosting service that is comparable to that of a paid service from other providers (well, that’s what they said on their website ;)). Zymic hosting comes with 5 GB of disk space for every account – users can make unlimited number of accounts— 50 GB data transfer every month and free hosting features.

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3. AwardSpace

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AwardSpace claims that it is trusted by over one million customers. This free hosting plan includes 250MB of disk space, 5GB data transfer every month, 1 domain hosting, 3 sub-domains, 100% no ads, PHP5, MySQL v.5 database, FTP access, and others.

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4. Host-Ed

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Host-Ed comes with both free and paid web host services. The free hosting service includes 250MB of disk space (with 2MB file size limit), and 5GB data transfer every month. However, Host-Ed does mention that their paid hosting is 70% faster than the free host.

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5. T35

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T35 has been providing web hosting service since 1997. This hosting company claims to have 99.9% uptime, has a real-time member count of 1,756,075 at the time of writing, offers backup for their free and paid hosting service, and runs with a 24/7 support team. T35 free web host service comes with unlimited web space and bandwidth but with forced ads text links and only allows sub-domain URL.

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6. LeadHoster

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LeadHoster free hosting service comes with 250MB web space, 5GB monthly bandwidth allowance, FTP, CGI, MySQL, and others but with forced ads banners.

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7. FreeDomainSite

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FreeDomainSite management say that they are the only place on the internet that offers free domain name registration, free web hosting, and everything else that you need to get your site up and running for free. The free hosting service includes 1GB web space, unlimited bandwidth, no forced ads and others.

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8. Freehostia

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FreeHostia has to be the best looking website on earth (check out their beautiful, cool background – I love it so much)! The web host claims itself as the hosting paradise on Earth – the free hosting plan comes with 24/7 support, no set-up fee, no top and bottom banner ads, 250MB disk space, 6GB monthly traffic, and others.

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9. 1AspHost

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1ASP Host started back in 1998 and it’s one of the few who offer ASP hosting. 1ASP Hostfree service includes 100MB disk space, 1GB monthly bandwidth, active server pages support, and windows-based hosting but with text-link bottom forced ads.

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10. PhpNet

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PHPNet provides a wide variety of services with 24/7 technical support for all products, including the free hosting service. The free hosting provider actually claims that its server technology is light-years ahead of nearly all other hosts who utilize single server solution which is more prone to overloading and failure. The free hosting service includes 350MB disk space and 15GB data transfer every month.

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11. AgilityHoster

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AgilityHoster claims that it has fast servers, personal customer approach, more than 500,000 sites hosted, and the best 24/7 customer support. The free hosting service includes 250MB web space, 5GB monthly bandwidth with no forced ads.

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12. AtSpace

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AtSpace free hosting plan comes with 50MB web space, unlimited bandwidth, 99.9% uptime guarantee, and no forced ads. The web host also provides some very affordable hosting plans, ranging from .99/mo to .99/mo.

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13. 000WebHost

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000WebHost stands for .00 webhost. 000WebHost provides free hosting services for websites that take less than 1GB disk space and 100GB data transfer every month.

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14. 100Webspace

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100WebSpace claims that hosting with it will be a *wonderful* experience; unfortunately, I found that the video on its homepage rather annoying :p. This free hosting service includes 100MB web space, 3GB bandwidth per month but with banner-top and text-links forced ads.

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15. DomainDLX

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DomainDlx free hosting service includes 100MB web space and 1GB bandwidth but with text-link bottom forced ads. The site design is exactly the same as 1 ASP Host hence I believe the two hosts are actually managed by the same company.

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16. 007Sites

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007Sites free hosting service includes 700MB web space, 7GB monthly bandwidth, a friendly support forum, and an easy to use WYSIWYG editor (which is great!). However, do note this free hosting service comes with a forced top banner ads.

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17. ByetHost

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ByetHost covers a wide variety of web hosting services, including the free hosting that comes with 250MB web space and 20GB monthly bandwidth without forced ads.

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18. BlackAppleHost

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Black Apple Host claim that its service is backed by powerful servers (Intel Xeon Processors, 8GB RAM), fast network speed with multiple GB backbones, and intelligent support staffs that are always happy to help. The free hosting service includes 5GB disk space, 20GB monthly bandwidth but with text-link bottom forced ads.

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19. BatCave

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BatCave offers lucrative free hosting deal: 250MB disk space, 5GB monthly bandwidth, and no forced ads.

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20. Jumpline

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JumpLine comes with 10GB web space and 100GB monthly bandwidth without ads. Unfortunately, their free service will only last for 12 months.

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21. HelioHost

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HelioHost offers its own professional-level services with a twist and claims that they beat most professional hosts when it comes to feature and what is more is that their service is for free. This free web hosting service comes with 250MB web space and 2.5GB monthly bandwidth with no forced ads.

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22. GoFreeServe

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GoFreeSeve is a wonderful free hosting service that covers 1 GB disk space (which is one of the largest free storage you can get online), 40GB monthly bandwidth, and no forced ads.

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23. FreeHostingCloud

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FreeHostingCloud provides free hosting service that supports up to 2,000 visits per month. It’s more like a free trial for the company’s premium hosting service. Unfortunately, this free hosting service is unavailable here in my country due to continued abuse and/or frauds.

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24. X10Hosting

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X10 tagline is pretty bold – “free hosting for the masses”. This free host covers basiscally everything from unlimited disk storage to unmetered bandwidth.

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25. RipWay

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RipWay is one of the few that provides free hosting and PHP scripting in the same time. This free host comes with 30MB web space, 750MB monthly bandwidth, and no forced ads.

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26. ProFuseHost

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ProFuseHost covers 100MB, 1GB monthly bandwidth, and no forced ads.

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27. 50Webs

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50Webs offers both free and paid hosting services. The free hosting plan includes 60MB web space, unlimited bandwidth, and no forced ads.

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28. TopCities

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TopCities – 150MB web space, unlimited bandwidth, and no forced ads.

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29. Hosting Engine

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Hosting-Engine free hosting service comes with 250MB of disk space, 5GB data transfer every month, 1 domain hosting, MySQL v.4/5 database, PHP4/5, as well as CGI feature.

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30. Biz.ht

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Biz.ht claims to be the number one free green web host with its 100% wind-powered web hosting service. This green, free hosting service comes with 250MB disk space and 5GB monthly bandwidth.

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