Affordable Web Site Hosting

Finding an affordable web site hosting plan is not that hard - there are plenty of them. But that in itself is the problem: there is too much affordable web site hosting…

So what you need is the advice of someone you trust. I have researched a number of web hosting companies, and want to share my recommendations with you.

Having a web development and optimization firm I need to consult my clients about website hosting as well. Most of my clients want to have an inexpensive website, so affordable site hosting is a logical extension. A lot of time I add clients to our own local hosting solution: FergusHosting.com. It has affordable hosting packages, even an almost free hosting package! The (email) customer support is good, and all sites within our reseller’s solution come with a cPanel. At CAD 8.90 per month (when paying per year) it is a very affordable web site hosting option.

One of the things that our own web hosting package does NOT provide, though, is:

Multiple domains hosted in the same package
(so you do not have to purchase additional hosting packages for multiple domains)
Fantastico installer

This is when we started to look for other options.

And we found BlueHost.

I recommend BlueHost’s hosting service which offers Fantastico-enabled cPanel hosting at very reasonable prices and gives first-rate 24/7 support.
- Rosalind Gardner I had heard of BlueHost before. When I was a member of PPC Classroom I heard well-known blogger Rosalind Gardner recommending the service. And especially the fact that she could talk to a live support person whenever she needed.

When we had problems with iPowerweb, another well-known hosting firm, I asked one of our associated designers about BlueHost. To my delight I heard another glowing recommendation.

BlueHost’s Web Hosting Package

What do you get with BlueHost’s affordable web site hosting?

UNLIMITED Hosting Space
UNLIMITED File transfer (Bandwidth)
Host UNLIMITED domains
Fantastico installer
Longer-term plans (12 and 24 month) include free setup and free domain registration and renewals while hosted with BlueHost.
$50 Free Google and Yahoo Credits
(to kick-start your Pay-Per-Click campaigns)
Top Notch 24/7 Support
Only $6.95 per month

Really, who needs more?

Because of all of these benefits I decided to open up a BlueHost hosting account, even though I already had my own resellers account. The Fantastico installer alone is worth it!

Mentioned in this article:

BlueHost: highly recommended web host with Fantastico-enabled cPanel
According to their site: now hosting over 600,000 sites
iPowerweb: one of the bigger hosting companies
According to their site: now hosting over 700,000 sites
FergusHosting.com: our own hosting solution, with cPanel (no Fantastico)
PPC Classroom: opening again in September 2008
Rosalind Gardner: Super affiliate handbook