Hosting

Picking a hosting company is a very important decision when starting a web site, and can be a difficult one for the inexperienced. In an effort to help my readers & clients, I’ve compiled this list of some of the best hosting companies available, along with some information about them.

ThinkHost Hosting

Price: $7.95/month

memory: unlimited

bandwidth: unlimited

other features:

100% carbon-neutral
Plants a tree for every client
Supports all major languages (PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl, JavaScript, Flash, and more)
unlimited e-mails, domains, SQL databases, and FTPs.

REVIEW– Thinkhost is a great choice for the environmentally conscious. But in addition to that, they offer a lot of value for their price.

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Hostmonster Hosting

Price: $6.95 / Month

Memory: 1,500 GB

Bandwidth: Unlimited

Other Features:

Free Domain Name
Free $50 Google Adwords Credits, and $25 in Yahoo Credits
Can have unlimited number of e-mails and domain names on 1 account
Supports all major languages (PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl, JavaScript, Flash, and more)
Comes with cPanel & SimpleScripts, an easy way to install scripts and CMS’s such as Wordpress and Drupal onto your server.

REVIEW — If you plan on doing some advertising or affiliate marketing, Then Hostmonster may be the choice for you, since it comes with $75 in free ad credits. It also comes with the SimpleScripts option, which is good if you are a fan of building sites with CMSs.

Hostgator Hosting

Price: Depends On Plan:

Regular Hosting: $4.95 - $12.95 / month
Reseller Hosting: $24.95 - $99.95 / month
Dedicated Hosting: $174 -$374 / month

Memory: Unlimited

Bandwidth: Unlimited

Other Features:

Wide Variety of options & pricing
unlimited e-mails, domains, SQL databases, and FTPs
Supports all major languages (PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl, JavaScript, Flash, and more)
45 Day Money Back Guarantee

REVIEW — HostGator is the best choice for you if you need something different than a standard hosting option. They have the cheapest good hosting around at $4.95 / month, but that account is very limited (limited space, only 1 domain). If you are looking into setting up reseller hosting, or you willing to pay a little more for better-than-average hosting, then HostGator is for you.