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Comparison of the Top 3 Web-host

Getting a web-host is a difficult decision. It is just like choosing which town to set up your shop. If you chose the wrong town and the amenities are not on par, you would have lots of headaches and your shop may not be operating while you’re asleep. If you have problems with your web-host, it is going to be a great hassle to move your domains to another host. Inevitably, there will be down time and your business will be affected. Some web-hosts are even known to make it difficult for you to move your domains.

When looking for a web-host, it is important to compare notes before committing. There are a few things that you must do to find your perfect web-host.

Firstly, find out whether the up-time of the web-host is at least 99.8% (that’s the minimum standard).

Secondly, test out their tech support by sending them emails and guaging their response time. Test out their live chat and toll-free lines to make sure that they really work. Ask them technical questions and see how they measure up. This should give you some idea on the response time, user friendliness and technical competence of tech support (very, very important because you’ll need their help more than once!).

Last but not least, check out users reviews of the web-hosts. You will find that every web-host would get some negative reviews no matter what. Yes, there are one or two with no negative reviews. But that’s only because there are so few reviews on them. So it is best to put more importance on the overall ratings.

To make things easier for you, here are my recommendations of the top three most highly rated web hosts.

Hostgator - voted #1 best reseller web-host, shared hosting with $7.95 monthly plan available, unlimited domains, 45 days money back guarantee. Highly recommended by many internet marketing experts.

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Blue Host - one of the most popular, award-winning shared web hosting, with unrivalled features, one-for-all plan ($6.95/mth, slightly cheaper than hostgator but must commit 24 mths), unlimited domains, pro-rated money-back guarantee. Currently hosting close to 500,000 domains.

Site Build It! - Best All-in-one web host, 30 days money back guarantee, pro-rated thereafter.

This is a unique web-host that provides not just web-hosting but everything that you need to succeed in your internet business. It includes brainstorming/research tools on the niche you should go for, site-building tools, web hosting and marketing/traffic tools. You only need to worry about the contents of your website, that’s all.

I had come across Sitesell when I first started. During then I gave it a miss due to its seemingly high cost. Now on retrospect, after spending hundreds of dollars on courses and ebooks and got myself totally information overloaded, I wish I had started with them first. The results and case studies of their clients speaks for themselves.

My recommendation is:

If you are new to IM and you just want to test the water, go for Hostgator which allows you to pay monthly. You can pull out easily if you find that IM is not for you. Go for Hostgator too if you want to make money as a reseller.

If you are in it for the long-term, check out Blue Host for the great features and reliable hosting.

More than 99% of internet marketer are not making money online. If you are planning to quit your job and make a living online, you will get an edge with Site-Build-It!

I hope this post has helped you in your decision making.

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5 Reasons Why I Love My Webhost

Are your looking for a good web-host?

Findng a good webhost is critical to the success of your internet business. It is hard work doing research and reviews on the various web-host that are around. I know, because before I signed up for my web-hosting, I actually spent weeks researching online for the best and most affordable web-host. Finally, I decided on one of the cheapest reseller web-host for unlimited domain hosting (not my current webhost, it’s another company) and signed up for it.

Well, it wasn’t success at first strike. In fact, I had a little heart attack when I got my account. Being a newbie, I needed instructions and lots of information on setting up my account. These are available but not in a user friendly format. I have to log in to view some flash movies (with no sound) that does the job badly. Well okay, I thought I’ll contact their tech support and try their live chat. It was utterly horrible, the live chat pop-up disappears after I type in my questions — and basically went dead. The tech support does reply within one day, but they came back with incomplete sloppy replies like “What do you mean by this and that?” even though the information was in my first message. There was also no forum that I can turn to. After more than one week of trying, and nearly pulling all my hair out, I asked for my refund. To their credit, they did refund my money promptly. Thank goodness for that!

Hence, I was back to square one again. But this time around, I read some good reviews and chose my current host. After being with them for more than 6 months, I have absolutely no regrets. Here are the reasons why I love them.

1) Affordable Pricing. At $6.95 per month, there is no need to bust your wallet for unlimited domain hosting, unlimited sub-domains and with one free domain thrown in.

2) Feature packed. Unlimited add-on domains and sub-domains, unlimited parked domains, 1,500GB storage, 6000GB site transfer (means that you don’t have to wait ages for your files to be uploaded; a wordpress theme takes only about 10 seconds to upload), MySQL database, CPanel Fantastico (which allows you to install Wordpress with a few clicks), easy to use site builder, SSL secure server, and free shopping cart…just to name a few. It even provides anonymous hosting of your domain when you register your domain with them to protect your privacy.

3) User friendly. The control panel is user friendly and easy to navigate. For each icon, there is a brief explanation on it which is great for newbies. There is also an active forum where users share tips and help one another. You can post your problems in the forum to seek advice and help. While getting your own web-hosting is always a steep learning curve, all these user friendly features make the transition relatively painless.

4) Great 24/7 tech support. My web-host has toll-free hotline, 24/7 support and live chat. Most importantly, their live chat works! This is soooo important for non-US based webmasters like us because we can’t use the toll-free hotline (it’s not toll-free for us) and I used the live chat whenever I need help and tech support. So far, my experience with their tech support staff has been positive as I find them competent and polite.

5) Free Promotion. It helps that they also give away FREE $50 Yahoo credits and $50 Google credits for your site pomotion. All you need to do is to pay $5 each to register for pay-per-click accounts with Yahoo and Google. Now who doesn’t like free traffic and free marketing?

Am I a satisfied customer? You bet! Well, it is not surprising considering that they are also the winner of numerous awards such as Best Support 2008, Best Customer Service 2006, Best Web-hosting Award 2006, 2005 Web Host of the Year… just to name a few.

Check it out: Reliable, Affordable Web Hosting.

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