After most businesses are finished with the development of their websites, the next thing that they look for is the will company will host their website. There are a lot of different companies in the market that are offering a diverse variety of web hosting services, this makes it very challenging to find the right fit for a website.
A few months ago, we were faced with the same dilemma when we were searching for an efficient and affordable webhosting service to host the website for my brother’s business. I took on the responsibility to find the best webhosting company suited to his business. My search was based on four key areas: reliability, price, customer service, and overall experience.
After about 15 days of research, I filtered 10 web hosting companies out of hundreds of others and I presented the list to my brother to make his pick. Following are the top three best web hosting companies as per my research:
ipage:
For individuals, like me, who are looking to set up a blog or a WordPress website, ipage is one of the best options available. It’s one of the affordable web hosting services as it starts from a low price of $1.99 per month.
It offers some added features for its customers like:
- · Photo gallery software
- · Online store
- · Simple site builder
- · Unlimited add on domain
- · Unlimited email accounts
- · Unlimited SQL databases
- · Unlimited bandwidth
My favorite thing about this company is that it offers customer support any time you need for the citizens of America. It has a great money back guarantee as well. If you want, you can have a look at all of iPage’s features here.
HostGastor:
As per my research, the best all-around web hosting company in 2014 is HostGastor. It is great for both businesses and individuals alike. My brother has been hosting his website on HostGastor for a few months now, and he is very happy with the services offered by this web host.
Its features include:
- · Unlimited disk space.
- · Unlimited Bandwidth
- · 1-click Script install
- · $100 Google Adwords credit to facilitate you in building your presence on the web.
- · More than 4000 free website templates
- · 99.9% uptime guarantee
- · Great customer and technical support 24/7
HostGaster also offers a 45 day money back guarantee. It is slightly more expensive then ipages but it is still pretty affordable. Web hosting at HostGastor starts from $3.96 per month.
bluehost:
The thing I like about bluehost is that it is an old and experienced company. They have been offering web hosting services for over 15 years now, and they have built and retained a very loyal customer base.
Features offered by bluehost include:
- · Unlimited Space
- · Unlimited Domains
- · Unlimited MySQL Databases
- · POP3, Web Mail, Alias, Mail Forwarding,
- · Unlimited FTP Accounts
- · Mailing Lists, IMAP
- · Unlimited Bandwidth
- · cPanel Control Panel
- · $50 Yahoo and $75 Google Credits
- · 2 Premium Website Builders: Concrete5, Weebly
- · 99.9% Uptime
- · Great Website stats Tools: Webalizer SEO submission and Awastats.
Although the claims of offering unlimited resources are slightly dubitable, the company delivers excellent service and makes sure that customers do not come across any undefined caps that exist in their system. The excellent customer support offered by blue host, and their dedicated commitment to uptime makes them an excellent choice for all small and medium businesses.
If I ever decide to open my business I’ll definitely be hosting my website on blue host because it offers a good mix of value for money. The price of hosting starts from only $3.95 a month.
Source:
Personal Experience and Research
WoodStitch
