Looking for inexpensive quality website hosting is one of the most important aspects of any new internet venture. Website hosting is the service that makes your website available to be viewed by others on the Internet. It can range from $3-$10 per month for very basic web hosting package, and is where web hosting companies provide "disk space" and “bandwidth” to customers wanting to place their web sites ("html" files, pictures, etc) online.

These days web hosting is getting cheaper and cheaper. I personally remember when it used to cost $10 per month for only 500 MB of space. It is a lucrative business, and the large number of companies in the market has meant competitive prices for consumers. Today the competition has driven the prices of website hosting so low that the companies are offering unlimited space and bandwidth for their basic packages. Some companies are offering unlimited space and unlimited bandwidth for only $4.00 per month when you sign up for 1 or 2 years. We are also seeing price drops in domain registrations especially for .info domains. If you are only looking for domain names, look into Godaddy because they have tons of coupons that allow domain registration for $6.95 and in some cases for only $1.99.

Our current favorites for inexpensive website hosting are Chime Host , Webhostingpad , Inmotion and Hostgator . Currently, Inmotion offers the cheapest package at $3.00 per month. All three companies utilize cpanel for site control panel and provide excellent features at a low cost. cPanel is one of the most advanced site control panels and offers tons of features for webmasters.

We recommend signing with Chime Host because of the amount of features you get for the price. Their basic shared hosting package comes with UNLIMITED hosting space, UNLIMITED bandwidth and UNLIMITED domain hosting for only $4.95 per month. Also, they have been in business since 2001 and have received company rating of A from Better Business Bureau.

Once you have everything setup, you will be faced with the hard part that involves design, marketing and management. For marketing and search engine optimization, we recommend reading the following resources - http://www.sparkhaven.net/Articles/Search-Engine-Optimization/

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Just to share what I've been through
written by Kevin , August 05, 2008

Before I bought a hosting plan with Webhostingpad, I searched extensively for a good webhost. I've tried the various big names over the past 5 years, but I always seem to face recurring downtime and poor technical and customer support. Before joining, I asked my SEO friend's opinion about WHP. He said the price is hard to beat, considering all the features. He also had experience using them for 70 of his websites, and had very few major issues with them that could not be ironed out within a few hours at most. I bought their Power package 15 months ago: 1.7TB space; 17TB bandwidth; unlimited Db's, Ftp's, POP3's and subdomain, cPanel, etc. All for under $5/month. I had 2 minor problems with my site that were solved in less than 24 hours. The latency/lag-time is low, and my up/download speeds are satisfactory with no bandwidth issues. I had 3 downtimes which were quickly resolved in 1 -2 hours, and with none of my data lost. Right now I'm hosting 5 sites with them and I'm looking to add more!

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thanks for the explanation
written by Andy , August 15, 2008

thanks for such a detail article on webhosting and especially the part about unlimited space and bandwidth. I can see most people getting confused over it and they just need to understand that as long they are not placing excessive load on the server, they should have no problem. In the end you are paying for shared hosting not dedicated hosting

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Webhostingpad - Great Features and really cheap
written by Ron , August 24, 2008

I first signed up with webhostingpad because their offer was great and haven't had any regrets since. My site is fast and hasn't been down ever since I've joined them. They are cheap and have great features. Best host I've found so far.

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great service, great prices!
written by Jason , August 26, 2008

Looks like I have finally found my hosting company. After switching from 5 companies in the past 5 months, I think I have found a good home for my website with webhostingpad

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Good for Business Users
written by Ajay Narain , August 31, 2008

I have over one hundred emoloyees in my company and have relied on In-Motion Hosting for my email and hosting services. In my three years of experiencw with them, they are by far the best managed and operated hosting company I have used. Their support team is professional and efficient. In the few instances I have reason to call them (mainly to ask questions) I received prompt and accurate information. I am also extremely pleased with their accounting department, which provides me with email based invoices and receipts. Overall, it has been a pleasure to work with them and I highly recommend them.

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thanks for the coupon
written by willsig , August 31, 2008

thanks for the coupon code for webhostingpad. saved me $25

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great find
written by qarmonlover , September 01, 2008

i found you guys through stumbleupon and i just wanna say thanks for info and coupon. I been searching for a good hosting company and it seems the 3 you guys picked offer cheapest and best web hosting option. I still haven't made up my mind but i am leaning towards webhostingpad.

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great review
written by Belcher , September 14, 2008

been with webhostingpad for 2 weeks now and everything is going smooth. I love the space, bandwidth and amazing features they offer.

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