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Hi Guys!
I was wondering which is the best company for me to host my customer's websites on, I wanted to offer free hosting with my website design. I would want the customer to be able to log on and make and changes like up dating some files so a control panel with log in details just for them would be needed.
Thanks in advance.
Kash
My preference is http://www.hostmonster.com. Been with them for over 8 years with no problems and no downtime. All of my clients us this provider.
You could always sign up for some free chocolate?
I don't eat chocolate, but I know someone who does and they say it's tastes pretty good for the price ;)
mmm seems nice, hope there are no nuts in it
Im a big fan of www.FirstGreenShoot.com - been with them for a while, im not overly tech savey so their support is nice!
I first tried http://www.limedomains.com/ as a free hosting service in February. Soon after started my paid subscription . So far they have been excellent. Very similar to the one Sledger mentioned.
Kash
Look for a hosting company that has good speed and most importantly, good tech support. If they don't have an phone number where you can reach a live person, forget it. There are times when you really need tech support and you do want to have to wait for an e-mail response which may or may not be correct.
I had about a half dozen sites on a previous host hacked last year and the hacker inserted a lot of malware that caused Google to block the sites. My web host was local and someone with whom I had worked with for many years. But he took so long to respond to this crisis and his response was so ineffectual I just said enough is enough. Time to move on.
I switched to a large company here in the US who offered 24-hour phone support. I called a few times just to gage the quality of their support and it was very good. Plus the tech support was in the US and had not been "off shored". This is really important.
I have a setup which allows me to host 50 sites. I charge my clients a better fee than they could get if they signed up for their own hosting, even with a cheap ISP. So I make up the money it costs me for the account and my clients still get a good deal.
Hi,
If you're in the UK or Europe I'd recommend Heart Internet-REALLY great service, have had most of my problems solved in ten mins, & NO expensive phone calls like my last provider-LOADS of add ons-though some are a bit dated & basic, SIMPLE control panel that's very user friendly!
Just my 2 bits, check it out!
Big AL7.
Gary
Can you name that company ?
The OP wanted to offer free hosting with his web design service.Quote:
Originally Posted by gwpriester
I guess he could build the fee into his web design costings and pretend it's free hosting ;))
thanks guys!
Bigal7, just 1 question, heart internet looks good, but will my customers be able to log on with their own usernames and passwords?. I would like to use the hosting for all my customers.
thanks in advance.
Kash
Hi,
just joined the forum today and having a general look round.
I realise OP asked for free web hosting but I thought this might be of interest. I looked at free web-hosting for my clients but never found any particularly good options. Always something I didn't like; poor speed, bad support, awkward upload tools, advertising...
Eventually I took an account with www.justhost.com. Excellent package. Unlimited space. Supports unlimited URLs. Great support assist (haven't called them but eMail response was always within 20 mins and got my problem resolved immediately).
They offer a Money Back Guarantee at any point in the contract - not just first 30 days. I think these guys are one of the few or possibly the only Host that offers this. Furthermore, they consistently are top of the Host awards (did a bit of past year checking for them..)
Since I host my own site there it is easy for me to offer a similar service for my clients that an earlier poster does. Monthly rates can be as low as $2.49 - so, why bother looking for free?.
I don't work for them. I'm just a very happy customer.
Hope this helps & good luck.
TD
Hi Steve... I've been looking for some new chocolate myself, as my old chocolatier has become overpriced simultaneously with delivering increasingly disappointing results.Quote:
Originally Posted by sledger
Your description of these folks sounded pretty sweet - so I took a look. Prices look grand. But a quick web search for reviews of this particular sweet shop suggests they may be less than stellar... Online reviews can always be manipulated, so I don't count on them - except as indicators that perhaps I should investigate more on my own before committing...
You get what you pay for. If it tastes bad, spit it out and go buy some better stuff ;)
Thanks for the culinary advice! Planning on some taste testing later this week... :cool:
Always read the fine print. Unlimited is impossible. Here's a snip of their TOS:Quote:
Originally Posted by Technoir Design
In all cases, the Services are intended for normal use only, and any activity that results in excessive usage that is inconsistent with normal usage patterns is strictly prohibited. JustHost reserves the right to suspend, discontinue or delete the accounts of Users whose use of disk space, bandwidth or other resources results in or presents the risk of degradation of service to other customers, regardless of the amount of disk space, bandwidth or other resources included in the User's plan.
I would like to let my opinion here. :)
I use Site5 for around 2 years, and it is a great company. Fantastic resources, as the MultiSite, which runs as a reseller account and allows the user to create/host unlimited accounts in their main account, each one of them with their own and totally separate FTP, e-mail addresses, Cpanel, etc.
It is not "addon domains", it is a totally unique feature developed by Site5. Take a look:
http://wiki.site5.com/Multisite
And, the Site5's technical support is great. You open a ticket and in around 2-3 minutes (sometimes less than it) someone answers you. And when the resolution don't comes in this first contact, they updates you constantly.
Site5 is fantastic. :)
I have used Godaddy for 10+ years. No problems and their tech support is their 24/7 they always answer within 2-4 minutes.
I tried godaddy and wasted my money I am not surprised there is a site called http://nodaddy.com/
My company uses http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/ and we offer a years free hosting to all new customers. You just have to go through a few sites and see what company you get a feel for, ask them questions, make sure they are good to work with.
Late post but.. I have been using ipage for my most recent websites and have not had any problems so far, their live chat is really helpful and any issues (usually when a client does not set-up the domain registration correctly (transfers etc). Will probably do a few more sites with them before going for their affiliate program.
I've personally used IXwebhosting.
They have several plans, not expensive at all. Pay 2 years.
They have a lot of CMS/Blog/BBS scripts that are self/auto-loading (no messing around) including Mambo/Joomla/Wordpress/phpNuke/Wiki's... too many to list.
Full mysql/pgsql and E-commerce
They have plans with unlimited domains so you can create multiple hostings, though the account management would be "your eyes only".
Good 24/7 support and live support. I've been hosting with them for many-many years now. There was one time where I did try another company, but I switched back.
Interesting magnatude..If I hosted 10 different websites on the hosting would each of my 10 clients be able to log in to the control panel etc and make changes just to their portion and not be able to view any other domain hosted on there. If so it sounds good
It would be one control panel for all the domains added and all the domains would share the resources of the hosting account.
Try www.000WebHost.com. Its free and currently i am using it.
Hi
My website has been hosted by siteCloud company. The services of this company are good. I recommended you to choose siteCloud .
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