How to Find the Right Website Host Provider

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Whether you are designing your own website or paying someone else to do it, you should first start by looking into host providers and the plans they offer. I say this because most hosting providers will work with you through the design process whether you are doing it yourself or outsourcing to another business. A lot of website hosts will have simple programs with templates that help you develop the design of your website included in their price. If you have little to no experience with designing websites then this is the route for you. It's usually slightly more expensive than just purchasing hosting, but will save you time and money in the long run because you are not paying someone separately to build your site. Usually you can find a good reliable website host provider for as little as $3.99 to $9.99 a month. Below is a list of the top website hosting providers that offer reliable services and have loads of package deals and promotions. Just remember each web host is different from the next so make sure you pick the one that is right for you.

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Paid Website Hosting Providers:

Host Provider	Monthly Fee	Featured Highlights	Bonus Features
SiteGround Technicaly Advanced Established: 2004	$3.95	Unlimited space Unlimited traffic Unlimited Email accounts 24/7 customer support 99.9% server uptime	Free domain name Free site builder Free Scripts/Tools
GoDaddy Largest Web Hosting Established: 1997	$4.99	Unlimited space Unlimited traffic Host unlimited domains 24/7 customer support 99.9% server uptime	Free domain Name Free Email addresses Free SSL certificate $50 Ad credits
WebHostingPad Cheap Business Hosting Established: 2005	$3.95	Unlimited space Unlimited traffic Unlimited Email accounts Unlimited Databases Host unlimited domains Host unlimited websites 24/7 customer support 99.9% server uptime	Free domain name Free site builder Free Anti Virus & Spam Protection $100 Ad credits
FatCow Powered by wind energy Established: 1998	$5.50	Unlimited space Unlimited traffic Unlimited FTP Users Host unlimited domains 24/7 customer support SSL secure server Money back guarantee	Free domain name Free site builder Free Script Barn Free shopping cart $75 Ad credits
HostGator Dedicated servers Established: 2002	$7.95	Unlimited Space Unlimited traffic Unlimited domains Host unlimited websites 99.9% server uptime Money back guarantee No contracts	Free site builder Free domain transfer Free file transfer Free database transfer Free CPanel $50 Ad credits
Lunarpages Affordable/Reliable Established: 1998	$4.95	Unlimited space Unlimited traffic Unlimited MySQL database Unlimited FTP accounts Host unlimited domains Money back guarantee 24/7 customer support 99.9% server uptime	Free domain name Free Email address 3 months backup Microsoft frontpage ex. Online user statistics $110 Ad credit
HostMonster Best Tech support Established: 1996	$5.95	Unlimited space Unlimited traffic Unlimited Email accounts Host Unlimited Domains Non outsourced support 99.9% sever uptime	Free domain name Free site builder Free Email addresses Free site promotion $75 Ad credits

If you are wanting to go even cheaper and depending on the type and size of the website you are wanting to build there are hundreds of free website hosting providers out there. Always make sure you do your homework first because a lot of free host providers will have disadvantages compaired to paid hosting providers. Listed below are some good free website hosts that offer different types of services.

Free Website Hosting Providers:

Free Host Provider	Available Space	Featured Highlights	Bonus Features
Orgfree	1000 MB	Unlimited subdomains 10 MB file size limit 24/7 Email support daily/weekly backups Unmetered traffic	My SQL database FTP access Account never expires No ad trials
eSmartStart	250 MB	Unlimited Email addresses Use existing domains visitor guest book/counter 24/7 Email support	Free subdomain Free site builder FTP access Webmaster tools
Hostrator	10 Gigs	10 Gig bandwidth 10 MySQL databases 24/7 Email support 99.9% server uptime PHP/MySQL support	Free subdomains Free site builder FTP access
ZeroCatch	100 MB	1 MB file size limit 40 MB daily bandwidth 1200 MB monthly bandwidth Speedy and reliable servers	Free site builder FTP support Site promotion partnership program
007Sites	700 MB	Use existing domain 7000 MB Bandwidth Limit 99% server uptime Fast / Friendly Support Forum	Free subdomain 7 MYSQL databases FTP support WYSIWYG editor

If you would like to look for more free Website hosting providers try Absolutely-Free-Hosting.com. This site has a database of over 200 free hosting sites that you can search and review.

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