Choosing Your Web Hosting PackageGeneral rule of thumb is not to sign up for yearly web hosting plans. Instead, get monthly plan where you can unsubscribe from on the second month when you are not happy with the service. That is, if you ended up with an unreliable web hosting company in the first place.
Here is a simple guide that can be easily applied to typical web sites:
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Windows Web Hosting Plans
| # | Company | Country | Plan Name | Plan Type | Platform | Disk Space(MB) | Bandwidth | Monthly Fee | Setup Fee |
| 1 | #1 Hosting | U.S.A. | Custom | Shared | Windows | 30 MB | Unlimited | 30.00 | No Set Up Fee |
| 2 | 01freewebhosting.com | U.S.A. | Free Web Hosting | Shared | Windows | 5 MB | Unlimited | 0.00 | No Set Up Fee |
| 3 | 1 Dollar Hosting Only | Pakistan | Reseller Special | Shared | Windows | Unlimited MB | Unlimited | 1.00 | No Set Up Fee |
| 4 | 1 Host Avenue | U.S.A. | A | Shared | Windows | 50 MB | 3 GB | 12.95 | No Set Up Fee |
| 5 | 1 Host Avenue | U.S.A. | B | Shared | Windows | 250 MB | 6 GB | 20.00 | No Set Up Fee |
| 6 | 1 Host Avenue | U.S.A. | C | Shared | Windows | 350 MB | 10 GB | 39.95 | No Set Up Fee |
| 7 | 1 Host Avenue | U.S.A. | Economy | Shared | Windows | 25 MB | 1 GB | 8.95 | No Set Up Fee |
| 8 | 100megswebhosting | Canada | Starter Monthly. | Shared | Windows | 10 MB | 2000 MB | 5.00 | No Set Up Fee |
| 9 | 100megswebhosting | Canada | Standard Monthly. | Shared | Windows | 100 MB | 5000 MB | 10.00 | No Set Up Fee |
| 10 | 100megswebhosting | Canada | High Avail. Monthly. | Shared | Windows | 3500 MB | 30000 MB | 60.00 | No Set Up Fee |
| 11 | 123 Dedicated Servers | U.S.A. | High Bandwidth | Dedicated | Windows | 30000 MB | 300 GB | 1250.00 | No Set Up Fee |
| 12 | 123 Dedicated Servers | U.S.A. | Medium Bandwidth | Dedicated | Windows | 30000 MB | 150 GB | 650.00 | 500.00 |
| 13 | 123 Easy Host | U.S.A. | Econohost | Shared | Windows | 20 MB | 1 GB | 8.50 | No Set Up Fee |
| 14 | 123 Easy Host | U.S.A. | Budgethost | Shared | Windows | 40 MB | 1 GB | 12.50 | No Set Up Fee |
| 15 | 123 Easy Host | U.S.A. | Easyhost | Shared | Windows | 80 MB | 1 GB | 19.50 | No Set Up Fee |
| 16 | 123 Easy Host | U.S.A. | Ecomhost | Shared | Windows | 120 MB | 4 GB | 19.50 | No Set Up Fee |
| 17 | 123 Easy Host | U.S.A. | Basic | Shared | Windows | 10 MB | 1000 MB | 6.95 | No Set Up Fee |
| 18 | 123register.com | India | Domain Hosting | Shared | Windows | 50 MB | Unlimited | 0.00 | No Set Up Fee |
| 19 | 186k | U.S.A. | Colocation | Co-Located | Windows | Unlimited MB | Unlimited | 250.00 | 250.00 |
| 20 | 1clickhost | U.S.A. | Value Reseller | Shared | Windows | 600 MB | Unlimited | 3.00 | 50.00 |
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| Did You Know? |
Web Hosting should be an easy decision There are so many web hosts out there, and it's often hard to decide the best course to take. Some hosts offer "unlimited" bandwidth, but you'll often find that this is far from the truth. Some hosts offer amazingly low prices, but when you go to set up an SQL database, upload an .htaccess file, or run server-side scripts, don't be surprised if the feature is disabled for the account you purchased.
It's frustrating, to be sure.
So...what's the solution? There are two really great webhosting companies out there. ThinkHost is certainly the best overall deal, but Godaddy offers a number of good deals as well.
Web hosting is never an easy decision, but if you are on a tight budget and need a decent number of features for the price you pay, I think I've found the answer.
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