Are You a Hosting Hostage?© 2004, John Calder http://www.TheEzine.net
In recent years, the hosting business has become extremely competitive. Not so long ago, the monthly price for an average hosting account for one domain was in the $35 and up range, at a minimum. Now, you can get a hosting account where you can host unlimited domains (up to the disk space and network usage limits of your account), for $25 and under. To try to win more customers in this crowded field, most hosting companies offer bundles of features, included at no extra charge in your hosting plan.
On the surface, all of those features look great, and they are. From single autoresponders to shopping carts, from private name servers to the amazing Fantastico package that lets you install any of numerous software packages, like blogs, content management systems, forums, help desks, and so on, with near one-click ease. But there's a hidden, more self-serving reason the hosting companies offer this convenience to their customers. They hope you'll become dependent enough on the software features they offer that it will discourage you from changing hosting companies.
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| Plan: | 10u Rack Rental |
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| Plan Type: | Co-Located |
| Platform: | Unix or Linux |
| Price Per Month: | 399.99 |
| Price Per Year: | 4799.88 |
| Setup Fee: | No Set Up Fee |
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| Disk Space (MB): | 0 |
| Extra Disk Space: | n/a |
| Bandwidth Allowed: | 65 GB |
| Extra Bandwidth: | $5.00 per GB |
| Backup Frequency: | None |
| Account Setup Time: | 24 hours |
| Minimum Contract: | No minimum |
| Money Back Guarantee: | 30 days |
| Email Accounts: | Unlimited |
| Email Autoresponders: | Unlimited |
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| Databases Supported: | PHP3, MSQL, MySQL, Python |
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| Connection Speed: | OC3 |
| Server Hardware: | Always Cutting Edge |
| Server Software: | Linux Red Hat |
| Sites per Server: | Load Balance Systems - Never more Than 200 |
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Choosing a web host is like choosing a place to eat, you want quality food with good, honest service.If you are anything like me, you'd probably like to have a website on the Internet but you just have no idea how to go about it. All this talk of web hosting, bandwidth, disc space, and other jargon can cause one to say, "This is too complicated and technical, I just wanted to have a place to put all of my favorite skateboarding photos, cool information on ramp designs, and the best places to skate!" To get a website on the Web you have to go through a web host. The question is how do you find the web host for you?
If you type ‘web host' into your search engine like Google you will get thousands of sites. Hit on one of these and like any product on the market you will see all sorts of persuasive propaganda to incite you to use their company; that is if you can decipher any of the technical jargon that only computer-heads can comprehend. Some web hosts offer free business cards with an account; some probably offer free watches...like all consumer industries you the buyer must beware.
I'm a writer so I'll use the analogy of a writer's journal. The journal I like must not be too big or small in book size. It also must have a good amount of space allocated to each day, again not a whole page but not just a few lines. Of course I also want it to be cheap but of a good quality that won't fall apart while I'm using it, and I hope it would last for posterity. I just want the diary, some nice pictures in it are O.K. but unnecessary especially if it adds to the price.
It's the same with a web host and web site scenario. You want to get the right deal for you, enough space and enough access to the public that you wish to associate with. As a novice who doesn't understand all the jargon this can pose a problem. Are you an individual, small business, blog, or a big time corporation? What do you need and how do you get it?
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