Web Hosting & Technology Reviews

iPage Review

Details: Category: Uncategorised; Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:27; Written by Administrator; Hits: 106

Webhosting companies are known to offer similar service to their customers with the difference being in the way the services are offered. Many customers value services that are of quality and are able to fit their needs at present and in the future without them having to incur a lot of costs. Ipage is a webhosting company that has been in existence for over a decade and has remained relevant because of the benefits that they offer their clients that they cannot get with other webhosting companies in the market. The staff at iPage has a lot of experience that they have gathered over the years thereby creating a sense of credibility in the minds of their customers.

This iPage review highlights the various benefits that customers on this webhosting company are provided with on a regular basis. One of the key benefits that sets iPage apart is the reliability that they guarantee the customers who have their websites hosted on their servers. Another guarantee that increases their credibility is the 99.9% uptime that they offer their clients so that visitors to the website can always access it when they need to.

For customers on shared hosting which is referred to as the Essential package and targets small businesses, there are unique features that are of benefit to the website owner. These features include business e-mails and databases, disk space as well as bandwidth that are unlimited among others. Furthermore, the webhosting company uses a control panel known as vDeck which is simple and easy to use.

Lastly, is the reliable customer support that is provided to the customer in times that the website is experiencing technical difficulties in regard to the hosting account. The technicians at iPage are well trained and can sort out any problem for a customer.

InMotion Business Web Hosting – Quality versus Price?

Details: Category: Uncategorised; Published on Monday, 09 January 2012 21:22; Written by Administrator; Hits: 99

Founded in 2001 and employee-owned, InMotion Hosting is based in California and Virginia and sports an “A” rating from the Better Business Bureau from 2002 to the present. Even their homepage is impressive, rich in features and with a hypnotic rolling slide sequence.

Negative reviews are thin on the ground; in fact reviews generally read like fan sites. Can these guys really be as good as people seem to think?

The company has been around since 2001, which makes them sagacious greybeards in web hosting terms, and their reputation is based on having invested dollars in reliable servers which may be the secret to their success. They use commercial grade Dell servers using high-quality hardware for extra reliability and speed. They also use three independent internet providers so that traffic can be re-routed if one is having problems, avoiding slowdowns. Their pledged uptime is 99.9% and they have achieved 99.8%, which in realistic terms is pretty good.

Reviews generally point up InMotion’s cost which is not particularly competitive, but their business growth and their long years in the business would seem to prove that customers are prepared to pay their charges for reliability. Their business hosting packages begin at under $8 a month for 12 months, or under $7 for 24 months. This is topped off with a 90-day money-back guarantee, which is one of the leading deals in the industry. The image is of a company not prepared to compromise on quality, even if they can’t cut throats in the marketplace on price.

For business hosting, InMotion offers a wide range of scalable hosting solutions, including shared, VPS and dedicated plans. Tech support is universally praised, with staff being US based – in fact tech support is never outsourced – and available any time 24/7/365 by toll-free telephone, email, ticket support or online chat. They also have FAQs, a knowledgebase, forums and video tutorials. InMotion also does nightly backups for accounts up to 10GB, and one account restore at four-month intervals for no extra charge.

One InMotion hosting review points out that they use the latest cPanel with unlimited disk space and bandwidth, support for most programming languages/environments, but does not support Ruby on Rails and does charge extra for hosting upgrades, for example SSL certificates or a dedicated IP address.

With one hate-page in 300,000 webpages InMotion’s track record seems pretty immaculate, but as always, customers need to take a close look at their services before deciding. If reliability is a greater concern than affordability, this company would seem to be a contender.

HostGator and Joomla Hosting – a Match Made in Heaven?

Details: Category: HostGator; Published on Monday, 02 April 2012 21:30; Written by Administrator; Hits: 89

Joomla, a free, open-source content management system, is generally agreed by all to be pretty cool, and now powers almost 3% of all websites on the Internet. It enables you to build websites and powerful applications, and is offered by Houston hosting giant HostGator with 100% compatible Joomla hosting on tens of thousands of their sites already. Since its establishment in 2002, HostGator has grown to be one of the largest providers of web hosting service with clients in over 200 countries. It offers shared, reseller and dedicated hosting packages for as little as $3.96 a month.

Joomla, now the most popular of all website software available, is generally stated to be easy to use for any website designer or developer. This award-winning content management system written in PHP that uses a MySQL database, boasts extensibility, and of course is open source and freely available to all. The 2011 version of Joomla includes the facility to install a more complex extension with one package, plus there are options to update Joomla and its extensions automatically. This new version also features SEO improvements that will enable your website to be indexed by Google and other search engines, and rank further up the results page without installing third party SEO extensions.

But this software is not without its problems. The manual installation of Joomla is well known to be complicated, time-consuming and fraught with pitfalls, so it will be a relief to anyone who uses HostGator hosting or is thinking of doing so, to learn that the hosting provider offers a single-click installation of Joomla requiring no technical knowledge and taking less than five minutes to perform from start to finish. They give their clients a cPanel tool to manage their hosting account with Fantastico integrated in it.

One HostGator review says Joomla runs smoothly on HostGator’s configured servers, and will be suitable for small to medium-sized websites with medium traffic, and HostGator boasts a support department with a team trained to tackle any Joomla problems quickly, as part of their promised 24/7 tech support, available as free telephone, email or live chat.

Joomla boasts many features attractive to web designers and developers; easy installation does not seem to be one of them. If HostGator combines a one-click installation with their other advantages of pricing and superior tech support, this would seem to be a match made in heaven. So far there are no reviews to the contrary.

Finding a HostGator Coupon and How It Can Benefit Your Website

Details: Category: HostGator; Published on Monday, 12 March 2012 21:27; Written by Administrator; Hits: 86

If you are thinking about publishing a website, there are more things to think about other than the content and the design of the webpage – you also have to think about where you want to host it. The webhost provider of your choice should be some place that is reliable, reputable and affordable. Upon looking for information on the Internet on the many choices you have regarding web hosting plans, you may come across those that offer great discount and seem too good to be true to pass. In this case, it may just be. You have every reason to question if the hosting plans are legit in the first place. Plus, there is also a possibility that the offers may come with hidden costs. Instead of hoping for a good deal, you’ll end up getting ripped off. This would never happen if you choose HostGator as your webhost provider -- and make use of a HostGator coupon to get more discounts.

Choosing HostGator

When it comes to HostGator, the webhost provider has a very good reputation amongst personal and business Internet users. The company offers three different plans of hosting that are catered to a wide range of users – however, they all offer the same level of quality and great after sales service. The first is the shared hosting plan, where all your webpages and associated files will be hosted by HostGator. The second one is the VPS plan, while the third one is the dedicated server plan. The last plan comes with more features. Hence, it is the most expensive of the three. Other than offering a reliable web hosting service, where the company promises virtually no downtime for your website, the customer support of HostGator can be reached 24/7 via phone and online chat. This ensures that you can always get technical support in case of an emergency. Checking out the knowledge base section on the company’s website, which contains more than 200 articles, is a great way to find solutions to some of the most common problems.

Coupons and Discounts

Using HostGator coupon is a great way to save on expenses you normally have to pay in full – but don’t worry as you will still get a full service from HostGator. Before you use it, it is recommended to choose the best hosting plan for your needs. Read the website carefully to ensure that you will be making an informed decision. This is important because you can only use the coupon once. If you have used the coupon on for a specific hosting plan, you won’t be able to use it again. Depending on the time when you sign up for the plan, the price may differ. The next time you see a good deal by HostGator on the web hosting plans – it is best to jump on it right away and use the coupon for further saving. You may not get the sweet deal again and miss a good opportunity to save when the deal expires.