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Introduction:

Your success of online business depends on many factors like Design, Content and Delivery. You can control the first and second factors, but the third factor "DELIVERY" depends on your webhost.
Your Webhosting provider can make or mar your e-business. A good web host takes responsibility for thier hardware, software operating system and communication sytem, so that thier customers (webmasters, resellers) can concentrate on thier business.

Many hosting companies specialize in particular products and services. There are PHP web hosts, dotNet web hosts, Windows web hosts, NT hosts, Linux/Unix Hosts, reseller hosts, Java hosts, ecommerce web hosts and many others. Determine what you need and make sure the hosting company of your choice specializes in what you need. This is critical for the long-term success of your business.

Webhosting is a long term relationship. To sustain this relationship, the webhost should be able to satisfy your needs and solve your problems as early as possible. A committed host will give full support to its customer base 24/7 round-the-clock.

Choosing a suitable web host for your requirements is sometimes becomes very easy and some times it becomes very tough. It would be lot more difficult, when your current web host does not match up to your requirements. This article will help you find the best web hosting deal.

What are your requirements?

Before you start hunting for a web host, you need to have a checklist of features you require. This critical information and forethought would help you develop and promote your website faster. Many hosting companies specialize in particular products and services. As previously said, there are PHP hosts, dotNet hosts, Windows hosts, NT hosts, Linux/Unix Hosts, reseller hosts, Java hosts, ecommerce hosts and many others. You have to choose the host who suits your need.

What web server do you need? Apache or IIS ...
Specifically need Linux or Windows or SunOS or FreeBSD ?
Do you need a free domain? e.g.: www.mycompanyname.com
Do you want to host all TLDs (top level domains), ccTLDs (country codes) ? .co.uk , .my , .to , .us , .co.in , .cc , etc.
On what platform do you run your websites? ASP or ASP.Net or PHP or Perl or JSP or ColdFusion or just plain HTML ...
How much space do you need? 5 MB or 10 MB or 100 MB or 300 MB or more ...
What SQL back-end do you need? MySQL or Postgres or mSQL or MSSQL or MS Access ...
Do you need to provide streaming audio/video content? MP3 or Real Audio or Video ...
Need subdomains? like http://order.yourcompany.com
Do you require Unlimited Email, Unlimited Autoresponders, mailinglist solutions?
Do you need technical support? Email or Phone or Online.

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A Small List of Webhosts

We have collected a small list of webhosting providers, which might be useful for you. Please visit them and analyze them for your requirements. Each of the links will open in a new window. If you have any problems, feel free to contact us. Your comments/votes will help others. You can bookmark this page.

Budget web hosting Solutions and Professional web hosting solutions for Power Users
Provider	Price USD/Mo	Diskspace	Features
StartLogic	7.50	1000 MB	Unlimited Email Accounts, VDeck 2.0 Control panel, Free Setup , 30 days money back guarantee, PHP, MySQL, Log files and Statistics, Real Audio & Video, Web site builder, Password Protection, SPAM filters, 100's of professional web templates, FrontPage extensions, Modify your own error pages, GnuPG, MIME Types and Handlers. for limited period only.
LunarPages	7.95	800 MB	40 GB Bandwidth per month, PHP, Perl, Python and MySQL Database, custom error pages, Raw Access Logs, Frontpage Extensions, POP3, SMTP, IMAP, Web mail. ASP ( Active Server Pages), JSP ( Java Server Pages) and Servlets available. No file size limit. Plan Names: Shuttle Plan and Voyager Plan.
Interland hosting	7.95	300 MB	Interland is the leading provider of web hosting for small and medium businesses, offering e-commerce, and application hosting. Offers shared hosting, dedicated hosting, reseller hosting, SQL Hosting etc., 300 MB Hard Disk Storage, Free Domain and Set Up. SQL database included, Microsoft SQL and .NET application support available. Discounts on marketing services from Google and Overture.
Jumpline webhosting	9.95	500 MB	5000 MB Bandwidth, Name-based / Dedicated IP address, VDS ( Virtual Dedicated Server* ) Technology. 6 months free webhosting, HTTP Streaming Audio/Video, SSH Server, Webalizer Site Statistics, Majordomo Mailing List, PHP, MySQL, PhpMyAdmin, 30 days money back guarantee. Plans:* J1 - VDS, J2 - VDS, J3 - VDS, J4 - VDS, J5 - VDS * Offer available for short period only.
Infinology	7.95	500 - 9,000 MB	Windows 2000 Server: Active Server Pages, ColdFusion, Custom MIME Types, 2000 sub-domains Linux Server: Perl, MySQL, Infinology Web Site Studio 1.54
Apollo Hosting	6.96	200 MB	8 GB Bandwidth, Miva Merchant Shopping cart software account free with every hosting account. All accounts include web based control panel, Online web building tools, Frontpage extensions, Search engine submission, Details website statistics, Toll free phone support.
Website Source	6.85	800 MB	20 Gigabytes Transfer, E-Commerce Ready, Authorize .Net, Site Studio ( You can build your website online), Control panel, Unlimited Emails, Unlimited FTP,SSI,PHP4,SSL,CGI/Perl, access to log files, SSH Telnet, Stats , Streaming Media , Miva Merchant Active Server Pages (ASP), Urchin Statistics.
Host Rocket	9.95	1000 MB	50 GB Bandwidth, 10 MySQL Databases, SSL Support, Real Streaming Media Support, unlimited Subdomains (sub.domain.com) RAID Protected Storage, Red Hat Linux Version 7.3 +, EveryOne.net free mail support, BigMailbox.com support, PHP with Zend Optimizer, ImageMagick 5.5.2, MySQL 3.23.56, Frontpage Extensions ( Frontpage 2000 support)
Your-Site	5.00	50 MB	PHP, mySQL, FrontPage, private cgi-bin, Perl, Java, Python, Cronjobs, C/C++, Custom Error Pages, Chilisoft ASP, Sun Systems, 99.9% Guaranteed Server uptime, 30 days money back guarantee.
Biz Hosting	14.95	50 MB	Automatic credit card processing, No banner ads, Domain Name hosting, POP3, FTP, site building tools, Shopping cart , and store management tools

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