What does a Web Hosting Service Do?

A web hosting service provides an avenue for you to launch and manage your website. There is a broad range of service levels available, some help with many functions and others leave you on your own.

Some of the benefits available through a flexible and powerful web hosting service are:

Financial Services - Services that support an eCommerce site. Such as,

  • A shopping cart
  • Credit card processing
  • Customer management
  • Merchant accounts
  • SSL VeriSign Certificates, or other security devices

Marketing Services - Services that help you market your product or message. Including,

  • Affiliate programs
  • Traffic, statistics and click reports
  • Reseller/Referral programs
  • Free/ paid submission to popular search engines
  • Meta tag assistance

Website Creation Services - Tools that help you build your website. Some offer:

  • Website wizards or other easy-to-use tools to build websites
  • Store front templates or design assistance

Email Services - Custom email accounts. Services differ, but may include,

  • Ten to thousands of POP3 email accounts
  • Outgoing SMTP relay
  • Autoresponders
  • Webmail
  • Backup mail relays
  • Spam/ Virus filters
  • Email aliases
  • Fax email options

All levels of website hosting are available, so whether you need a site to host your eBusiness or to publish family pictures, there is a service out there to meet all of your hosting needs.

In this site, you'll find articles on web hosting and comprehensive reviews to help you make an informed decision on which web hosting service is right for you. At TopTenREVIEWS, we do the research so you don't have to.™

What to Look for in a Web Hosting Service

Finding a service, that meets all of your web hosting needs, can be a difficult search. It is important to think about exactly what services you need, what level of customer care you need, how much you want to pay and how much room you need to grow.

Below are the criteria TopTenREVIEWS used to rank Web Hosting Services:

  • Feature set – The unique attributes that the company uses to describe their service is the feature set. All web hosting services offer different features. When looking for a service, look for a service that provides as much memory, domains and sub domains and as many email addresses that you need. If you need webpage development assistance, a shopping cart or credit card services, look for a service that will provide these. Another important consideration is whether a Unix, Linux or Windows platform is preferred.
  • Customer Service – A good web hosting service offers customer support 24 hours a day, seven days a week and includes email and chat support. If financial services are used, then toll-free billing and sales support should also be available, assessable and helpful. Many opt for shared hosting in which the host takes care of the day-to-day processes involving security as well as hardware/software needs, this requires a high level of quality customer service.
  • Control Panel Ease of Use – The website content and statistics are viewed and managed through the control panel. The features should be easy to find and use and arranged in a logical manner.
To begin your search for the perfect web hosting service for your project, click here and read our review of the #1 product, Globat.

 
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TopTenREVIEWS  |  Web Services  |  Internet / Ecommerce  |  Web Hosting Review
Rank #1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10
Excellent score   Excellent
Very good score   Very Good
Good score   Good
Fair score   Fair
Poor score   Poor
Globat Lunarpages JustHost InMotion Hosting Webhostingpad Yahoo! Web Hosting GoDaddy Blue Host Aplus.Net Pronet Hosting
Globat Lunarpages JustHost InMotion Hosting Webhostingpad Yahoo! Web Hosting GoDaddy Blue Host Aplus.Net Pronet Hosting
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Lowest Price Buy Globat
$4.44 		Buy Lunarpages
$4.95 		Buy JustHost
$4.95 		Buy InMotion Hosting
$6.95 		Buy Webhostingpad 2009
$1.99 		Buy Yahoo! Web Hosting
$7.46 		Buy GoDaddy
$6.99 		Buy Blue Host
$6.95 		Buy Aplus.Net
$5.95 		Buy Pronet Hosting
$4.95
 
Overall Rating Excellent Excellent Very Good Very Good Excellent Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good
Ratings
Pricing Excellent Very Good Very Good Very Good Excellent Very Good Good Very Good Very Good Excellent
Hosting Features Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Excellent
Domains Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good
Ecommerce Hosting Excellent Very Good Excellent Very Good Very Good Very Good Excellent Excellent Good Very Good
Email Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Very Good Very Good Good Very Good Good Good
Access Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Excellent Very Good Excellent
Programming / Multimedia Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Good Very Good
Support & Service Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Good
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Pricing
1 Year Contract (prepaid) $53.28 $59.40 $71.40 $95.40 $59.40 $111.93 $170.88 $95.40 $71.40 $95.40
2 Year Contract (prepaid) $136.68 $118.80 $118.80 $166.80 $95.04 $223.86 $323.76 $166.80 $142.80 $118.80
1 Domain Registration / Transfer Free Free Free Free Free Free $1.99 Free Free Free
Money Back Guarantee   Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark 30 Check Mark Yes Check Mark
Promotion 1st year FREE after rebate                  
Hosting Upgrades
Additional Domain Name / Transfer $14.95 * $14.95 / year $7.95 / year * $9.95 / year $2.19 / year $10 / year $9.99 / year *
Dedicated IP Address   $2.95 / month $1.66 / year $2 / month *   $2.99 / month $2.50 / month   *
Premium Phone Support     $9.95 / year     Check Mark     Check Mark  
SSL Secure Certificate Check Mark $99 / year $69.95 / year * * Check Mark Free $45.00 / year $49 / year *
Private Registration Check Mark $7.95 / year $9.95 / year Free Check Mark $9 / year $6.99 Check Mark $8.95 / yearr  
Daily Backups Check Mark $18 / year $9.95 / year Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark Check Mark
SEO Service Check Mark   $99.95 / year     Check Mark     Check Mark  
Standard Hosting Features
Disk Space (GB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 15 GB 100 GB
Monthly Bandwidth (GB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 250 GB 1000 GB
Backup Space         x          
Site Traffic Statistics Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark x Check Mark * Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Log Files Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark x   Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Windows Hosting   * *       Check Mark   Check Mark Check Mark
Linux Hosting Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
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Site Builder Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
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Refund Available Within (days) 30 30 30 90 30 30 30 30 30 30
Domains
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Domain Transfer Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Free Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
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Domain Privacy Check Mark * * Free * * * Check Mark Check Mark  
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Ecommerce Hosting
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Password Protected Directories Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark x Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Google Checkout       Check Mark            
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ShopSite *             Check Mark    
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Email
Pop3 Addresses Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Check Mark Unlimited Check Mark 1000 2,500 50 GB Unlimited
IMAP Addresses   Check Mark Unlimited Check Mark Unlimited     2,500 Check Mark Unlimited
SMTP Email Check Mark Unlimited Check Mark Check Mark       Check Mark Check Mark Unlimited
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Email Storage 100MB per Unlimited Unlimited   Check Mark Unlimited 1000 MB   5 GB  
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Access
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SSH   $24 / year $19.95 / year     Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
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Number of FTP Accounts 1 per user Unlimited Unlimited 2000 Unlimited Unlimited 50 Check Mark   Unlimited
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Lowest Price Buy Globat
$4.44 		Buy Lunarpages
$4.95 		Buy JustHost
$4.95 		Buy InMotion Hosting
$6.95 		Buy Webhostingpad 2009
$1.99 		Buy Yahoo! Web Hosting
$7.46 		Buy GoDaddy
$6.99 		Buy Blue Host
$6.95 		Buy Aplus.Net
$5.95 		Buy Pronet Hosting
$4.95
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