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Where Can I Get Free Web Hosting?

Question:

Where can i get free web hosting that has ftp and php? I want 99% server up time, too.

Answer:

Free web hosting is dropping like flies because of the abuse. All the hosts that I used that know of that had free hosting have stopped offering it. Any that still offer it only do so for a short trial period for testing purposes. If you don’t upgrade, your account is deleted.

However, there is one host that have a special offer for unlimited hosting space, FTP, PHP and more. This is a killer deal and it might as well be free. Typically it’s $9.95/month, but this special offer is now $9.95/YEAR! That’s psycho. The name of the host is SiteGround.

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What is the cheapest, yet reliable web hosting?

Question:

I can’t spend a lot of money so can you tell me who has the best, cheapest and reliable web hosting? It needs to have good up time, unlimited space and bandwidth and below $3.00/month.

Answer:

If you want reliable web hosting with unlimited space for under $5/month, you’ll need to pay for a multi-month term upfront. The cheapest web host right now with unlimited space is iPage. You can get a 12-month plan for only $2.95/month. This is a special deal and it will expire soon.

Why do I like iPage? Because it’s super easy to use, especially for beginners who want to have their own self-hosted WordPress blog. Self-hosting your own WordPress blog is super easy. There’s no software to upload and configure. The WordPress installer is right there in front of your face as soon as you log into the iPage control panel.

Install WordPress in the iPage Control Panel

See the little blue logo? Just click on it. It will install the WordPress software on your domain (select the non “www” version of your domain name from the drop-down list”, create the database and the master user. When the installation completes, you’ll be presented with the URL to you WordPress Dashboard. Just login and start blogging. It’s the absolute easiest and fastest way to get your site online fast.

One thing that I really like about using WordPress is that you can also export your database and download your wp-content folder and transfer your blog to another host. You can’t do that if you use an online site builder.

CLICK HERE to get an iPage hosting account today.

 

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What is the best web hosting service for a personal website?

Reader QuestionI have recently been intrested in making a good website and I’ve been searching for good web hosting services. So I was wondering what would be a good option?

Considerations:
Windows XP compatible
no advertisements
get a *.com domain
cheap!
Microsoft Frontpage extention support
CGI script support

Answer:  

About the Windows XP compatibility issue.  It’s a non-issue.  It doesn’t matter what operating system your personal computer is using.  What the web server uses has no bearing on your computer.  Here are a couple of of my best web hosting suggestions and both of them happen to be eco-friendly green hosts.  Both also let you host unlimited websites on a single account if you ever want to build more sites.  You’ll also get unlimited hosting space and bandwidth.

If you want a simple, easy to use control panel, then get an iPage account.  The iPage control panel has everything to make a good website, but without a lot of the super techie stuff you don’t need.  They’ve got FrontPage extensions, no advertising, CGI script support and you can get a .com name for free.  They have a great software installer called SimpleScripts with all kinds of cool stuff to put on your site.  There’s also an anytime money-back guarantee.  They’ll refund your unused hosting fees should you ever want to close your account.

If you want a beefier control panel with a little more geek-atude like CRON jobs, IP blocking, better email filters, then get a WebHostingHub account with cPanel control panel.  I love my Hub account.  I used to build FrontPage/ExpressionWeb sites, but then started using WordPress because I don’t have to build anything and I love all the themes available.  However, I bought Artisteer and now I make all my own themes.  The site you’re on right now is WordPress with a theme I made.  WordPress runs really fast on my Hub account, better than on any other host I’ve used.

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