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Sometimes it just comes down to the fact that you need some recommendations. That’s typically the case with web hosting companies. Making a choice based entirely on low price is not wise, and can lead to some prickly situations that are difficult to get yourself (and your site!) out of. Better to cull through opinions and make an informed choice, basing it on more factors than merely the cost. Here are five top rated web hosting companies, in no particular order. All of them are good; with some better than others at various aspects. Take some time to look them over before signing on the dotted line. Web hosting is very much a partnership, and you need to have confidence in your new partner!
InMotion Hosting — In business since 2001, InMotion has garnered the respect of the web hosting industry, and in fact been the recipient of a great many web hosting awards. They offer outstanding uptime (99.9%), tech support located in the US that is very helpful and available, different size plans that can grow with your business and an industry leading 90 day money back guarantee. InMotion also offers terrific pricing and unlimited space and bandwidth from the $8.95 plans up.
HostGator – HostGator is on nearly everyone’s favorites list, and for good reason. They simply do web hosting well. They have terrific features, strong support, they are more than 135% green, and are on the cutting edge of the web hosting industry today. With plans available to suit every size site, from a several page personal site or blog to a mega-page authority site, HostGator has got you covered.
iPage — One of the old-timers, iPage has been hosting websites since 1995. They boast over 1.5 million domains under management, and more than 1 million websites hosted in over 150 countries worldwide. They have all the things you’d expect to find in a top quality web hosting company: great uptime, superb support, a feature-rich package along with a green initiative that makes them one of the leaders in the new green hosting technology. They offer North American support that is on with you in an average of two minutes or less.
GreenGeeks Hosting — GreenGeeks is a relative newcomer to the web hosting field, around since only 2006. That doesn’t mean they are inexperienced, however, as their owner Trey Gardner has been around the block with several top web hosting companies. His endeavor to create a top green web hosting company has met with great success, as GreenGeeks has partnered with the EPA in their Green Power Partnership. They are carbon negative, which means they add more power to the grid than they use. All this while delivering all the things you’d expect to find in a top rated web hosting company.
LunarPages – LunarPages does something many of the web hosting companies out there fail to do, and that is actually deliver on their “unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth” guarantees. Many companies offer this, but there is always some fine print that kicks in when the time comes. Not so with LunarPages. Besides that, they offer terrific service and a feature-rich environment.
Finding the right web hosting company is a task filled with research, recommendations, and some trial and error. Here’s hoping you have as little as possible of the last one!
