AND ABOUT OUR RANKING AND REVIEWS ?

We have short reviews to the ranked Hosts, we bring it right to the point. You can literally spend weeks reading through all the information's, reports and ratings available at Hosting directories. So we didn't want to do the same. Some simple, basic and important information on our short reviews are normally enough to select a Host. People don't have the time to read through all that info. We by our self spend only 2 hours to decide to go with Hostmonster, and we did not regret the decision until today.

We did a Cross Checking of the rankings at 10 different directories to analyze which Hosts get what rank, summarizing who gets the most Nr. 1 ranks, Nr. 2  etc. etc...... just like the country ranking at the Olympics.                                                                                     
By the way about RANKING : perhaps you noticed that all hosting directories have a different Nr. 1 to Nr. 10 RANKING RESULT ?? We found the same Host ranked Nr. 1 at directory X , and Nr. 7 at directory Y. So ranking lists do help you find a Host ? 

We believe that our Ranking System does in fact help you as it is the sum of several rankings and the most objective way to rank Hosts. We will try to improve and update our system it if we find that this is necessary. We show at our Home Page only the Gold, Silver and Bronze ranked Hosts. A full ranking list is at the "Host ranking" to find. 

But as we explained before, a Host could have be ranked Nr. 1 at a specific directory, but is Nr. 6 in our ranking List as he has less overall ranking points then a other Host. We confirm that all Hosts we post have been ranked on at least one of the 10 directories we select for our system.  

We hope you will be able to find your perfect Host, hopefully on our Website.

What is Hosting ?

If  you decide to have a Website, then you need to find yourself a WEB HOST to be able to get the Website On line.A Hosting Company provides your Websites trough a WEB SERVER (computer) to the Internet for that "your Site" is visible for Internet users, 24hrs a day and 365 days a year.

There is no need to know all the Internet technology to find a good web host. We try to make it as easy as possible for you and provide you with the finest choice out there in the market, some of the biggest Hosting providers Worldwide. 
If you are a compleet Newbie, you should perhaps start with the "My Website Project" who gives you a step by step introduction of what you should and where to start. The free files in the "My Website Project" will help you organize your "own Website project" and keeping track of the details you must think about.

There are countless web hosting directories in the Internet, reviewing and offering Hosts. We recommend you choose a top quality Host, as it can cost a lot of time to switch later on from a Host to another uploading your Website all over again. Remember that Hosts are companys who start their activitys, but as well can stop their activitys. Try to avoide problems, use a established Host.
For a very simple Website, you can take a look at your own ISP (Earthlink, Netzero, AOL, etc) Internet Provider. Hosting can be already a part of your Internet service package.

Basic Web Sites, like family pages, clubs, small home biz etc.

As a beginner you can look for a Host with a smaller memory capacity. Your site will most probably just post news, photos or announce to your audience something in a simple way. Please check out very carefully their limitations and agreements. It's possible that they are in a advertising pool and you have to allow advertising bars on your e-mails what can be viewed as negative. Sometimes they do not allow all kind of activity's for the price offered and you have to pay the famous "hidden costs" if some service exceed what you paid for.

As your needed interaction is limited, the space and features you need don't have to bee on the top level. I would like to remember that almost all of the Host at our Website do offer All  Include packages for less then $ 100,- a year (about 10 Big M's with Soft Ice).
Very cheap or Free Hosts do have limited offers in respect of Disc space and Bandwidth, as well for customer service, Domain registration, setup etc...
All this could be charged to you a part from your "low" monthly hosting cost.
A "cheap" service offer, deliver normally a "cheap" service quality.

One Free Host, but still in Beta version (testing phase) will be the Google Page Creator at www.google.com where you can build your site with simple steps and Host it for Free. This can be a reliable option for personal Websites although it is not a
www.yourdomain.com . Google's reputation in respect to their Leader position in the market will make this work perfect.

Yahoo is a very well known brand with a good reputation and 30 Million of domains registered. The Website builder in Yahoo is easy to use what is important for Newbies,  but Yahoo is not a cheap Host considering the offers from the Top Hosts on this Website.  

DISCSPACE The total space available at the Host for storing your files
BANDWIDTH The total amount of data traffic to be viewed by visitors per month

It�s possible that your Website will be an extension at a free Host (the case of the Google Hosting we explained), what looks like :
http://www.webhostcompanyname/users/~yoursitesname

But perhaps you would like to have :
http://www.yoursitesname.com

It's easy to start with a Website Builder at a Host (a Free tool at most of our Hosts) after you have signed up. But before you go to build your Website you should have saved on your Desktop all your Text�s an Pictures that you want to use, and this for each page/subdomains. Cheaper site do have less options for Website builders and it can be difficult to build your site.

There is a very good and FREE WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) Website Builder available. Go to http://www.nvu.com to get the Builder. The Builder is free, but they depend on donations, so please help themes if you thought that the builder was worth it.

There is a Website builder we can recommend, the Site Spinner. It's a cheap (less $50,-), easy to use and powerful Builder to build professional looking Websites in record time. Great specially for People without any HTML knowledge.                                                 Go to http://www.virtualmechanics.com/ , download the 15 days trial version. The Builder is packed with tools and worth every dollar.

WHERE TO FIND A HOST ?

Our Website ist the perfect place for a sign up, you will get exact the same Host and service as anywhere else, plus our Addon Value offer as seen on our Home Page. See here quickly our unique offers 

- A unique ranking System to select the best Hosts in Business, a Who is Who of the Hosts                                                                     - the ADDITIONAL VALUE GIFT (Your Bonus) to thank you for the sign up                                                                                                    - the possibility the Exchange this gift, if you desire for a donation of 10% of our net commission from your particular contract, to the CARE Organization. - The "My Website Project" Guide. A FREE help guide permananetly updated with informations for who is looking for help planning, designing and Building your Website.

For small business, quality oriented clients 

We recommend that you use one of the top Hosting firms in the business. A good Host is for you THE IMPORTANT FACTOR as you do not want to worry about his service.  All firms we offer have shared and dedicated Hosting plans to competitive prices.

Hosting Plans that you will find at several of our Host we offer.

Shared Hosting - Perfect solution for 90% of all Website clients, One Server for several clients                                                   Business Hosting- E-commerce ready with enough Gigabytes of transfer!                                                                                Windows Hosting - Ideal for sites running ASP.net requiring the Windows platform                                                                           VPS Hosting - (Virtual Private Server) Geared towards websites with high traffic & resource requirements                             Dedicated Hosting - For serious webmasters featuring shell access (SSH) and massive storage.                                       Reseller Hosting - For your own branded hosting company   

What you get for your money at a top firm is state of the art quality in respect of the Data Center and the hardware ( 99,9%Uptime and Upload speed is crucial for your business) , the Hosts Website design (His Control Panel, where you manage your account), Customer Support (24 hours/7 days and a toll free number), Advertising credits for your NEW created Website (some Hosts offer a higher advertising credit then you actually pay for your sign up) and a money back guarantee.

The shared Hosting plans are perfect for over 90% of all Websites. If you are still skeptical with a Host, sign up for just a few month. We personally don't recommend this, as the total price for a full year is sometimes close to what you have to pay for a few month plan where setup, domain registration etc. is normally charged a part.