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Many
hosts offer some low end extremely cheap plans, down as low as less than
$1 a month. The
web hosting market is filled with providers, many will be resellers and
many may have little to no experience running a business. Also many long
standing hosting companies may offer some very low plans as a loss leader,
to attract new customers.
If you have a small website that you will upload & forget about then
an extremely low cost hosting plan might be perfect, you may also find excellent
support and attention even though the plan is very low cost. You may also
find that the support is not timely and reliability is lower than you'd
really like it to be. This is a trade off. Use the reliability and reviews
feature to help you decide if a super cheap hosting plan could meet your
needs.
What
To Look For And Be Aware of..
- We
recommend that you look to see what a host offers in comparison to other
hosts that are about the same price (you can use the stored plans feature
to compare plans side by side). If they offer a lot more than the average
cheap plan - then it might be too good to be true.
- The
market is filled with web hosts that rent servers and sell cheap web
hosting plans. It is often hard to tell how professional a company is
because it is easy for anybody to make a business look professional
on the web. If you pay 1 or 2 dollars a month don't expect a very high
level of support.
- Be
aware that nothing is Unlimited, especially not bandwidth. Unlimited
may sound like a great deal, but if you plan for a lot of traffic, unlimited
plans will quickly cause you problems and frustration
- Check
the rating scores and comments to see how others have rated a host that
you are interested in. The plans are listed lowest price first but you
can sort them by highest rating first also.
- Hosting
Assured status gives you extra peace of mind. A Hosting Assured host
has stated that they will abide by a code of ethics. Also - if you have
a problem you can ask Hosting Assured to help on your behalf.
- For this
search only the lowest price plan for each host is listed. Use the
button to show other plans by each host.
What
To Expect
- Potentially
lower reliability - With budget plans you will probably be on the same
server with as many as 500 other websites.
- Lower
level of support - If you have only paid 50 cents a month, then don't
expect the hosting company to give you a very high level of support.
Many will give you great support regardless of the price, but if you
have an important website and support is important, then you should
look at more expensive plans.
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