What does everyone recommend for webhosting? I am looking for the cheapest way to do it since I am starting out. This may have been asked before and I am sorry if it was.

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Andrea Dulaney
AC Virtual Office Services

As I've posted somewhere else, I'm really happy with ICDsoft. They are inexpensive but give you a lot for your money. They provide up to 10 databases (necessary if you want to have a blog), generous bandwidth amounts, and unlimeted e-mail addresses. Also, I find their control panel to be very intuitive and easy to use. I've been using them for about 4 years and as far as I know have never had a significant outage or slowdown, and their support has been superior.

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Jodith Allen
Administrative Arts

I've used Dreamhost the last few years, and although they're not always the cheapest option, I find that you get a lot for your money, that they're very reliable, and that their web panel is very easy to navigate. They sometimes have big discounts, so keep an eye on them. They offer discounts through online affiliates, too, so if you do a Google search you may be able to find someone who has a discount link on their blog. I'm very happy with them, and the lack of stress has been well worth the money!

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Liz
Blue Canary Design & Virtual Assistance

I second Dreamhost. I've been using them since 2006 and have had a good experience with them. When I signed up, they were having a sale going on, so I got the hosting very inexpensively.

I've also heard a ton of great things about Bluehost, but haven't used them personally so I don't know anything about their price point.

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Blessings,
Carol

Finding a good host for a reasonable price is getting more and more difficult. I'll check out these two. I need hosting but I don't want to give up an arm in the process.

I've been using Weebly to create my websites. They have templates, host your site, and are free unless you want to remove the tagline at the bottom (I paid to remove it). I think they are a good place if you are just starting out and don't have the time to learn web design, but want something user friendly. Just don't buy your domain name with them - they charge way too much.

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Lindsay
www.writingthatsizzles.net

I used Network Solutions for my website. You receive your domain name free when you purchase the web hosting package which also includes several emails you can set up. A friend suggested them to me as she had used Network Solution for herself and her clients.

Janet
www.ebusinessonlinesupport.com

I love Bluehost!!!! So far, so good!

I also use Dreamhost, I have not had any problems with them over the years and is very easy to navigate.

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Wiemer's Business Services LLC

Please be sure to research very carefully before going with any hosting company. I just had a client who was with a very well known cheap hosting company and when she canceled her hosting to move to someone else she found that that all the domains she had purchased thru this hosting company were not hers.

That's right, the hosting company bought the names themselves and she was only listed as the admin contact. When she canceled her service she lost ALL of her domains.

Some of those build your own sites also make it pretty tough to move your site (ok they make it impossible).

Another problem (especially for Wordpress or similar sites) is if the host has too many sites on each of their servers. I have seen cases where your WP dashboard access was spotty because all the available memory on the server was being used or the site would load very slowly at times due to this same issue.

I have recently moved my own site to Bluehost after having my site hacked via a security flaw on the side of my hosting company. I have been recommending Bluehsot for a year or so and have never had any issues at all. Their support is second to none too. I have spoken to a real live person on the phone on a Sunday night! Price wise they are very reasonable too ($6.95/month) and you get one free domain name. They also have one of the most inclusive cPanels I have ever used. You can access everything about your site including your domain setup from one screen.