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Who should I turn to for affordable and reliable web hosting of a student design portfolio created in Flash? ?

A frequently-asked query:

I graduate in May 2009, and I want to stand out against the competition!


Answer: You are not alone. Many affordable hosting is plagued with inflexibility on their resource limits and haunted by unprofessional support. Web hosting is the heart of your web presence and can mean the start or the end of your business.

Before we give you an absolute answer, these are seven qualities to look for in a good web hosting. An excellent hosting:

  1. does not suspend accounts easily like other cheap hosting,
  2. gives more-than-enough storage,
  3. offers unlimited bandwidth,
  4. gives unlimited add-on domains,
  5. has easy-to-use Site Builder with thousands of unique templates,
  6. has QuickInstall to quickly install apps like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, OSCommerce, ZenCart and more
  7. can be easily upgraded to VPS or one of the best dedicated server plans if and when your business require.

To answer your question, many experienced web developers suggest to try Hostgator. If you need an “unlimited” hosting plan, experts usually highly recommend going with Hostgator because they are the best best domain hosting around.

With more than 4 million websites hosted, a “Hostgator sucks” comment cannot be avoided. See the drawbacks of Hostgator in the section below. Objectively, HG has an amazingly long, 45 days money back guarantee so you have ample time to test them out. They are rated A+ by Better Business Bureau which shows their commitment to customer satisfaction. You also do not have to pay for the first month. You can just try their fully functional hosting service – you pay only $0.01 (you need to use the special coupon code). Do you know any other hosting company that can give you that kind of assurance? Anybody can grab an account from Hostgator for almost FREE.

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Hostgator Complaints

No web hosting service is perfect. Some complaints about Hostgator plans include:

  1. No free domain name included – but you can easily get a domain name from the best domain registrar such as Godaddy or Namecheap for $10 or less. Would you agree that a website is not complete without a domain name?
  2. You need to pay full price after your first invoice – well, they need to make money too and all the support and great service do come with a cost. It is like they say, you get what you pay for.

If you are still not sure if HG is right for you, or you have specific query about anything at all, try the Live Chat at HG. They are fast and knowledgeable. Just ask and you shall receive.

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  1. I recommend one of these: http://www.hosttell.com/

    Powweb is on a 50% sale – $3.88/month ($46.56/year), and you get a free domain from them.

    Godaddy doesn’t offer a free domain, but you can get one for $2.19 if you’re buying hosting from them, plus they also have a 20% sale at the moment.

  2. x10hosting.com probably offers the best free hosting you can get, but you still have to buy a domain for your website (usually costs around $10). If your willing to pay, bluehost.com has excellent and cheap hosting, and they will set you up with a "free" domain for about $5 per month.

  3. I use GoDaddy. they’re fast, they’re up almost 100% of the time, they’re reasonably priced and they have good tech support.

  4. http://www.goldpuma.com is the lowest cost service which is full-featured and really works for you ($4.75 /month).

    But if you’re looking for the best service on the web, take a look at: http://bluehost-service.atspace.com . As an experienced webmaster I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer & I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them. Their service is really great and easy to use.

  5. It is really confusing web host market out there. One review will say this is the best web hosts, the other will say another. What I would do to choose an affordable and reliable web hosting for your design portfolio is:

    If you are having problem choosing a web hosting to use, I suggest you do the following:

    1. Go to the webhost review sites such as webhostingjury, hostingtopic.com or webhostinggeeks and list down about 3 to 5 common top hosting companies.

    2. Next, for each web hosting X, do a “X sucks” search on Google. Read some complaints and see if you may encounter the same problems like them. Some of the complaints may relate to certain groups of users only such as VPS, dedicated server users or resellers. So you may not be affected if you are not from these categories.

    3. Eliminate those hosts you feel uncomfortable with, and look for the best bargain hosting for your money.

    Godaddy, Bluehost, Justhost and Fatcow are good starts.

  9. Like Matt R said, I would go with powweb. I have used them before and their platform and reliability is great.
    Powweb offers pay by the month hosting, however I would suggest paying for a full year. Why? They have a holiday special on.. for $3.88 per month which is $46 per year. Awesome for the student budget; I’m one myself 🙂

  11. Honestly, any major hosting company should work for that. I’d most recommend one called Pixelgate.