Best Value Web Hosting Provider: bluehost

If you need a web site, whether you are an individual or a medium-sized company with hundreds of employees, there is a single company that offers a simple, low priced, yet world-class powerful hosting service plan that will scale up or down affordably to fit your needs.

I recommend bluehost, and I have tried dozens of other companies, nearly all of whom have fallen short in one way or another. And this has been no simple search over a few weeks. I registered my first web domain name in 1998 and have been trying different hosting services almost constantly since then.

ADVANTAGES:
First, bluehost keeps it SIMPLE. They have just one plan. Period. For about 7 US bucks a month ($9.50 if you need a fixed IP address), you get fast, reliable, flexible, comprehensive hosting with no fixed limits on space or bandwidth. Their customer service is first rate, and that means you can get a knowledgable voice on the phone 24 hours a day to help you out.

DISADVANTAGE:
bluehost keeps it simple by specializing. They only have one flavor, one option, and that is shared Linux hosting with MySQL databases. If you need a dedicated server (and can afford to pay for it), bluehost is not for you. If you have advanced Windows applications that need to run with Microsoft SQL Server databases, bluehost is not your option.

My second choice for hosting is GoDaddy.com. I still have a few sites hosted on GoDaddy, although I plan to migrate them all to bluehost within the next 12 months. GoDaddy has similar pricing and service offerings, plus they offer a Windows hosting option for those who require it. Also GoDaddy is a full-fledged domain registrar, so they can sell you any flavor domain name. The thing I don't like about GoDaddy is they provide TOO MANY services, making their web site an enormously complex maze you can wander around it for weeks at a time trying to figure out how to do things that should be simple.



BOTTOM LINE:
After literally years of frustration signing up with different hosting companies, only to end up having to ask (or demand) refunds because of poor or inadequate service, I have become a bluehost customer, enthusiastic supporter, and affiliate. Check them out. If you don't like the service, they do no-questions refunds. However, I think once you sign up, you too will become a fan.