Chapter 10: Cheap Web Host = Suck?

Chapter 10: Cheap Web Host = Suck?

A reliable web host is a must for all websites and blogs, but it shouldn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. Not all cheap web host sucks. Some budget web hosts are as good as that VPS hosting deal you were looking at. And hey, that “awesome” web business idea you have in mind doesn’t need a dedicated hosting yet. You can host it on a shared hosting first and make the switch after it accumulate enough buzz.

Define Cheap: How Cheap Is Cheap By Today Standard?

Quick answer: Below $5/mo, with adequate features.

By adequate features, I mean hosting services that come with features that match current market standard. The standards may change from time to time (for example years ago a $5/mo hosting deal can get you only 6 addon domains, 5GB storage, and 10GB data transfer; now everything goes unlimited).

At this time of writing, a standard cheap hosting deal should at least cover sufficient power to host at least 50 – 100 not-so-active domains with basic web statistics support, email and web mail services, auto script installations, updated PHP and MySQL, basic after-sale technical support, and at least 99.5% server uptime. It would be a plus if the host can provide regular server backup and restore, periodic malware scanning, and additional dedicated IP and private SSL certifications.

A quick list of some current popular, cheapest web hosting services out there.

It’s fact of life that good things normally come with a high price tag. But before you draw any conclusion on low cost web hosting services, there are a number of things you need to be clear of. Not all cheap hosting suck – though there will be certain drawbacks with most of them, we still can benefit from these cheap hosting deals.

Listed in this article How to Get the Best Out of Cheap Hosting are some of the common catch-22 behind the low price tags and my tips on how to counter the problems. Be sure to read it if you are searching for some affordable hosting solutions.