Why the Cheapest Web Hosting is not always the best deal

With tough economic times upon us, we are all looking to save as much as we can wherever we can.  And web hosting is no different.  Why pay $10 bucks a month for web hosting when another company will host your site for only $7 or $5 or even $3 bucks a month.

Do you need all the services and scripts that all the webhosts are offering? Probably not.  The main thing you are looking for is Fantastico.  This is a very helpful script installer that makes starting a Wordpress blog a snap.  You click a few buttons, name your new blog, write down the password and then you are set. You have a new blog.

There are a few key features you need to keep in mind before you decide on a webhost.  What kind of support do they offer? You can have the cheapest web hosting plan that offers unlimited or multiple domain hosting with a terabyte or storage and transfer but can never get support from them when you need it. Dealing with webhosts for over 10 years, support is the biggest thing I look for when deciding who to host with.  You want to make sure someone is going to be there to help you get your site up if it ever goes down.

Nothing can be more aggravating than having your site go down and having to wait for a tech support person for hours before you get help.  So make sure you go with a web host that has 24/7 support. 

After you get support, make sure it has all the features you want. It has to have cPanel and Fantastico.  These are the most user friendly control panels of all the hosts I've been with.  Plesk, DirectAdmin, and custom control panels are not as user friendly.

Lastly, look for a money back guarantee.  You don't want to be locked into a 2 year contract with a cheap web host only to find out you don't like it and cannot get your money back. 

All that said, here are two of the cheapest web hosting companies that are very reliable that offer 24/7 support and strong money back guarantees:

1. Hostgator - $4.95/Month

2. InMotion Hosting - $3/Month