Web Hosting

If your looking for a domain registrar and (or) a web hosting site there are plenty of companies you can go to. I will go into detail about all of them but if you want to check them out yourself I will give name them below

1&1 Internet Web Hosting and Domain Name Sales
aplus.net
apollo hosting
bluehost
dot5 hosting
dotster
EasyCGI (web hosting only)
Fast Domain
Fasthosts (UK)
FatCow
GoDaddy
HostDime
HostGator
HostMonster
HostRocket
ImHosted
In Motion hosting
iPower
iPowerWeb
IX Web Hosting (web hosting only)
JumpLaunch
JumpLine
Just Host
Lunarpages
Netfirms
Network Solutions
Nexx
Omnis
PowWeb
Pronet Hosting
ServerPronto
StartLogic
TechHosting
Web Hosting Pad
WebHostingBuzz
Yahoo
Your-Site.com

Over the next few weeks I will go into detail about all these sites and others that I find

Web Hosting Part 3

I spent part 1 talking about Go Daddy, now I'm going to go into detail about Yahoo Small Business (which is what I use) and if I haven't used to much space on this post I will give you other domain registrators.

You can choose from three options with Yahoo Small Business (Starter, Standard, and Professional). Features in Starter (29.96 a month for 1st 3 months then $39.95 after) include selling up to 50,000 products (you can only sell 50,000 in any plan), you can use 3rd party tools to customize your site (Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive, Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft Publisher, etc). Upload product data, Import an existing product database, customize checkout page. You can use an affiliate program to promote your site or you can promote other people sites or services.

With Standard ($97.46 a month for 3 months then $129.95) and Professional ($224.96 a month for 3 months then $299.95 after) you get all the features of starter plus you can Up-sell and cross-sell during checkout, you can create gift Certificates. You also get Yahoo Web Analytics real-time reporting (Top traffic and sales sources, Shopping cart drop-off analysis,Bounce rate and exit-page analysis, Keyword conversion rates, Top-selling products, and Customizable reports and segmentation). If you want to see the difference between the plans click here

If you just want to web host, it's $8.96 a month for 3 months then $11.95 after. You can also sign up for Yahoo Search Marketing and get a $25 credit (if you are signed up with Small Business you will get a $100 credit). Also if you have looking to hire people for your business, you can post your company on Yahoo Hot Jobs

If you try out Yahoo Small Business leave me a comment on how you like or dislike it. On part 3 I will start getting into all the other domain registrators and web hosting companies.

Web Hosting Part 2

The first thing you have to do when you decide to start your online business is to get a domain name (If your not selling on eBay, Amazon, or any other auction site). There are plenty of domain registrators (you won't believe how many there are).

The first one I'm going to write about is probably the most one Go Daddy. Go Daddy is the #1 domain registrar in the world. You can purchase 1 or a bulk of domain names. I'm going to talk about the single domain. You have 3 options: The Economy Plan, Deluxe Plan, and Unlimited Plan.

The Economy Plan (10GB space and 300GB transfer) cost $4.99 a month for 3 months, $4.74 for 12 months, $4.50 for 24 months and $4.25 for 36 months. This plan features 100 email accounts, Free software, 10 MySQL Databases, 50 email forwards, forums, blogging, and photos, GoDaddy hosting connection, $20 Google Adwords credit, $25 Microsoft adcenter credit, $50 Facebook ad credit, and Google webmaster tools.

The Deluxe Plan (150GB space and 1,500 GB transfer) cost $6.99 a month, $6.64 for 12 months, $6.29 for 24 months, and $5.94 for 36 months. This plan features 500 email accounts, Unlimited web sites, 25 MySQL Databases, unlimited email forwards, plus all the features of The Economy Plan.

The Unlimited Plan (Unlimited space and transfer) cost $14.99 a month, $14.24 for 12 months, $13.49 foe 24 months, and $12.74 for 36 months. This plan includes free SSL certificate ($29.99 value), 1,000 email accounts, unlimited number of MySQL Databases, unlimited email forwards, plus all the features of the Economy and Deluxe programs.

If you need your site designed or need a logo for your site GoDaddy can help you with that also. GoDaddy has alot more features but it's just to many to mention. Just go to their site and see for yourself.

I was going to write about more domain registrators here but I took up all the room with GoDaddy. So I will name some more domain registrators in my next post.