Top 20 Hosting Solutions For Web Designers
Posted on 08. May, 2009 by Web Design in Roundups
Everyone needs hosting when setting up a website. Servers are what websites are hosted on. There are many different approaches to web hosting. These can include shared hosting, cloud hosting, dedicated server hosting and many more. Web designers and developers need hosting that is cost efficient (so there’s not a tight squeeze on their wallet, and their getting there moneys worth), reliable (so their website rarely has downtime) and has great customer support (so they can have all their questions answered / changes made etc).
So to save web designers and developers time, I have compiled a list of some of the best hosting solutions. I myself use MediaTemple for all my private sites, but there are many others out there that provide simply outstanding service.
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HostGatorHostGator are one of the worlds leading hosts in shared, reseller and dedicated hosting. Use Coupon Code: “Retireat21″ and the first month is only 1 cent! |
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Eleven2They have brilliant customer support, their hosting plans are very cheap, and you get loads of storage space and bandwidth. |
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CarrenzaThis hosting company are very good for big web projects. They host websites such as comic relif, and wwf. |
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Crucial Web HostI have hosted with this company for over 2 years, and their customer support and care is extremely good. Their prices are affordable too! |
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SoftLayerSoftLayer provide many different types of hosting. All of the hosting is very reliable, and the prices are a steel too! |
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Super Green HostingSuperGreen provide 24/7 support to their customers. Their servers produce 20% less co2 than the average server, and they are a carbon neutral company. |
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NexcessThey are affordable, simple and reliable. A web designer / developer should consider looking at nexcess hosting solutions. |
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MediaTempleMediaTemple provides many different hosting types for its customers. Their support is unmatchable, and all their servers are very fast! |
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MossoMosso provide cloud hosting to their customers. They are a part of Rackspace, which is a very big hosting company. Mosso’s prices are very affordable. |
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APlusHosting with APlus means your website will be in a secure state of the art data center, and also 99.9% uptime is gauranteed. |
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JustHostThe last hosting plan you will ever need. JustHost provide their unlimited package for only £2.95 / month at the moment. What are you waiting for! |
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OneOne.com has award winning hosting solutions for everyone. Their prices are very very cheap, probably one of the most cheapest hosts on the net. |
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Pixel InternetPixel Internet offer an unlimited web hosting package for under £20 / year, thats not even £2 a month! |
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1&1One and One are the worlds number one web host. Their data center is amazing, and the security of the servers which you website will be on is insane! |
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123-Reg123-Reg is the perfect host for web designers wanting to host a small portfolio to showcase their work. Prices start at just £1.85 / month! |
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Fast HostsFast Hosts offer many different types of web hosting. Their prices are affordable by the average web designer, and their sever speeds are fast. |
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StreamlineStreamline hosting is extremely cheap. They offer many different types of hosting plans, including an unlimited plan. |
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UK2UK2 offer web hosting, and dedicated servers. Prices are moderately cheap, and they have great customer support by live chat, email or phone. |
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WebFusionThis hosting company offer web hosting, virtual private servers, dedicated servers and custom servers. They have full 24 hrs a day support aswell! |
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GoDaddy!Last but not least, GoDaddy! Famous for their insaine tv adverts, and crazy approach to hosting, they offer alot of storage / bandwidth for very little cost. |
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Josh Hough
08. May, 2009
Personally, after hosting with crucial for 18 months, i prefer M6.net. Although, on face value Crucial appear to be very good, READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS! I got caught out and it cost me one year’s hosting with them and another year with M6.
Both hosts had their advantages and disadvantages, but in my opinon, in terms of Value for Money – its M6.net all the way
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Josh
sack
08. May, 2009
awesome, think i might have to check them out actually, especially Pixel Internet, my website is like a big gallery so that will be very handy =]
Amanda Rusich (Aplus.net)
08. May, 2009
We are honored to be a part of this list. Please let us know if we can provide any resources for your subscribers.
Alex
08. May, 2009
I am thinking about starting with eleven2.com, their site look amazing (a bit Media Templeish once you get past the home page) Also the plans are very clearly labeled… They look like they will do a good job. Thanks for this list it has ready helped me a lot.
Andy
09. May, 2009
Yeh, eleven2 have an awesome deal on at the moment!
Scott :: IrnMedia.net
09. May, 2009
While I honestly can’t say I’ve looked at all of these hosts, I can say I’ve looked at (mt), personally I’d put them in front of most hosting companies in terms of support and pre-sales Q&A.
However like I say, I can’t speak for all of them because I haven’t looked at them all.
Andy
10. May, 2009
Yeh, im with MediaTemple for my private projects, and they are really really good.
Alex Bor
09. May, 2009
Just thought that I would say that I have read some relay bad reviews from Eleven2 so I would say do not join them, I’m not.
Andy
10. May, 2009
But think of the ratio of bad reviews compared to satisfied customers / good reviews?
Not everyone gets along with hosting companies.
Alex
15. Oct, 2009
Just got here from you tweet about this, I did host with Eleven2 and they are very good! Thanks again.
Anterr
09. May, 2009
I would also like to add SurpassHosting.com in this list cause it’s one of the best as well. Prices are low but the packages and support is awesome. They are going to answer your ticket in a matter of minutes plus they have a live chat now.
My site was running slow once and they switched it to a new server with no problems plus they had a backup of my site when I lost it once
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Alex
10. May, 2009
I have just looked at SurpassHosting.com and their site look good. Was thinking about hosting with them but I am having trouble finding a good review for them. Lots of people complaining about the deciding to charge the a lot more then expected. Well the search for a good hosting service ‘continues’
Luke
11. May, 2009
If I was you, AVOID Fasthosts and UK2 – they were nothing but trouble when I used them. I havent used WebFusion for many many years – they used to be pants too but they could be ok now!
My personal vote goes to Mosso. Excellent support, great price. No complaints at all!
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dungol
11. May, 2009
I am Hostgator client since 2002 and I never had problems with them.They offers excellent services.They are always stand by for your questions or problems.Any time, any day. I don’t change them for any cheaper hosting.Another think, they don’t make automatically debit in your check account.You receive an invoice and choose your payment method.
I recommend!
Dungol
Kyle
14. May, 2009
Thanks for the mention, Andy, always appreciated!
By the way, send a ticket on over to Billing, noticed you were on an older server and if you’d prefer to get on a new class of servers with LiteSpeed we’d be happy to move you over.
Would like to throw a recommendation out (can a host do that?!) for Slicehost and Linode.
Also nice to see SoftLayer in there, they’re the best data center out there!
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Andy
14. May, 2009
Hey Kyle,
Sorry to say this, but i left last year and setup a gs with MediaTemple. I really did enjoy my 2 years of hosting with crucial, and I still recommend you to people.
You have a really good service. Keep up the great work
Martin
27. May, 2009
Any reason why FatCow.com didn’t make the list? Just curious … it was like $46 for the first year. Speed isn’t the best, but I like it so far.
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Andy
27. May, 2009
Yeh they look really good. Maybe will be on the next list heh?
Peter Kaizer
29. May, 2009
You are missing one really good one: Dreamhost (http;//dreamhost.com)
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Andy
29. May, 2009
I thought about putting dreamhost on the list, but i wasnt too sure. Is it a good host? I have heard some bad things about them.
Aneslin
29. May, 2009
really nice list. and I recommending yrhost.com
using it from 2006. excellent customer care via ticketing feature. and flexible billing, (once my cc was expired, I explained them, they wait for 1 week for my payment, )
but speed is bit slow because of my video streaming.
and any list for cheap & reliable reseller host?
thanks
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Ralph
19. Jun, 2009
I recommend you check out KnownHost too. Their service is incredible. Very helpful and quick to respond. (I also couldn’t find a sing bad word about them on the net before signing up.)
EmediaDesigns
19. Jun, 2009
I was surprised I didn’t see Dreamhost up there also. I’m currently hosting all of my sites on Dreamhost and I think they’re great! Really easy system to use, very nice features and their customer service is phenominal. Have never had to wait more than a day for any trouble tickets.
Adrian Eden
27. Aug, 2009
Bluehost is the best by far.
Andy Carr
22. Sep, 2009
I use to really like 123-reg but then had a nightmare with them.
I use these new guys at Moon Base, so far no troubles and they have been very reliable. And because they don’t run massive ad campaigns they are really cheap. Try them.
http://moonbasehosting.com
Happy Hosting Guys
Michelle Rueda
15. Oct, 2009
agree with @Adrien_Eden. Sorry, I don’t know what the mediatemple obsession is… I hosted with them on various sites for about two years and their downtime was constant, their PHP sessions were unreliable, and whenever I would call support they would just say they couldn’t replicate the issue. Meanwhile, clients would be freakin. Have been on Bluehost for a number of years now and have only had downtime issues twice. Meanwhile they come with a lot of great stuff installed (ffmpeg) and their support really is top-notch. Dreamhost is pretty darn good too, though a bit more laissez-faire. This is inspiring me to write my own post on the subject.
Jeff Miles
15. Oct, 2009
I would have to second the recommendation for BlueHost or their sister company HostMonster. I have all my customers on them and have only had 2 downtime issues in 3 years.
Aaron
19. Oct, 2009
Where’s rackspace in that list?
Tim Rombach
19. Oct, 2009
One.com have a good 24h Chat-Support.
Andy
19. Oct, 2009
And HP Backing Them.
Erik Bertrand
19. Oct, 2009
Anyone used Arvixe recently? http://www.arvixe.com/asp_net_web_hosting For hosting of unlimited domains, ASP.NET support, and great database features, they seem like a very good deal for the price. (And no, I do not work for them, honest.)
I’ve been using IX Web Hosting for a while, and they’ve been just ok — though they’ve been working on their infrastructure quite a bit over the past year.