Best / Cheapest Web Hosting Service?

jonebonejonebone
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So my buddy asked me to design him a basic website for his Landscaping company but I've been out of the loop for while.  What's the best web hosting site for getting a real .com address, not one of the free services like angelfire where your name is simply added to their URL.

Just basic hosting requirements, no database or complicated queries.  Just a few pages and subpages, basic image storing, etc.  Basically just an internet advertisement, no usernames / passwords or anything of that nature.

I know GoDaddy.com is pretty cheap with their domain names, but are they a good choice for hosting? 

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  • jonebonejonebone
    Also a quick search turned up these candidates:



    http://webhostinggeeks.com/



    InMotion is #1 but $6 / month is pretty steep for a basic website.



    Looks like WebHostingPad is #4 at $2 / month and is the cheapest available. But when they all say "Free Domain Name", that could be anything and not necessarily a .com, correct?
  • VGS_captmorgandrinkerVGS_captmorgandrinker
    I used GoDaddy for webspace for a bar I was working at. I remember it being less than $5 a month for hosting if you bought a year's worth at a time.
  • MrClutchMrClutch
    I use GoDaddy for all my domains/hosting because it's decently priced and doesnt have a lot of downtime. You can find cheaper out there, but I've never had a problem with them.
  • elhectorelhector
    I've used GoDaddy before and really like them. It's not the cheapest, but still pretty cheap. There customer service is great too.
  • jonebonejonebone
    So that's 3 votes for GoDaddy, might as well not reinvent the wheel. How is the actual web site building interface there? User friendly?
  • paulyshobbypaulyshobby
    i also use godaddy for my hosting and e-mail and have never had a problem very well priced too. I've never used the web site building tool so i can't comment on that.
  • elhectorelhector
    Originally posted by: jonebone

    So that's 3 votes for GoDaddy, might as well not reinvent the wheel. How is the actual web site building interface there? User friendly?

    I've never used there web site building interface myself, always done all that on my own.  But I've heard good things about it.


  • VGS_captmorgandrinkerVGS_captmorgandrinker
    Originally posted by: jonebone

    So that's 3 votes for GoDaddy, might as well not reinvent the wheel. How is the actual web site building interface there? User friendly?

    If you have Microsoft Word, just build it in that.   Their uploading interface is pretty easy from what I recall.

  • jonebonejonebone
    Originally posted by: elhector

    Originally posted by: jonebone

    So that's 3 votes for GoDaddy, might as well not reinvent the wheel. How is the actual web site building interface there? User friendly?

    I've never used there web site building interface myself, always done all that on my own.  But I've heard good things about it.


    Yeah I wouldn't use the web-building tool, I just meant the actual interface for navigation / uploads etc.  I've seen some quirky ones, but it has been a long time.

    I'd probably just scrape free html templates, then grab one.  Make some tweaks to the code, add some css and then maybe  make a simple logo.  Shouldn't be too bad... but I haven't made a webpage in a loooong time.

  • dra600ndra600n
    If you want something that you can actually develop websites, I use Apis Networks - $5 a month for good bandwidth, space, databases, e-mail (Squirrel Mail), etc. Domain name is not included.
  • retrogamesukretrogamesuk
    PM sent
  • MrClutchMrClutch
    I havent used any of their web tools either. I just use FTP to upload all my files that are created on my end in Dreamweaver or Flash.
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