Here are a few ways to get that almighty domain you have been waiting for!

Contact the Domain Owner Directly

Sure, this one sounds a ton easier than it actually is. Unfortunately, most people who own a domain name and doesn’t have a fully functioning web site, simply don’t want to be found. On top of that, many domains are just parked pages owned by domain farms, which won’t even talk to you for less than $10,000 offer on a domain name. Lastly, if there is already a fully developed web site at the domain name you would like to own, that will also be a big issue.

Those are some of the scenarios which make it extremely hard to get in contact with the domain owner. The easiest way to get the contact information for a domain name (if it isn’t on their web site), is to perform a Whois Search. As mentioned earlier, where people don’t want to be found, sometimes this information will be blocked or have fake information.

Some domain name services such as GoDaddy.com, charge a fee and they will try and get in contact with the domain name owner, so you can ask if they are willing to sell.

Domain Back Ordering Services

If you can’t get a hold of the person who owns the domain name you want, the next best solution is to use a domain back ordering service. In short, these services will monitor and track any domains you would like to buy. Should they ever expire and get released again, these services will grab the domain for you and sell it to you directly if no one else is interested in the domain. If there are multiple requests for the domain name, it will go into a domain auction.

I’ve been able to secure some amazing domain names through these services, but it’s just random luck on what domain names will actually drop and expire, but it does happen! In one case I was trying to contact the domain owner, and I would have paid a few thousand for the domain name, but I never heard back from them and the domain dropped a couple years later and I got it for $69.

Two great domain back ordering services I use are NameJet and Pool.

Dealing with Someone Else Owning Your Domain Name

Unfortunately there is only so much you can do when a domain you want is owned by someone else. If you have a trademark or copyright on a business name and someone else is using it, there are legal processes for acquiring the domain name. If you are unsuccessful in acquiring your domain name, be sure to register with multiple domain back ordering services and even try to use professional contacting services like the one GoDaddy offers.

HostUCan.com is one of these web hosting review sites, and they are so dedicated to making sure that you find the exact host that is right for you, they’ve even created a whole page on how you should perform an exact search and check hosting relevancy when looking for your next host.

Is This Web Host Right for You?

Using the check hosting relevancy process, you can see if a web host will be right for you. Let’s use WebHostingHub for example. We can plug in our site information using their search tool, selecting “WordPress” as our application framework, then “0-300″ for our daily page views. The result is HostUCan recommending WebHostingHub as an excellent host for us.

Using this same concept again, we can perform another search. Keeping “WordPress” as the application framework, but increasing our daily traffic to “601-1000″, we then get a completely different result, showing that WebHostingHub is not the best web hosting solution.

Searching Web Hosts by Applications and Features

There are plenty of web hosting comparison web sites out there, but HostUCan differentiates themselves from others by allowing you to perform a search based on the applications and features of your desired host. Many people are looking for a web host that specializes in WordPress Hosting, so with a few clicks and settings on their applications form, you can select only WordPress based hosting and the top web hosts in this space.

Using the same concept as above, you can also search for web hosts based on their features, such as hosting type, disk space, monthly transfer, operating systems and more. These type of searches can prove very valuable when you already have web hosting with an established web site and you already know exactly what you need. A great tool for comparison shopping among specific hosting needs.

Individual Host Reviews

After you perform a search on HostUCan, you can select your desired web host for a full breakdown on what the company is about, if any coupons are available, actual user feedback and more. HostUCan does a nice job of individually reviewing each of the web hosts out there. You can see a screenshot of their HostGator review below.

Looking at the WebHostingHub review below, you can see a break down of how HostUCan lists their reviews and builds a comparison chart. In this example, WebHostingHub receives 5 stars, as they have 71 positive feedback, 2 neutral and 3 negative. It’s actually hard to find web hosting review sites that have a decent amount of user feedback, and many only have a handful of actual reviews available.

A Final Thought on HostUCan

As mentioned earlier, there are plenty of web hosting review sites out there, but HostUCan makes the job of searching for a new host a lot easier. The information is easily laid out on the web site and there isn’t an obtrusive amount of banner ads like many other review sites. The search features are also a great addition to the site. Take a look at HostUCan and feel free to leave a review of your own in the comments below.

With so many web hosting companies willing to pay top dollar for your business, is there an easy way to compare all of the solutions out there without having to visit each separately? Fortunately there have been some great web sites put together over the years that specialize in just reviewing and providing discounts for all of the major hosting web sites.

The most recently web hosting review site I’ve come across is WebHostingClue.com, which has done an excellent job in reviewing each of the major web hosts, providing coupon codes and breaking down the pricing and hosting services for each provider out there.

Top 10 Web Hosting Providers

Most of us already know of the best web hosting solutions out there, as they have done a great job branding themselves. WebHostingClue.com has created a top 10 ten of their favorite web hosts based on pricing and review of their site. I currently use HostGator to run BloggingTips.com, and they are listed #2 on the list.

It’s great to see how many companies are offering monthly hosting packages for under $5 a month now. I remember in the early 2000′s the average price for any small web hosting package was in the $29.99 range! Tough competition has worked out well for customers in the web hosting space

Deep Web Hosting Reviews

If a simple breakdown of the monthly cost and web space you receive isn’t enough, WebHostingClue has done a full review on each hosting provider listed on their web site. You can see an example below of the Bluehost review from their site.

When signing up for a new web hosting account, there is always a good chance that you can find some coupon codes to upgrade your package and save a few bucks. WebHostingClue has added a section in each review that include a coupon promotion code or promotion. They also have a page just for coupon codes from over 20 different web hosting providers.

Overall, the web hosting review business has done extremely well for itself. With so many hosting companies fighting hard for your business, the use of review sites and directories like WebHostingClue.com makes your job a bit easier.

Before signing up for your next web hosting package, be sure to check them out.

If your website has a store presence with a shopping cart, I suggest offering a coupon code for a discount.  Host Gator is a great example of this implementation:

Host Gator offers web hosting for only a penny when visitors use the conveniently named coupon code: 404PAGE for easy tracking. What I found interesting though was that they not only offer this deal to their site specific 404 visitors, but also on the 404 pages of their paying web-host customers that don’t have a custom 404 page of their own set up. I’m surprised they haven’t differentiated the two by either the code itself or their analytics tracking within the url.

So what if your website doesn’t have a shopping cart? You can still convert visitors by offering a “freebie” of some sort.  Offer a free e-book for subscribing to your newsletter or a chance to win a great prize by liking you on Facebook.  Visitors love getting something for nothing.  And you’ll love getting new subscribers and fans for free!

If the above are not options for you, you could at least add some humor to your 404 page to make your visitors smile.  Tell them the page they are trying to view got abducted by space invaders.  They are more likely to remember a site with a funny 404 page than a boring one.

BONUS: Setup a web hosting account with HostGator and use coupon code “BLOGGINGTIPS25” to save 25% on your web hosting package!

What’s on your 404 page?

Helping you along on this front is PCNames.com. The website itself may look remarkably simple, but this simple tool could prove to be one of the most useful utilities among your online arsenal.

Finding the Right Domain Name

When you go to most domain registars, you’ll find an area to look up the availability of the domain you would like to register. The trouble is that you have to type in the domain, hit the enter key, and wait for the results. Well, time is money and the more time you can save, the better.

With the domain name search on PCNames.com, the results are actually displayed to you instantly. This works in much the same way as Google Instant; you don’t hit enter to get your results. After a two-second delay, the results are shown to you on the same screen. This can help to save you some precious time.

After that two-second delay, you are shown whether your preferred domain name is available with a series of different TLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .us, .mobi, and .name. The color-coded results tell you whether the domain is available for regular registration, available for purchase, or not available. Hovering over any of the domain extensions yields your registration options. PCNames also maintains your history and allows you to save favorites.

Getting Related Names Too

In addition to the primary search tool, PCNames also has some supplementary tools for more advanced functionality.

One of these, called the Domain Generator, is there to help you generate domain names. You enter the base term that you’d like to use and it will display a few alternatives that make use of your keyword, each of which shown with the different TLD possibilities and availability.

In the example above, I used “blogging” as the example. The tool yielded alternatives like myblogging.mobi, blogginstore.org, and bloggingnow.biz. This can be helpful when you’re looking to capture a niche and your ideal domain name is not available.

A Widget for Your Website

There is also a tool for bulk lookup, as well as a mobile app you can use on your cell phone. Beyond that, you can install various domain lookup widgets on your website as well.

These live widgets can be embedded on your site, giving your visitors the ability to look up domain names just as if they were on the official PCNames site. They get the same multi-TLD results and the same hover-and-reveal functionality. Domains for sale, for example, can redirect users to the associated Sedo sale page.

A Free and Handy Tool

The functionality of PCNames.com is not exactly revolutionary, but it does serve a very useful purpose. When you are looking for different domains to register, any time you can save in the process is more time you can save to market, brand, and monetize the related websites.

The instant results save you that time, as do the various domain tools that are available through the site. And yes, it’s completely free to use with no requirement to sign up for an account.

A Look Inside the Hub

Whether you’re a blogger, a small business owner, or a budding affiliate marketer, you want to have a reliable web hosting for your websites. You also want to have enough storage space for your digital files and a price that won’t put too big of a dent into your budget. Web Hosting Hub promises to bring you all of that.

With the $4.95 web hosting plan, you are offered unlimited disk space and bandwidth, so you never have to worry about running out of storage. Go ahead and host HD videos and other large files. The other great thing is that they are allowing you to have unlimited websites too, so you don’t have to buy separate hosting plans for each of your domains.

For small businesses, it’s helpful that Web Hosting Hub offers free 24/7 technical support (via the United States), an easy-to-use control panel, a free premium website builder, free shared SSL for security, and a range of e-commerce tools. For other users, it helps that they provide the ability to create a blog in just five minutes, as well as the latest versions of PHP and MySQL to support the sites that you already have.

How Does It Compare to the Competition?

Some people may assume that all web hosting is made alike. Nothing could be further from the truth. Just as you should do some careful shopping when you select a cell phone service or buy a new car, the same thing can be said about web hosting. You need to ensure that your host offers the features you need, the support you desire, and the price you can afford.

Web Hosting Hub has put together a useful hosting comparison that puts its own service up against other big names in the hosting market. Whereas the other providers offer a 30-day money-back guarantee at best, Web Hosting Hub gives you up to 90 days to get your money back.

Among the other advantages offered by the Hub are advanced security with suPHP, 100% Dell servers (that are factory tested), and green data center technology. You’ll also find that the Hub offers one-click installations for WordPress, b2evolution, and other platforms.

Free Domain with All Hosting Plans

What good is web hosting if you don’t have a domain for your website. Many of you may already own several domains that span a number of different industries and niches, but many of you may not. Whatever the case, it helps when a hosting provider grants you a special bonus as an extra incentive.

With Web Hosting Hub, you are given a free domain name with any hosting plan. They won’t go and buy a domain that is already owned by someone else, but they’ll gladly register any available .com, .net, .org, .us, .biz, or .info domain name of your choosing. Again, considering that most other places can charge about $10 (per year) for a domain, this is a nice little bonus.

I haven’t personally used their web hosting services, but the Hub does have that 90-day money-back guarantee. There really is no harm in giving them a try, especially at the sub-$5 per month price point.

It makes perfect sense to select a Canadian hosting provider if your website is going to target Canadian visitors, but what about that huge market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean? Over there, you might want to consider using InstantIT.Asia. As its name clearly demonstrates, this provider has the world’s largest continent in mind.

What Is InstantIT.Asia and What Do They Do?

In a nutshell, InstantIT.Asia offers “trusted IT hosting as a service on demand” with a definite focus on the market in Asia. You can see that they are playing up some of the stereotypes with all the dragon imagery.

The hosting provider has its offices and servers based out of Malaysia, putting in a central location that is easily accessible for much of Asia. By being geographically closer to visitors in the region, the sites you host should be able to load more quickly and efficiently. This is the same reason why European sites are typically hosted in Europe and American sites hosted in the States.

In addition to its physical location in Asia, InstantIT.Asia also offers several unique selling propositions. Going through one of the about us pages, we learn that they are focused on green hosting, offer unbeatable features, and provide reliable 24/7 hosting support.

Available Products and Services

The product portfolio at InstantIT.Asia is quite varied and they’ve decided to dedicate different domains for their different services.

One of the more prominent products can be found at InstantCDN.Asia. This is where you’ll find their content delivery network services. In short, it allows your content to be duplicated along multiple servers. This maximizes bandwidth for access to the data from clients throughout the network.

They also offer dedicated servers on demand, which service up and running within just two hours. Other products and services include virtual private servers, domain registration, and SSL services.

For the SSL services, for instance, the product portfolio includes GeoTrust SSL, VeriSign SSL, RapidSSL, and SBS SSL. Prices range accordingly, of course, so it really depends on the specific needs of your business.

A Niche Provider with a Gigantic Niche

On the surface, you may be inclined to feel that InstantIT is just another hosting provider in a crowd of so many others. However, it is unique in that it offers many services on-demand and it is located in the heart of Asia.

Going through the rest of the site’s documentation, we learn that they guarantee 99.9% network uptime and 99.5% server uptime. And yes, they are indeed real people. You can take a look at their office if you feel so inclined.

If you’re looking for a host that claims to bridge the gap between East and West, one that facilitates the exchange between a “Western” entrepreneur and his “Eastern” audience, InstantIT.Asia is definitely worth a look.

Reliability and Uptime

When looking for the best web hosting, perhaps the most important characteristic is uptime. It doesn’t matter if all the other features are incredibly attractive if your site never loads reliably.

It can be difficult to determine the true reliability of a web hosting company without giving them a try for yourself, but you can look around the Internet for some reviews and feedback. This can give you some indication, but there will always be some individual differences with hosting experiences.

Capacity and Bandwidth

If you’re just starting out as a blogger, you can usually start out with one of the cheaper shared hosting plans. There are a number of providers who offer unlimited web hosting, but you have to take such claims with a grain of salt.

By definition, it is not possible for a web host to truly provide unlimited storage and bandwidth. The hard drive on the server is only so big. The server can only feed so much data at a time. However, the “virtually” unlimited plans will usually provide more than what most customers need.

If you expect relatively high levels of traffic for your site(s), then you may want to consider some beefier options. There are cloud-based hosting solutions, for instance, as well as dedicated servers and virtual private servers.

Features and Compatibility

It really depends on the kinds of needs you have for your web hosting, but it pays to pay close attention to the features and compatibility of your chosen hosting plan. Do you need more than one MySQL database? Is the server compatible with your preferred software and content management system? Do you need multiple email addresses? Can you host more than one domain on a single account?

More to Consider than Price

Many potential customers pay far too much attention on just the price of a hosting plan. It doesn’t matter if you manage to save a few bucks if you’ll ultimately be disappointed with what you get.

From customer service to bandwidth limits, uptime to feature sets, there’s a lot to think about before you give them your credit card information. You wouldn’t splurge on a new house without shopping around first, right? Why would your online real estate be any different?

There is a definite value to be enjoyed by buying an existing domain and renewing it for your purposes, especially if you are working within the same industry or niche. You can enjoy the existing backlinks, DMOZ listings, and other good things that would have taken you some extra precious time. The trouble, then, is finding the right “about to expire” domain.

Working specifically in this area is DropDay. In effect, it shows you an extensive list of domains that are on the cusp of expiring, giving you a chance to snatch them up before anyone else does.

Expiring Domains at a Glance

When you visit DropDay for the first time, you may be somewhat intimidated by the interface, especially if you are a relative novice to the online game.

It almost looks like a financial spreadsheet or some kind of stock ticker. Familiarizing yourself with the interface, though, you start to see that every tidbit of information adds value to your search. This main page with the list of all expiring domains is free to access without a paid account.

From here, you can look to see what domains are expiring in the next four days. For each domain, you are shown the visits per day, Google PageRank, Google inbound links, creation year, and other pertinent data. To sort by any of the columns, you will need to invest in a paid account.

A Single Domain Listing

Let’s take an example of a domain that is expiring in a few days: AutumnLeaf.com.

By clicking on the domain name from the main page, you are sent to an information page about that specific domain. The information is much the same as the main page, but it does afford you some extra data like where the domain is currently registered.

One suggestion that I have for DropDay is to provide a FAQ for people new to domaining, so that they can understand what all these different terms mean. Myself, I’m familiar with things like DMOZ and Alexa Rank, but even I didn’t completely understand what 13 / 205 meant when it came to the “age history” of the domain.

How Much Does It Cost?

DropDay isn’t exactly unique in its approach. There are other services on the Internet that display expiring domains, but that doesn’t mean that this service should be ignored. DropDay adds about 150,000 domains every day, so you’re bound to find something that’s up your alley.

Furthermore, the pricing scheme appears to be lower than some of the other similar services you may find online. A single month membership is $19.90, but that can go as low as $12.90 a month on a $154.80 annual subscription.

Keeping in mind that every new account gets a free 10-day or 100-page trial, you don’t really have anything to lose by giving DropDay a try.

Link: DropDay

One option that you might want to think about is Vixile. What is it about this hosting provider that sets it apart from countless other possibilities out there on the Internet? Let’s dive in and find out.

Brief Overview of Vixile Hosting

Looking at the main homepage for Vixile, you can tell that they’ve taken a very minimalist approach with very little in terms of flash and showmanship. It is what it is.

This is either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your perspective. Personally, I would have liked to see at least some sort of unique logo for Vixile. As it stands, it looks like the developers took a standard template somewhere and filled in the gaps.

Vixile highlights three of its main products on the homepage: shared hosting, virtual servers, and dedicated servers. Since we’re looking at the higher end of the scale, we’ll skip the shared hosting (which starts at $3.95 a month) for the purposes of this review.

Virtual Private Servers (VPS)

Many people are interested in having the power and versatility of a dedicated server, but they’re not yet prepared for the higher cost associated with that type of hosting. Virtual private servers are an appropriate alternative.

Looking at the VPS hosting plans from Vixile, you get five different possibilities. The smallest is $9.95 a month and offers 20GB of total disk space, 200GB of monthly bandwidth, 256MB of dedicated RAM, 2GB of burstable RAM, and one dedicated IP. This isn’t much more than many shared hosting plans, so it may be worth considering.

For heavier traffic, you can step up as high as the VPS1024 plan. At $29.95 a month, it includes 80GB of storage, 800GB of data transfer, and 1024MB of dedicated RAM, as well as 2GB of burstable RAM and one dedicated IP. For now, Vixile does not offer true dedicated server hosting, so this is the next best thing.

Stepping Up with Reseller Hosting

What if you want to get into the hosting business yourself? You don’t have to invest in buying all sorts of servers, customer service centers, and other infrastructure. The reseller hosting plans from Vixile can handle that for you.

They range in price from $12.95 a month for 5GB of storage, 50GB of bandwidth, and 20 cPanel accounts all the way up to $124.95 a month for 100GB of storage, 1000GB of bandwidth, and unlimited cPanel accounts. These plans are good for resellers, but they’re also appropriate for web designers and other professionals who want to offer a comprehensive hosting package to their customers too.

Discounts and Coupons for Up to 99% Off

Without having the ability to test out the various Vixile hosting plans on a long-term basis, it is difficult for me to attest to their uptime, reliability, and customer service. That said, they are quick to offer at least three coupon codes.

• “WOW” gets you 50% off for life on reseller hosting plans
• “AUGUST” gets you 99% off for the first month of any hosting service
• “SUMMER” gets you 20% off for your first order

Which coupon results in the greatest value for you is dependent on what hosting plans you choose, so break out the calculator and start crunching some numbers.

Link: Vixile

It can be daunting to find the right provider and that’s why it comes in handy to find a place like Web Hosting Rating. Yes, it’s far from being the only cat in the alley that reviews different web hosts, but it’s good to get as many different viewpoints as you can.

Rating Your Web Hosts

There are no big surprises when it comes to sites like these and that’s exactly how you’d expect them to be. They offer the no-nonsense information about various web hosts so that you can make your best educated decision.

With Web Hosting Rating, the front page is populated with a top ten list. I’m not entirely sure if the nature of this list changes over time, but it is currently showing the best cheap web hosts of 2010. Looking to save a buck? This is the list for you.

The information displayed is succinct and to the point. You get the name of the hosting company (and its logo), the starting price point, the amount of space provided, and the amount of traffic allotted.

It is notable, however, that clicking on the host’s name will take you directly to their website. Web Hosting Rating does not really do the in-depth reviews that you may find elsewhere on the Internet. Instead, you get a rating system (out of five stars) and user reviews.

Category Award Winners

Since there is no such thing as one size fits all, it’s nice to see that there is page with the web hosting awards in various categories.

Again, this isn’t exhaustive, but it is a good launching point. Awards are given out for the different types of web hosting available, such as Best Budget Hosting, Best Reseller Hosting, Best Colocation Hosting, Best Ecommerce Hosting, and Best Technical Support Hosting.

You are shown the top three hosting providers in each of these categories. Strangely, clicking on any of their names directs you to the Web Hosting Rating homepage. Go figure.

Individual Review Pages

While you do not get a true “review” of each provider as written by Web Hosting Rating, you do get a page with all the pertinent information. Take this one on Web Hosting Pad as an example.

The basic information about the plan is given, including price points, hosting space, and traffic allowance. The sections underneath can be clicked for expansion, revealing “easy-install CMS” support, server information, database details, e-commerce support, and so forth.

With Web Hosting Pad’s Hassle-Free plan, for instance, you’ll see that you get unlimited MySQL databases and an easy WordPress installation (likely Fantastico), but no support for PayPal Cart or Google Checkout.

Are You a Web Host Too?

If you’re a web hosting company and you want to get some attention through Web Hosting Rating, you can submit your company for listing. They only accept independent web hosting companies and not resellers or affiliates.

Link: Web Hosting Rating

* This was a Paid Review. If you are interested in having your site reviewed on Blogging Tips, please check out our Advertising Information Page.

A very suitable alternative for many people is Joomla, but it can sometimes be difficult to find the best web hosts for the best price that are configured properly to run it. That’s why you may want to turn to Joomla Hosting Reviews. This site, as you can probably guess, reviews several web hosting services that work with Joomla.

Initial Impressions

When you go to the main website for Joomla Hosting Reviews, you are immediately treated to the top six web hosts. These “Editor Top Picks” are shown with the name of the web host, of course, as well as the starting price point, editor rating (out of 10), disk storage, included data transfer, and money back guarantee information. There is also a link to the full editor review, as well as user reviews.

This table-based layout for the best Joomla hosting providers is good for “at a glance” information, helping you better determine which host is the best fit for your needs. Remember to look beyond the price to find the value that a host can provide.

Below that, you will find a similar top ten list based on the user ratings of the top Joomla hosts. The same kind of information is displayed in a table-based format too, including price, rating, and storage allowance.

Sample Joomla Hosting Review

So, what can you expect from a fuller review of a web host?

Let’s take this HostGator review as an example. At the top of the page, you are offered the pertinent details like disk space, domains hosted, control panel software, and hosting plan types.

You can also see the editor rating, average user rating, Joomla features (like support for Ion Cube), MySQL features, support options, company details, and coupon codes for better deals. Below this, you get a more extensive review of the hosting plans and features.

With HostGator, for instance, you can see wha tyou get with the $4.95 Hatchling Plan, the $7.95 Baby Plan, and the $12.95 Swamp Plan. There is also a description of the hosting environment, Joomla support, tech support, and a conclusion.

You can expect similar information in the Bluehost Joomla review, Site5 review, GreenGeeks review and so on. These all have ratings of 9.0 or better, but other hosts aren’t nearly as good.

A Little More Help Too

In addition to providing information about the different web hosting providers, Joomla Hosting Reviews also supplies “expert advice.”

One such example is the guide on how to add Rochen CDN to Joomla. The individual steps are broken down into three phases, helping you better understand the tutorial. Articles like this are certainly handy for novices and experts alike.

In the end, Joomla Hosting Reviews really isn’t all that different from the countless other sites that offer similar information, but the information provided is clear, well displayed, and easy to browse.

Link: Joomla Hosting Reviews

* This was a Paid Review. If you are interested in having your site reviewed on Blogging Tips, please check out our Advertising Information Page.

The site design is certainly important, but it really starts with your chosen web hosting provider. It doesn’t matter how good your site looks if the servers are always down or the page takes forever to load. As with so many other major decisions, a good shopping comparison of web hosts is definitely worth your time and effort.

That’s where a service like Find Best Web Hosting comes into play. As you can probably guess, it’s a shopping site for web hosts.

Find the Best Web Hosting Company

It’s right there in the name. This is a website that is designed to help you find the best web hosting companies, describing their starting price points, primary selling features, and other criteria that may be of interest to the discerning shopper.

From the main page, you can see the current top ten listing of the various service providers, including information about their bonuses, pricing, money-back guarantees, and even some reviews. You’ll also notice the ratings, out of five stars, for each of these providers. Interestingly, the star rating doesn’t necessarily correlate with the ranking.

Web Hosts for Different Needs

There’s no such thing as “one size fits all” when it comes to web hosts, so it helps that Find Best Web Hosting has different sections for different kinds of shoppers.

You can look at the different business web hosting companies, for instance, or you can check out the offerings available in Windows hosting.

Maybe you want a web host not really for yourself, but for the purpose of starting your own mini-hosting company. If that’s the case, you’ll want to learn more about reseller web hosting.

Many of the web hosting companies will appear across multiple categories — I see Arvixe in several places — but it helps to have this breakdown for ease of navigation. Many of the pages can be a little text-heavy and daunting for novices, but it’s still relatively easy to follow.

In-Depth Reviews

Having the at-a-glance information on the listings is one thing, but what if you want to know a little more. The service reviews can be quite useful in that regard.

One of the top WordPress hosting providers is BlueHost. According to the review posted on the site, it has great customer support, great uptime, and a low price.

It’s hard to say whether these reviews are completely unbiased, however, as Find Best Web Hosting is likely monetized with affiliate offers for all the featured web hosts. As with any other purchase, the old caveat of “buyer beware” still applies.

For what it is, Find Best Web Hosting looks to be a reasonably good resource for discerning shoppers. Just be sure to do your own shopping around too before you sign on that virtual dotted line.

Link: Find Best Web Hosting

* This was a Paid Review. If you are interested in having your site reviewed on Blogging Tips, please check out our Advertising Information Page.

Before we go on with the list best options, it is very important to focus on your needs and decide whether you want a hosting plan for personal use, small to medium sized business or for large and enterprise type. Based on reliability, inexpensiveness, support system and services, here are the highest rated and most popular web hosting companies of 2010.

Being the best and top rated HostMonster is hosting about 450,000 domains at present. All HostMonster web-hosting plans are featured with unlimited hosting space, unlimited bandwidth, and 24×7 email support, phone support and live chat support and many more add-ons. The excellent support system, affordable pricing, 99.9% uptime and reliability have made it to stand to the top.

Rated second in the list, Just Host has proved to be the fastest growing web hosting company. It is not only because of its cheap pricing, but Just Host has to offer more including 99.9% uptime and any time money back guarantee. The unlimited offers of Just Host plans ranges from unlimited bandwidth, disk space and domains to unlimited SQL databases and email accounts too. Last but not the least is its excellent 24×7 phone support, email support and live chat that has actually rated it the second best.

With all facilities included, Webhostingpad stands third because of its cheapest pricing. With loads of unlimited features, Webhostingpad offers quality service and excellent support system, 99.9% uptime guarantee and satisfactory weekly backups. You always get the best possible response and commitment, no matter what mode of support system you used.

With so many unlimited and free offers like others, iPage stand to the fourth position with its robust yet simple to use control panel. In addition to all the features and support system, iPage offers something more with its hosting plans. The add-on features that are actually part of its hosting plans are spam scanning, malware scanning, certificate for online security and business verification.

With present hosting of more than 775,000 domains, BlueHost is also among the most popular web hosting companies of 2010. With unlimited offers and plan packages pretty much same as others, BlueHost is a bit expensive as compared to others. With no such bad points so far, BlueHost is no doubt a good choice as a whole with good support system.

With CNet Certification and Better Business Bureau accreditation, InMotion also has made its place among the most popular web hosting companies of 2010. Although a bit expensive compared to its competitors, but the reliable and faster support system along with its unique technology has made it one of the best business web hosting companies.

This is yet another among the high level web hosting companies of 2010, providing high quality services to both individuals and businesses as well. All of the HostClear plans are featured with loads of unlimited services like others in this list. Being the several award winning hosting company, the HostClear offers easy-to-use functionalities so that users without any technical knowledge can also create their own website with ease.

With more than 5000 servers and 1 million domains, Hostgator no doubt stands as one of the industry-leading web hosting companies of 2010. Featuring all the services that you find in its competitors, the only thing that is missing in Hostgator is the free domain. Equipped with some of the latest version functionalities, it has a good uptime and reliable support system that makes it an impressive hosting company.

GoDaady is yet another leading name among the most popular web hosting companies of 2010. All the GoDaddy plans include amazing tools and easy-to-use user-friendly control panel that hardly requires any prior technical knowledge. GoDaddy offers a wide range of plans and various packages to take care of all your requirements. However, the unlimited plan is a bit expensive as compared to others, but that has never been any constraint when users think of the reliability and support offered by GoDaddy.

Yahoo as you know is well known for its search engine, messenger and email facilities, also stands out to be among the most popular web hosting companies of 2010. All the web hosting packages include competitive services at affordable pricing as compared to others in this list. The most amazing feature is its unique ecommerce features and its control panel that is entirely different from others.

Important Features At A Glance:

Even if you never have to call into the company’s hotline, you are effectively paying for the service. That hardly seems fair, right? The people behind No Support Linux Hosting think so too. That’s why they don’t want to give you any tech support. They don’t want to have any real contact with you either. As a result, they’re able to pass the savings on to you.

Catering to the Experts

For all the people out there who are new to the blogging realm and can’t tell the difference between PHP and FTP, this web host is not the right fit. Instead, they’re catering to people who already know what they’re doing.

And therein lies the biggest selling point for No Support Linux Hosting. By eliminating the need to answer amateur questions from beginners and novices, they don’t have to invest in an extensive customer support staff and system.

How much savings are we talking about? Well, No Support Linux Hosting only offers one pricing plan: $1 per month per website. There’s no mention of bandwidth or storage, so those are presumably virtually unlimited.

Understanding the Billing System

Do you need help setting up WordPress? There’s a brief tutorial, but don’t expect anyone to hold your hand along the way. This is No Support hosting, after all.

In terms of billing, you buy a certain number of credits and you can spend these as you see fit. Each credit is one dollar, allowing for one website to be hosted for one month, and you buy a minimum of 12 credits at a time.

Interestingly, you don’t have to put any money up front to sign up. Instead, all they need from you is an email address. You’re sent a password, you log into the admin area, you buy credits, and you spend them. It’s all on you. That’s why it’s a buck.

A Simple Admin Area Too

Expecting all sorts of bells and whistles? You’ll want to look elsewhere. The No Support Linux Hosting system is designed to be as basic and simple as possible. The user admin area reflects this simplicity.

From this main interface, you can add the domains that are being hosted, buy additional credits, check up on your current charges, and adjust your user settings. Everything is straightforward and to the point. If you want more, you can do that on your own time.

Since No Support Linux Hosting is only a buck per month per website, developers can make a pretty coin through reselling. Charge your customers whatever you want and keep the difference.

This service is further enhanced, because each website hosted gets its own separate cPanel login. From there, customers can do whatever PHP and MySQL management they want.

Reliable Hosting on the Cheap

Clearly, No Support Linux Hosting is not for the faint of heart and it’s not for people who need any sort of direct tech support whatsoever. It is for “experts” who know what they’re doing and want to save money as a result. The server specs look pretty good too, utilizing a cloud-based system with RAID10 storage area networks.

At just $12 per year per site, I’d say No support Linux Hosting is worth a shot. Just don’t expect them to help you with anything.

Link: No Support Linux Hosting

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