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I know a person who bought an e-commerce store that is currently hosted on aol’s free webspace (not ideal). She doesn’t know much about html, but is looking for a different web host. She uses Volusion for a different site right now but doesn’t really like it or the high price, so she is thinking of using Yahoo…can anyone offer any pros/cons to Yahoo, as well as any other personal experience with other hosting sites for the web illiterate? Thanks!


Answer: You are not alone. Free hosting will not be the right hosting for you. Web hosting is one of the most critical thing for your web presence and can mean the life or death to your business.

Before we answer your question, let us review the 7 factors to look for in a good web hosting. An excellent hosting:

  1. has excellent support and rated at least A+ by Better Business Bureau (BBB),
  2. gives more-than-enough webspace,
  3. offers unlimited bandwidth,
  4. gives unlimited add-on domains,
  5. has friendly Site Builder,
  6. has Fantastico and QuickInstall to quickly install apps like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, OSCommerce, ZenCart and more
  7. can be easily upgraded to VPS or one of their cheap dedicated server plans if and when your business require.

Answering your question, many experienced web developers suggest to try Hostgator. If you are building your first website and needs a hosting plan, experts usually highly recommend going with Hostgator because they are the best cheap cpanel hosting around.

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Who Should Not Try Hostgator

To be honest, no web hosting service is perfect. Drawback of Hostgator includes:

  1. No free domain name – but you can easily get a domain name from the best domain registrar such as Godaddy or Namecheap for $10 or less. Would you agree that a website is not complete without a domain name?
  2. You need to pay full price after your first invoice – well, they need to make money too and all the support and great service do come with a cost

If you are still not sure if HG is right for you, or you have specific query about anything at all, try the Live Chat at HG. They are fast and knowledgeable. Just shoot them some questions before you decide.

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  2. For e-commerce, what you need first of all is "cart" software, with the server side hosting to run it. There are several out there for free, but it’s easiest if your host comes with one already setup.

    Here’s an exmaple of a good business host plan for newbies, but I recommend checking out local hosters:
    http://www.netfirms.com/web-hosting/web-hosting-advantage/

    Payment options is another area that is iportant. Something like Paypal is the easiest, as it handles everything.

    If you want to handle your own secure orders, then you need SSL encryption. For SSL, you will need to buy a SSL Certificate (the code that encrypts sensetive data), and make sure your host has a dedicated IP for the SSL. On top of that, if you want to use online automatic credit card processing, you will need a Online Merchant Bank Account to accept the money, and your host will need a Credit Card Gateway Program… which will cost more to use. Ask your host about these addition features. But, as I said, Paypal and similar services handle all this stuff for you.

    As with any area of computers, the best and safest thing is to educate yourself on how stuff works, what’s happening, and learn exactly what you want and need. You don’t NEED to know HTML or Server-side scripting, but you should understand the business side or else you are liable to get ripped off or pay for something you don’t need.

  3. I have been using sitesell’s hosting solutions since 4 years for all my e-comm. projects. They provide a tool called "Site-BuildIt" to build an e comm. site in no time.

    I’m not very good with html and programming either and the best solution I have come accross on the net is by far sitesell.

    You can watch a video about their service at http://videotour.sitesell.com/cgi-bin/ad…

    I am really happy with the service itself, the customer care and every opportunity they give their customers. They really help you succeed, they give advices on your site and how to make it better, they help you rank better in the search engines, hell they even provide you with free information all the time!

    I don’t think I’ll ever switch to another host ever.

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