Once a preserve of a few nerdy geeks and businesses, websites are now cheap enough for any person to own and operate one.
They are a springboard upon which one can launch their business in any field, and they provide an avenue to advertise your products, engage customers and share unique perspectives and ideas. There are very many web hosting companies that are available today. Here are some of the best in the US.
Bluehost
Since launching in 2003 Bluehost has become one of the most popular web hosts. It hosts over two million blogs and websites. Blue host is renowned for its reliability with an almost perfect uptime of 99.99%. It also provides a myriad of adequate security options to prevent spam such as Spam Hammer, Spam Experts, and SpamAssassin. Bluehost prevents against vicious DDOS attacks on sites by supporting Cloudflare.
Its starter pack is also cheap in light of its reliability and quick load times. Starting at $2.95/month, it offers the following;
a) Free Domain Registration
b) Free SSL Certificate
c) 24/7 Support
Hostgator
Hostgator is a well-rounded host that provides cloud hosting, dedicated hosting, WordPress or even shared hosting. It has rich features that include; a website builder, automated installation of WordPress and Joomla and yet its file manager tool. In addition to having a very high uptime and top five load times, it is very user-friendly employing clear terminology that a primary user can understand.
To spice up their offerings, Hostgator provides free extras such as automatic malware removal, daily backups, and free migrations and unmeasured storage on their cloud plans. Their basic plan, The Hatchling Plan starting at $2.64/month provides;
a) One Click Installs
b) Single Domain
c) Free SSL Certificate
d) Unmetered Bandwidth
1&1
IONOS is a well-priced web host that is quite popular in the US. Its web hosting is scalable and fast. The basic package suitable for one website comes at a price of $1/month for the first 12 months. This package offers;
a) free domain name
b) 100 GB storage
c) SSL certificate
d) 25 databases.
GoDaddy
This US-based hosting company is also the largest domain registrar in the world. It offers Microsoft Office Email for a year, free backup, unlimited bandwidth and unlimited storage (except for Economy Package which is limited to 100 GB). A unique capability of GoDaddy is the ability to rev up hosting capacity if there is a surge in traffic to your website.
The Basic economy package at $5.99/month offers;
a) 1 Website
b) Unmetered Bandwidth
c) 100 GB in Storage
In Motion
In Motion provides the best technical support and free extra services such as DDoS and malware protection that other hosts are likely to charge. cPanel and Softaculous-powered hosting, as well as above average performance levels, make it an impressive host.
The basic plan at $3.99/month offers;
a) A free domain
b) Fast Web Hosting with Free SSDs
c) Free cPanel for simple server management
d) Free installer with more than 400+ applications
In conclusion, there are hundreds of hosting solutions to choose from in the US. Other common hosts include; Wix, Weebly, Tsohost, DreamHost, etc. The ones discussed above all the most popular and have a long and proven record of reliability and high-performance levels.