How to find Web Hosting services??

[Bren]

I am perty experienced with HTML and have been developing pages for an
intranet for several years. I have just been asked by the owners of a
new business to build them a commercial web page. Where do I begin to look

to find an adequate web hosting service? They do not currently have
internet access and so they have no dial-up account. They have asked me

to deal with all the little details for them. Any help?? Thanks.

[Randy Charles Morin]

Try www.dellhost.com
--
Randy Charles Morin
Author of Programming Windows Services
http://www.kbcafe.com

Feel free to contact me by private email or messenger
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"Bren" <bbutler@pn.usbr.gov> wrote in message
news:3b534d38$1@news.devx.com...
>
> I am perty experienced with HTML and have been developing pages for an
> intranet for several years. I have just been asked by the owners of a
> new business to build them a commercial web page. Where do I begin to
look
>
> to find an adequate web hosting service? They do not currently have
> internet access and so they have no dial-up account. They have asked me
>
> to deal with all the little details for them. Any help?? Thanks.

[John Cantley]

There is a list of them at www.aspin.com

john
"Bren" <bbutler@pn.usbr.gov> wrote in message
news:3b534d38$1@news.devx.com...
>
> I am perty experienced with HTML and have been developing pages for an
> intranet for several years. I have just been asked by the owners of a
> new business to build them a commercial web page. Where do I begin to
look
>
> to find an adequate web hosting service? They do not currently have
> internet access and so they have no dial-up account. They have asked me
>
> to deal with all the little details for them. Any help?? Thanks.

[Bryan Carnathan]

Bren,

You are going to have to determine what features you are looking for before
you can make a good decision. How much disk space do you need? How much bandwidth
will you consume? How many POP3 email addresses do you need? Do you need
database support? NT, 2000 or UNIX? And a million others ... I have listed
some sites for you to look at below ... I have seen all of the hosts included
as being recommended by someone or I have personal experience with them.
Before making a final decision, search http://www.google.com and http://groups.google.com
for any conversations and information you can dig up on your selected host.

http://www.hostsearch.com/
http://www.innerhost.com/
http://www.burlee.com
http://www.readyhosting.com/ (a bargain)
http://www.affordablehost.com/ (very good support)
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/
http://www.your-site.com
http://www.futurequest.net/
http://www.wizardshosting.com
http://www.Site5.com
http://www.VenturesOnline.com
http://www.aletiahosting.com/
http://www.dogvox.com/sucks.htm
http://www.rackspace.com

If you have not registered a domain name, I suggest http://www.directnic.com/.


Bryan
bryan@carnathan.com
www.save-u.com
www.nationalticket.com


"Bren" <bbutler@pn.usbr.gov> wrote:
>
>I am perty experienced with HTML and have been developing pages for an
>intranet for several years. I have just been asked by the owners of a
>new business to build them a commercial web page. Where do I begin to look
>
>to find an adequate web hosting service? They do not currently have
>internet access and so they have no dial-up account. They have asked me
>
>to deal with all the little details for them. Any help?? Thanks.

[David Robertson]

Hi Bren,

I have my website 'http://tampaguide.com' hosted at http://needa.com and
have been very happy with their service and support. They also have experienced
staff that can help answer some of the tough questions.

David

"Bren" <bbutler@pn.usbr.gov> wrote:
>
>I am perty experienced with HTML and have been developing pages for an
>intranet for several years. I have just been asked by the owners of a
>new business to build them a commercial web page. Where do I begin to look
>
>to find an adequate web hosting service? They do not currently have
>internet access and so they have no dial-up account. They have asked me
>
>to deal with all the little details for them. Any help?? Thanks.

[Rachel]

Great question and answer!
I recommend services to small businesses, but haven't done it very many times,
so I'm still learning. I learned NOT to get domains from Network Solutions.
I currently use BuyDomain.com.

The services I look for depend on the client. Generally I want NT servers
(not UNIX) because I want the site to be able to grow into ecommerce/database
sites in the future and I work with ASP developers to do that on Microsoft
systems. However, if you are into CGI and all that jazz, then UNIX might
be what you want. Just remember all your links/file names are case-sensitive.
Some believe UNIX servers to be more reliable and somewhat faster.

Next I look for web-mail to go along with those POP3 email accounts. Generally
small clients need that extra option to get their email (or, should I say
that if I don't want to be their IT person, I like to offer that as an easy
solution, instead of configuring their email app).

Most hosts give you ample amount of disk space (storage) and bandwidth (download),
but you want to check that to make sure. You should see comparable/competitive
amounts of each.

I see that most plans I want for a small business (such as a doctor's office,
insurance agency, lawyers office, or other small business) can get a good
solid plan for $25-$50 per month with a $20-$50 set up fee.

My internal debate revolves around whether I eventually want to lease an
entire server of my own and direct-bill my clients for the hosting. The
jury is out, but I think I'm going to shy away from this because I contract
with my clients year-to-year and we both want the out to quit working with
each other should the relationship or something else go sour. So, I continue
to recommend them to their own web host. This way their site is fully "delivered"
to them and can sit up there on their server without my having full ownership
of it.

I have tried to divulge myself of IT duties, but recommending a site host,
domain host, and also search-engine optimization services is integral to
me getting the design contract. I keep a file of printouts and magazine
tearouts. I look for national companies who advertise nationally in magazines
or other media--thinking that it is another small indicator of their commitment
to longevity in their trade.

Write me if you want!



"Bryan Carnathan" <bryan@carnathan.com> wrote:
>
>Bren,
>
>You are going to have to determine what features you are looking for before
>you can make a good decision. How much disk space do you need? How much
bandwidth
>will you consume? How many POP3 email addresses do you need? Do you need
>database support? NT, 2000 or UNIX? And a million others ... I have listed
>some sites for you to look at below ... I have seen all of the hosts included
>as being recommended by someone or I have personal experience with them.
>Before making a final decision, search http://www.google.com and http://groups.google.com
>for any conversations and information you can dig up on your selected host.
>
>http://www.hostsearch.com/
>http://www.innerhost.com/
>http://www.burlee.com
>http://www.readyhosting.com/ (a bargain)
>http://www.affordablehost.com/ (very good support)
>http://www.webhostingtalk.com/
>http://www.your-site.com
>http://www.futurequest.net/
>http://www.wizardshosting.com
>http://www.Site5.com
>http://www.VenturesOnline.com
>http://www.aletiahosting.com/
>http://www.dogvox.com/sucks.htm
>http://www.rackspace.com
>
>If you have not registered a domain name, I suggest http://www.directnic.com/.
>
>
>Bryan
>bryan@carnathan.com
>www.save-u.com
>www.nationalticket.com
>
>
>"Bren" <bbutler@pn.usbr.gov> wrote:
>>
>>I am perty experienced with HTML and have been developing pages for an

>>intranet for several years. I have just been asked by the owners of a

>>new business to build them a commercial web page. Where do I begin to
look
>>
>>to find an adequate web hosting service? They do not currently have
>>internet access and so they have no dial-up account. They have asked me
>>
>>to deal with all the little details for them. Any help?? Thanks.
>

[Rachel]

Oh, and look at TopHosts.com

"Bren" <bbutler@pn.usbr.gov> wrote:
>
>I am perty experienced with HTML and have been developing pages for an
>intranet for several years. I have just been asked by the owners of a
>new business to build them a commercial web page. Where do I begin to look
>
>to find an adequate web hosting service? They do not currently have
>internet access and so they have no dial-up account. They have asked me
>
>to deal with all the little details for them. Any help?? Thanks.

[job keen]

There are many web host providers out there with many hosting plans to suit
your needs. Find a provider that can support you well and troubleshoot to
solve any technical problem that u may have on your site. Try going to www.hostpulse.com
to find a suitable provider to host your site.

Kind regards,
Job


"Rachel" <rrernst@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Great question and answer!
>I recommend services to small businesses, but haven't done it very many
times,
>so I'm still learning. I learned NOT to get domains from Network Solutions.
> I currently use BuyDomain.com.
>
>The services I look for depend on the client. Generally I want NT servers
>(not UNIX) because I want the site to be able to grow into ecommerce/database
>sites in the future and I work with ASP developers to do that on Microsoft
>systems. However, if you are into CGI and all that jazz, then UNIX might
>be what you want. Just remember all your links/file names are case-sensitive.
> Some believe UNIX servers to be more reliable and somewhat faster.
>
>Next I look for web-mail to go along with those POP3 email accounts. Generally
>small clients need that extra option to get their email (or, should I say
>that if I don't want to be their IT person, I like to offer that as an easy
>solution, instead of configuring their email app).
>
>Most hosts give you ample amount of disk space (storage) and bandwidth (download),
>but you want to check that to make sure. You should see comparable/competitive
>amounts of each.
>
>I see that most plans I want for a small business (such as a doctor's office,
>insurance agency, lawyers office, or other small business) can get a good
>solid plan for $25-$50 per month with a $20-$50 set up fee.
>
>My internal debate revolves around whether I eventually want to lease an
>entire server of my own and direct-bill my clients for the hosting. The
>jury is out, but I think I'm going to shy away from this because I contract
>with my clients year-to-year and we both want the out to quit working with
>each other should the relationship or something else go sour. So, I continue
>to recommend them to their own web host. This way their site is fully "delivered"
>to them and can sit up there on their server without my having full ownership
>of it.
>
>I have tried to divulge myself of IT duties, but recommending a site host,
>domain host, and also search-engine optimization services is integral to
>me getting the design contract. I keep a file of printouts and magazine
>tearouts. I look for national companies who advertise nationally in magazines
>or other media--thinking that it is another small indicator of their commitment
>to longevity in their trade.
>
>Write me if you want!
>
>
>
>"Bryan Carnathan" <bryan@carnathan.com> wrote:
>>
>>Bren,
>>
>>You are going to have to determine what features you are looking for before
>>you can make a good decision. How much disk space do you need? How much
>bandwidth
>>will you consume? How many POP3 email addresses do you need? Do you need
>>database support? NT, 2000 or UNIX? And a million others ... I have listed
>>some sites for you to look at below ... I have seen all of the hosts included
>>as being recommended by someone or I have personal experience with them.
>>Before making a final decision, search http://www.google.com and http://groups.google.com
>>for any conversations and information you can dig up on your selected host.
>>
>>http://www.hostsearch.com/
>>http://www.innerhost.com/
>>http://www.burlee.com
>>http://www.readyhosting.com/ (a bargain)
>>http://www.affordablehost.com/ (very good support)
>>http://www.webhostingtalk.com/
>>http://www.your-site.com
>>http://www.futurequest.net/
>>http://www.wizardshosting.com
>>http://www.Site5.com
>>http://www.VenturesOnline.com
>>http://www.aletiahosting.com/
>>http://www.dogvox.com/sucks.htm
>>http://www.rackspace.com
>>
>>If you have not registered a domain name, I suggest http://www.directnic.com/.
>>
>>
>>Bryan
>>bryan@carnathan.com
>>www.save-u.com
>>www.nationalticket.com
>>
>>
>>"Bren" <bbutler@pn.usbr.gov> wrote:
>>>
>>>I am perty experienced with HTML and have been developing pages for an
>
>>>intranet for several years. I have just been asked by the owners of a
>
>>>new business to build them a commercial web page. Where do I begin to
>look
>>>
>>>to find an adequate web hosting service? They do not currently have
>>>internet access and so they have no dial-up account. They have asked
me
>>>
>>>to deal with all the little details for them. Any help?? Thanks.
>>
>