Cheap Hosting v/s Budget hosting

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When shopping for a great deal on web hosting services, don’t fall for price alone. Rest assured there are many differences between a budget web host and a cheap host. When many people think “cheap web hosting” they think some old server plugged sitting in someone’s closet serving up a few hundred web sites. Well, that actually is what a cheap web host may be, but a quality budget host is quite different. Here’s how.

State of the Art

With the drop in server costs, the advances in hosting automation software and the vastly unfilled data centers across the US it has certainly become possible for a quality budget web host to provide cheap web hosting services while leveraging premium grade equipment and facilities. Whether they admit it or not, the majority of shared hosting providers, budget or not, are in fact leveraging third party facilities.

Space and Features

So many hosts offer a cheap plan these days just to get you in the door only to find the plan offers a tiny amount of space, no features, limited bandwidth and of course stiff overage penalties. With a true budget host there is no loss-leader plan to get you in the door. For example, the cheapest hosting plan, is $3.95 a month which certain hosts offer and has enough space and features to serve most people’s personal and business sites for life.
There are several quality budget hosts available today - find one that’s right for you.

Customer Service and Support

Budget or not, too many hosts think it is acceptable to have to wait 24 hours or more for a response to support issues. Most customers would rather pay more and receive faster service - smart hosts know this! If a host cannot not provide a high level of support and service at the rates they charge, then they need to charge more in order to do so. Most hosting providers offer a personal online service account where you have access to friendly and knowledgeable technicians day or night. The best companies reply to customer service tickets in about an hour or two.

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