There are so many hosting companies out there these days it makes it almost impossible to decide on the best company for you. It seems that most people will choose a WordPress hosting account or even a Blogger.com account. I know a few people who love Google and have chosen this. However, with free hosting, you need to watch out for the ads that are placed all over your site. You have no control over this and it is the price you'll pay for selecting a free account. With a free account such as WordPress or even Blogger, you can actually pay a small fee each year to have your domain name registered.
If you are looking for an alternative to hosting your site on GoDaddy, why not check out a few of these sites. I am not recommending WordPress, Bloggers, or even Google Sites for you to consider. We all know about these sites and there is no need to offer them to you.
Bluehost: I'm sure everyone has seen this advertised all over the web. They offer a great deal for your first year of hosting services. The cost is just $2.95 a month. When you see people promoting this site, you'll see that the major selling point of this site is "A great alternative to WordPress". I do believe when you sign up for this site the first year they will give you your domain registration free.
One nice thing about this site is the customer service, they have an affiliate program you can join, and they do offer a reasonable cost for your second year of service. Don't be naive and think that the renewal cost will be $2.95 a month because this will never happen. They give you this great price to get you to sign up with them. Furthermore, if you're an affiliate with this company it makes it easier to sell this site to others who are looking for a hosting company. I love the cPanel on the site and it makes it so easy to install WordPress and Joomla on this site.
FastComet: This is a cloud hosting company and also an excellent choice for anyone who wants to get away from GoDaddy. The service will save you around $50 a year and this is nice to have a little extra money in your pocket. What is nice about this service is the fact they will encrypt SL every 90 days on the site. Some service doesn't do this often or it is done in a much longer duration of time.
Here is what I love, you get a free domain renewal for the life of your account. This alone is excellent and it saves you around $22 a year for renewing your domain name. The site does a daily backup of your account which is excellent if you have an issue and want to go back. Some website hosting companies charge you for backing up your account. This can run around $75 a year. However, this site offers the service for free. Another great plus in my books. The last fantastic benefit comes with free hosting. All you need to do is get 5 people to sign up under you and they will give you free hosting for the life of your account. What other sites does this? None that I know of.
GreenGeeks: If you haven't heard of this company before, I'm sure you're not alone. This company offers you unlimited domains, free domain setup, and transfer and SSD web space. The hosting service offers you unlimited disk space so it makes it easy to add as many domains as you wish to your account.
This company is eco-friendly. I guess that is great if you are looking for a green way to host your website. Here is one thing to consider, the company will add back 3 times the power it consumes hosting the servers. They add this back into the grid, which is a lot more than most companies will ever try to do to conserve energy and give some back.
The service will cost you around $3.95 a month when you select a 3-year plan. If you are looking for a greenway o host your site, then this is a small price to pay.
Who do you recommend and why?