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Best Affordable Blog Hosting
No, it's not easy to know.
Before we go any further I need you to know that I have used many different hosting companies over the years and know all have their plus points and their downsides.
You also need to know I have my own private hosting platform so don't use any paid platform right now. I have no affiliation with any hosting platform so the recommendations I give are based on performance and pricing.
So, let's get down to it. Don't get caught up in the naming conventions, I'm talking about blog hosting, which is the same as web hosting because your Blog is your website... But you know that anyway.
First, the really bad news. Only 1 hosting company has consistently disappointed me and to explain I want to tell you a story. Some time ago I was looking to register a domain and started running domain searches for all the permutations of my company name. All the searches returned the result that the permutations were available, but I did not buy anything, preferring to return the next day after a 'cooling off' period.
The following day all the domain names had been taken. Interesting no? Pretty big coincidence right? Anyway a few months later I started receiving emails from someone trying to sell those domain names. Well it doesn't take a genius to work out what's going on does it? It's call domain squatting and it's illegal.
Someone who will remain nameless unless I want to find myself in court is either taking domain searches and registering them in order to resell them to the person searching for them at an inflated price, or it's an enormous coincidence. I had heard of this company and its practices but this was the first time I had experienced it 1st hand.
The best thing I can say is never run searches for available domain names through a hosting that sounds like Blow-Bady and I will say no more.
What Hosting Do I Need then?
Free Hosting There are still places to find free hosting for your website but this is only good for a noncritical website, perhaps a test site if you're learning how to create websites. For anything else, just stay away from them. Firstly, you can't trust them to be around in the morning and you will have no support. The other thing is your domain name will be something like (YOURDOMAIN.FREEDOMAIN) DOT COM which looks rubbish.
Shared Hosting A shared hosting is when your website shares a physical server and services with other websites. Your domain name is clearly yours like (MYDOMAIN) DOT COM and you will have support. This is a cheap option as the costs are shared between other clients, but the service could be slower than more expensive hosting.
Dedicated Hosting A dedicated hosting account gives you a dedicated server to yourself. Probably a virtual server, but still, the server and its services are dedicated to your website.
This is perfect for a business site and allows for quicker performance, but you'll be responsible for your server operation, so you're going to need a server administrator.
Colocated Hosting This is top of the tree in terms of taking control. This is when your business buys and runs its own server. This server will be kept in a data center where the environment is kept to its optimum. But you will be in full control of the administration unless you pay an additional fee for a data center administrator.
You'll have a good idea what hosting you need now so let's look at some offers from my top 5 likes.
HostGator. Prices From: $3.33
Pros: Excellent shared and dedicated Web hosting plans.
Useful Weebly site-building software. Good customer service.
Cons: Lacks Windows-based VPS hosting. No one-step WordPress import. Email is missing extra security.
Round Up: The feature-packed HostMonster gives you all the tools to craft attractive, functional websites, but the interface requires plenty of digging to find what you need.
InMotion Prices From: $3.49
Pros: Good uptime. Excellent managed WordPress options. All plans offer unlimited email. Money-back guarantee
Cons: Lacks Windows servers. Basic Web builder creates dated-looking sites. Need to create separate logins for all add-ons.
Round Up: The feature-packed InMotion Hosting offers many free tools for building a website, a top choice for managed WordPress hosting.
DreamHost Prices From: $4.95
Pros: Lots of security features. Extensive domain management tools. Good VPS offering. Unlimited data transfers per month. Cloud storage plans. Generous money-back guarantee.
Cons: No site builder. Lacks Windows-based servers. May prove intimidating to the uninitiated.
Round Up: Dreamhost strikes a near-perfect balance of features and price, but it's for users who are familiar with website administration. If you don't have the tools to build your own site or don't already have one to migrate, Dreamhost might not be for you.
Hostwinds Prices From: £2.59
Pros: Excellent VPS hosting plans. Good customer service. Linux- or Windows-based server options. Unlimited email and monthly data transfers. Minecraft server hosting.
Cons: Lacks managed WordPress hosting. Difficult-to-find cancellation option.
Round Up: Hostwinds offers robust Web hosting options, especially when it comes to the company's Editors' Choice-worthy VPS hosting. However, a few minor missteps keep it from being the Web hosting top dog overall.
Liquid Prices From: $14.95
Pros: Offers Linux- or Windows-based servers. Excellent VPS and dedicated hosting plans. Prorated VPS plans. High-end specs.
Cons: Underwhelming shared hosting storage. Relatively expensive.
Round Up: Liquid Web is a flexible, feature-packed online host with outstanding customer service and excellent dedicated and VPS hosting plans, but you'll spend a pretty penny to experience it.
There you have it. Hosting packages in a 'Nut Shell'.
