I was using IX Web Hosting couple of years ago and like any other users, the main idea is to save as much as possible and get the best quality service for every dime paid. being new at that time, i have no idea what i was dealing with and wasn’t sure about IX but after some thoughts (especially with the fantastically low price), I decided I might as well give it a go. even though i have heard of rumors and bad experience encountered by numerous webmasters resulting from their unsatisfactory service, i just kept my fingers cross that somehow these are all just marketing ploy and it will never happen to me, yeah!

Soon after i uploaded my site, the nightmare begins far earlier than i expected. my site was always slow to respond and i have a bad feeling that i could have missed out on some visits due to this problem. i kept asking for friends from different states to test it out and check the loading time because i want to make sure that everything is fine but the fact is, if the plan is satisfactory, why would i have to worry about any of these in the first place?

In terms of reliability there was also similar concern as my site suffered frequent downtimes some lasting as long as 5 to 6 hours. i managed to get in touch with the support team and despite the assurance given on the upgrading of service done, the problem kept coming back until finally one day, i decided that it’s time i let it go in search of a better one. having said that, nevertheless let’s look on the bright side, at least their support staff is courteous and efficient to assist with all my queries lol!

To sum it all up, yes I would say that they might be cheap, but you have to remember, you get what you pay for.

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I’m writing a review for Bluehost currently which I’m using for my A Gluten Free Guide site. Previously, I was using blogger but later decided to get my own domain and started searching for a host. A friend recommended Bluehost to me and being new to it, I’m a little bit reserved about everything. But after months of using, I’m confident I have enough experience in it and as such decided to write a review on it.

Features and Pricing (score: 4 out of 5)
The web hosting plan is pretty basic complete with cPanel and with a monthly price tag of only $6.95 for 1500GB of disk storage space and 15000GB of data transfer / bandwidth, I think it’s among one of the most price competitive in the market. Among the features worth mentioning here is the unlimited number of full domains and of sub-domains allowed under the one account. Although this is not something I would shout about, it serves my hosting needs well and caters for my site’s traffic.

Reliability and Uptime (score: 3.5 out of 5)
So far, I can say the overall uptime for any particular month is always on the high side. I haven’t had any major problems with this issue and I only had one sour experience, which occurred sometime back when it was down for almost 4 hours and later the FTP becomes inaccessible. However, the problem was solved after I contacted the support department and everything went back to normal.

Technical and Customer Support (score: 3.5 out of 5)
As mentioned earlier, the staff was generally helpful and most of them can really dig deep when it comes to technical questions. Even when I opened a number of support tickets simultaneously, I found that all of the replies were prompt and accurate.

Miscellaneous items (score: 4 out of 5)
Although there are certain features which I’m not currently using at the moment, some can come handy like the Fantastico scripting feature, support for OS Commerce Shopping Cart and Perl language compatibility.

Overall score: 15 out of 20 points

Conclusion
Definitely one of the recommended hosting provider if you are those bargain hunters. I can say that the overall service so far until now was generally pleasant and I won’t hesitate recommending this to my other friends.

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I used Host4Profit for several years and all I can say is that it worked perfectly for my needs all along but I moved away after I realized there were many other good hosting companies available and less expensive too.

There are several good things about Host4Profit.
For instance, they offer their customers the possibility of earning money by using their “Money-Making Plug-In Sites” and they pay commissions by referral. Next to this, they also have a forum where you can get help, make deals and create partnerships to increase your business. You get a life time membership once you become a customer.

Their Control Panel is easy to use and allows you to do everything you need to do with your site.
They provide full support for all server related question and always responded fast to my questions.

Actually they even have a promotion called: a free Bahamas’ vacation, which works like this:
Anyone signing up 500 active accounts with them in a six month period will receive an all expenses paid vacation to the Grand Bahamas’s.
They even say that they will try to be there with the winners, sort of ‘trying to make a family out of a business’. It’s a shame I never made it that far

They also promote the Plug-in profit sites which are complete sites created to sell some ‘eBooks’ and which are available for your name and address, (yes, you can put them on your domain) once you plug in your information. I did not try this so have no idea if it is worth the effort. You get to keep 100% of the income.

These are the names of the plug-in sites:
eBay Secrets Revealed, it sells for $14.97
E-Mail Marketing Strategies Revealed, it sells for $19.95
eBay Marketing Secrets, it sells for $9.95 to $15.00
Internet Cash Machines, it sells for $14.97

This is how much they pay for referral:
Refer 1 Customer: $10 per month
Refer 1000 Customers: $10,000 Per Month (that would be cool!)
Of course the people you refer have to stay with them!
In my time I had 1 referral and although it did not make me rich, it made my hosting cheaper.

Here some of their features:

Uptime & reliability: 10/10
server & connection speed: 9/10
technical support & knowledge: 9/10
customer service & billing: 10/10
price value for money: 7/10
overall rating: 9/10

Conclusion:
Why I stayed with them for so long? I was very satisfied with their services.

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I have been hosting with PhatServers for about 12 months now and I can honestly say that I am really happy with

the experience.

The highest plus I can mention concerning their services is the

excellent technical support.

For instance, I had a few issues with installing new software

because I was not too familiar with PHP and databases and

PhatServers explained what I needed to do and how to do it,

also their technical support assisted me in installing various

scripts for no extra charge at all. I also had some security problems on one script I was using so they went in

and upgraded it for me to avoid any problems.

They also responded to every one of my support requests within minutes. Some other hosts I used would take
sometimes even 3 business days to answer my emails.

My website has not experienced any down time that I have noticed and it always loads nice and quick from anywhere

I try to log on from so I can recommend this host to anyone who wants a reliable provider because it has worked

out perfectly for me.

Also they use Directadmin Control Panel, which makes it very easy to administer your domains.

See this for just an idea of what they offer:

I would rate it a 9 out of 10.

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