Looking for a hosting service?

People often ask me who I use or would recommend to host their website or corporate presence online. The answer is always the same, 1 and 1 web hosting.

Why 1&1?

There are certain things you should demand from any online hosting company; web hosting that is 100% online at 24/7, ease of use to manage and register your domains, full FTP access, great and quick support, and obviously, power at a GREAT price.

That's why I would recommend you look at 1&1's packages and find one that's good for you. Rather than leave you to their sales pitch, I'll try and recommend packages based on what you might be looking for.

Example Linux hosting options

If you are looking for a Linux based hosting package, which includes PHP & MySql (LAMP develoment) here are some of your options;

1&1 Home - the hosting package if you are looking for a great priced deal to host your small scale / personal website. At only £4.99 a month, it gives you professional quality hosting for very little money (including PHP scripting).

Includes: 1 .co.uk domain free, 800 MB web space, 300 1GB POP3/IMAP accounts, 10 GB monthly traffic (which is far more than most websites will ever need [click here]

1&1 Business - the cheapest business level hosting you can buy (£8.99 a month). Includes two MySql databases for you to store all the information a small business website would required (or any website which wants to run some of the great open source software out there (PHPBB - the Forum software you will find at www.short-fiction.co.uk for example).

Includes: 3 free co.uk domains, 2.5 GB web space, 700 1GB POP3/IMAP accounts, 20 GB monthly traffic. [click here]

Windows / .Net / Frontpage hosting options

If you are looking for a windows based hosting package, 1&1 have the following that might suit you..

1&1 Home - the hosting package if you wish to use Frontpage 2002 extensions to add functionality to your home/hobby website. Includes the following for only £5.99 per month;

1 free co.uk domain, 800 MB web space, 300 1GB POP3/IMAP accounts, 10 GB monthly traffic, Frontpage 2003 extensions, .Net framework, Access database [click here]

1&1 Business Pro - this package is more than powerful enough for a real solid presence online, for an amazing £16.99 a month. Includes two SQL server 2000 databases, through either Frontpage 2003 extensions, or .net / asp programming. Includes the following;

5 free .co.uk domains, 6 GB web space, 1,500 1GB POP3/IMAP accounts, 50 GB monthly traffic [click here]