Q: What website hosts do you recommend?

A: In my early days online (not too long ago!), I had some pretty bad hosting experiences. I dealt with poor support and with overloaded servers that caused my site to move at a snail’s pace…and I’ve moved beyond that. I now work with a few key web hosts that deliver the kind of service that you and I deserve.

Servint: I have 2 Virtual Private Servers (VPS) with Servint and am very satisfied. There support is 24/7 and I always get a near-immediate answer to any support requests. I don’t believe they have any small hosting plans, but if you need lots of space and bandwidth (great if you have a lot of audio or video on your site, etc.), Servint is worth looking into. Be sure to tell them that Alice from internetbasedmoms.com sent you.

The only problems I’ve had with Servint is with hosting my own email lists on my own autoresponder. I’ve never figured out the problem, but since have decided against hosting my own mailing lists to avoid false spam complaints and to get better delivery rates (but that’s another topic).

Mom Webs: A nice service with great uptime. It’s full cpanel hosting and efficient support and service.

Don’t Even Know How to Make a Web Page?

If you don’t know how to edit web pages and don’t want to fuss with a web page editor or learning HTML, here’s a couple website builder recommendations.

Internet Based Family: This is a site builder that I offer that creates professional-looking websites in minutes…plus, there’s a ton of great extra features. There’s a 10-day free trial too.

…or if you’re ready for heavy-duty marketing school, check out…

SiteBuildIt (SBI): Look at SBI as a marketing school, rather than a site builder and you’ll do awesome. Ken Evoy of SiteSell includes an amazing manual that comes with the builder and the builder itself has a ton of marketing-savvy features. If you decide on using SiteBuildIt, just realize that the process of getting your site online may seem to be a slow one as you make your way through the manual….but let me tell you, if you’re patient it will be well worth it. Ken really shows you how to make sites that make money. You want to make money, don’t you?

For Domains & Hosting:

Definitely check out Internet Based Moms Hosting – your one-stop shop for cheap domains and a variety of hosting packages.