Top 5 Hosts We Use and Recommend

After trying REALLY a lot of hosts from free  to paid, from shared to dedicated, I thought I will post some of my reviews of the webhosting services, so you’d know what more or less you are getting. I will only highlight the CHEAP hosts (under 10$ a month) bearing in mind we all want to get a good and affordable deal.

My # 1 host – Hostgator

This is the server that currently hosts toptut.com, and my other main business sites – Lorelei Web Design and Lorelei Web Forum. It’s has better uptime than the rest, professional support and, unlike other cheap hosts, inbuilt Awstats even if you pay 7$ for your account. The shared plan gives you the best value, just check their website for more details, but believe me this is the best deal you can get for as little as a few dollars a month. Full cPanel and loads of nice features come in the pack.

My # 2 host – Lunar Pages

Even though I won my hosting in a contest and don’t pay for it, I’d still say that if I was to pay, it would be one of the better hosting deals out there, and no wonder Lunar Pages are so popular. I host pswish.com and wpsite.net there, and despite all the CPU loads on the server (traffic, SE hits) I never had any problems, the support is excellent, friendly and professional, and they even have cPanel with Fantastico (no awstats).

My #3 Host – Dreamhost

Don’t let the big Bandwidth and Diskspace fool you. I currently host a about a dozen of sites there (including digitalfreephoto.com, nowg.net and more), use hardly 3% of my allowed diskspace and 1% of my bandwidth, yet I can’t use ftp anymore because I hit the files limit (can only have 200,000 on the server and I have 750,000+. When every single image and page and favicon counts in, it’s very easy to reach this limit. You will find quite a few limitations BUT if you use the coupon code LORELEI - you will get 50$ off, i.e. for $69,40 you get your annual hosting and for this price you can’t really go wrong.

My #4 Host – WebHosting Pad

This host is run by my partners, who I know and fully reply to. They give perhaps the cheapest deals, just click here to check more details: $4.95/mo.
And basically for this price you also can’t go wrong since this has been a stable and reliable hosting service ages ages now.

My #5 Host – BlueHost

This is a famous hosting company, and by all means should not be the last one my list, the only reason why it dropped so low was because they are a few dollars more expensive than the rest, however, just like 4 above mentioned programs this is one of the biggest and most well known hosting companies. The deal is: $6.95/mo — which is VERY affordable, considering you land on such a respectable host. Check them out for more info on disk space and bandwidth they offer.

All these were hosting companies I used and can recommend from personal experience. Moreover, they all have affiliate programs that pay out quite well, so you can start making money that will cover your hosting fees, just like I do