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If you want to create a website on
the Internet, the first thing that you need is a Web Server.
However, owning a web server is a very expensive affair;
moreover, it needs a huge amount of technical expertise that
most of the businesses cannot afford. It is in this situation
that a web hosting company or a web host comes in. These
companies supply all the relevant equipments and technical
knowledge and skills that are required. The web hosts thus
provide space on a server (that they own) as well as internet
connectivity to their clients.
Thus utilizing the services of a
web host is much cheaper than owning your personal server and
definitely free from hassles.
www.westhost.com is one such company that helps you to launch
your personal website.
West host currently has a number of personal web hosting plans
of various ranges to suit your demands. Each of the plans
comes with its personal VPS or Virtual Personal Server that
can satisfy the customer with the latest technology in the
world of personal web hosting.
Before I get into further discussion about the various plans
available, let me explain to you in brief about the Virtual
Personal Server.
Virtual private server or VPS – this is a great combination of
the flexibility of a dedicated server and affordability of a
shared server. This is very useful for entry and mid level
hosting needs. Some fundamental technical skills like UNIX
administration, basic programming and database capabilities
are required to use VPS.
What are the different plans offered by this web host?
End-of-Fall special plan – as you can make out from the name,
this plan is only for a limited period. According to this, the
client is permitted to host a maximum of 100 sites and gets a
guarantee for the life of the account. The other features
included are:
You are not charged for 3 months.
You are given a huge disc space of 15,000 MB.
A bandwidth of 250 GB.
An absolutely free domain registration.
A VPS hosting technology.
You are allowed to host up to 100 websites.
You have an access to 1000 mail boxes.
An uptime of 99%.
This package is available at $14.95.
The Personal Basic Plan – this is an economy plan which
provides its clients the basics of web hosting as well as the
email facility at an incredible price. The features offered
are as follows:
A disc space of 250 MB is provided.
There is a bandwidth of 10 GB.
You can get access to 3 email accounts.
There is 1 included website.
A VPS hosting technology.
There is also a dedicated IP (which is optional).
Pentium 4 Servers are used.
All this is available to you at $3.95.
The Personal Starter Plan – this is a pretty affordable
arrangement with almost all the benefits of the End-of-Fall
special plan. With a rate of $6.95, the benefits offered are:
A disc space of 2500 MB.
A bandwidth of 50 GB.
You can have access to 10 email accounts.
There is 1 included website.
There is also a dedicated IP (which is optional).
A VPS hosting technology.
Pentium 4 Servers are used.
The Personal Value Plan –
this is a very good offer if you are seriously looking for a
personal web hosting plan. The features are:
A disc space of 4000 MB.
A bandwidth of 45 GB.
You can have access to 50 email accounts.
There is also a dedicated IP (which is optional).
There is 3 included websites.
A VPS hosting technology.
Pentium 4 Servers are used.
All this is available to you at $9.95.
For all the plans there is a round the clock support system
for any assistance.
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