As Webmasterlist.net is hosted by iPage hosting, I thought it would be appropriate to review iPage shared hosting services. I have had experiences with a lot of web hosts, some of which are very good. I must say that iPage shared hosting is among the very best! My assessment is based on multiple factors. Their
Some important iPage web hosting perks
customer support is impeccable, but premium support comes at an extracost of 29.95/month-disk space and data transfer (bandwidth) are not an issue at all. Although their server is well set up for websites with dynamic content such as webmasterlist.net, I recently found out the size of uploaded files cannot exceed 8MB. This restriction could be a problem for a website that allows video upload. Webmasterlist.net is planning to keep iPage hosting for now and not migrate to the new self-operated web server of its parent company (Luloot, LLC). However, if users complain of any problems uploading files because of upload size limit, we will have to consider migrating to our own server. The following are some important features of iPage web hosting :
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- Unlimited shared hosting Disk Space, Bandwidth & Email
- FREE Domain
- FREE Security Suite
- FREE Site-Building Tools
- FREE Online Store
- Marketing tools, including $150 in free search marketing credits-FREE Google, Yahoo! & Facebook Marketing Credits
- GREEN! Powered by 100% wind energy
- FREE domain transfer
- Unlimited web hosting space
- Unlimited data transfer
- Host unlimited domain
- Free SiteLock security suite (a $100 value
- Outstanding reliability
- Money Back Guarantee
- It’s dirt cheap at $3.50/month for a 12-month contract ($42)
- In addition, iPage Hosting builds and selects tools that give customers incredible flexibility and are robust enough for experts, while intuitive enough for beginners. Plus, iPage Hosting offers a choice of site builders, shopping carts, blogging tools, photo galleries and more. iPage Hosting is a leader in web hosting, hosts Over 1,500,000 domains under management, serves over 1,000,000 Websites and customers in 150 countries. Further, iPage Hosting owns 6 worldwide locations, employs 800 people, and more…
Here are a few iPage Hosting customer reviews:
So far so good! “I have been with iPage for 2 weeks and have no concerns whatsoever. I was searching around for web hosting for a while. I didn’t find any bad reviews of ipage through the net. Support with iPage web hosting can be a bit slow but they there 24/7 so you don’t have to wait overnight for replies, I usually get replies to my emails in about 45 minutes which is perfect for me. The site builder is awesome for someone who does not have a clue where to start with a website from scratch. ” – Marnie Lomax from LA, USA @ Oct 25th, 2009.
iPage Hosting is recommended. “I’ve found them to be a solid host though and work well for basic web applications, backed by reasonable support too. I’ve been using this host for a while now and I’ve not had any problems so far. They’ve been very reliable. For the money you don’t get a great deal, but then with cheap hosting you only really get what you pay for.” – Maria Lopadon from WA USA @ October 29th, 2009.
We are taking our web building business to iPage web hosting. “Isiah from Ipage Hosting support was very helpful, courteous, pleasant and informative when I spoke with him. He didn’t rush me through the questions that I had and offered to help beyond what I asked. Thank you for good support. This is the reason that we are taking our web building business to iPage. When we discovered consistently that Ipage hosting ”live” support was quickly available and courteous as well as informed and helpful we no longer wish to deal with web site hosts that are “e-mail only” support. At this time I am very pleased with Ipage support and program.” – PromotionsByWeb.com from Zim, MN @ Feb 16, 2010.
Security matters. ”After doing research what web hosting companies are offering in terms of security of the web sites I came to conclusion that iPage Hosting is ahead of competition. And I wasn’t disappointed after I signed up with them. SiteLock, a product they offer, does daily scans for malware and spam. It gives me confidence that my web site is safe, and my visitors get same peace of mind as well – they see certificate on my site that it has been scanned and verified that it is malware free and safe to shop on. For a small business like mine, its important to have security package like that without breaking a bank.” – Mark Jr. from Texas @ July 20, 2010.
I’m happy with my choice! “I like the ease of creating a website. I had it launched in one day. The help information is a little overwhelming, but at least it is available. I researched who to go with for much longer than it took me to build my website on Ipage web hosting. I’m happy with my choice.” – Leslie of bluedreamtahoe.com @ August 17, 2010.
iPage = Fast Hosting! ”I’m running vbulletin forums and they can be a real resource hog! I moved my site to ipage hosting and it’s running fast. I highly recommend ipage hosting to anyone who needs fast web hosting.” – awesome from Australia @ November 24th, 2009.
Conclusion: iPage Hosting is a great web host, but the extracost of their premium customer support could be a minor disadvantage in comparison to other top web hosts! However, do not let this premium support put you off; their basic shared web hosting support works fine for us so far, and we will be the first to tell you if any flaw is displayed in the future. With respect to upload size restriction, many top web host that do not support FFMPEG web hosting also impose this restriction. I would definitely recommend iPage Hosting to those webmasters who are not concerned about video file upload!
