There are many hosting companies tooting their horns these days. However, if they do not have cPanel with Fantastico, they are pointless and not worth your hard earned money.
Another important thing to keep in mind is that you should never spend more than $65 per year on hosting, and that is if you are getting premium hosting. Basic should be no more than $50 per year. Period. Oh, and avoid builders at ALL costs!! If you want easy, go with a free WordPress or Blogger blog.
10 Reasons cPanel Hosting is the Best
1. They Offer More than the Average Host. With cPanel you are getting more than just hosting. The platform is user-friendly and comes with video tutorials. A great option for the savvy webmaster and/or a beginner.
2. Email Accounts. Depending on the plan you purchase, at least 1 email account should be included. Not only do you get email accounts, you also get at least a couple different choices on retrieving webmail, optional forwarding, mailing list and more. With the webmail, there are signature options and sending options as well. Tons of mail features come with cPanel hosting.
3. Superior File Manager. Your files are in good hands with many options, including; back up abilities, ftp accounts, and more. Once in your file section it is extremely easy to manage. There is even a WYSIWYG editor for creating website pages…and many other helpful features for files and website pages.
4. Awesome Log Features. One of the best parts of cPanel hosting is the stats and logs that come with it. It has a bandwidth checker so you can keep track of bandwidth usage. It also comes with error log and several different stat counters for website traffic. The traffic stats are great and show you several different demographics and other important information on your visitors.
5. Security Features. You can password protect pages, have hotlink protection, ip deny manager and more.
6. Domain Options. Again, depending on what package you purchase, you can have add on domains, parked domains, subs and redirects. How many depends on package.
7. Databases. No matter who you get cPanel hosting through, one database should be included. Otherwise, it is not worth it. Databases can be used for fantastic features, forums, blogs, and much more.
8. Software Services. This is bar far one of the best parts of cPanel hosting. Depending on the company you choose to get hosting with (and I recommend you shop), you will have several features to choose from. A few of them may be…
- Fantastico. It’s all free and included with hosting. However, you must make sure you have enough databases for what you will be wanting to accomplish. With fantastico, you have easy access to many features, including; free forums like SMF, WordPress and other blog platforms, classifieds, content management, ecommerce options, image galleries, website templates and building options, Wiki, PHP form generator, auctions and much more…all at the click of your mouse!
- RV Site Builder. This is a great option for beginners. Instead of paying a ton of money ($20+ per month or more) for a builder host, RV site builder is included with most cPanel hosting companies. Very easy to use. Tons of templates and customizing features. It is a very user-friendly software.
- PHP Pear Packages. PEAR packages are collections of functions that allow you to perform tasks in PHP.
- Perl Modules functions and installer. Perl modules are collections of functions that allow you to perform tasks in Perl.
- cPAddon Scripts. These are great for adding chat, bulletin boards, carts and more. Check with your host for more information.
- CGI Center. Pre-installed scripts for you to use with your site. Some examples are; random HTML generator, advanced guestbook, java clock and much more.
9. Advanced Features. As if cPanel hosting did not come with enough features, you will also find things like; Apache handlers, error pages, index manager, Cron Jobs, Network tools and many more goodies depending on your host.
10. The Administrator Back Office Set Up. Not only is it easy to navigate, but there are admin features that make it easy for you to know what you have and your stats as well.
- Search. Can’t find what you need in your cPanel. They provide a search function.
- Frequently visited area. This is a great help if you mainly visit your mail, stats, and a couple other areas in your cPanel. It is like having a “quick links” section.
- Stat Section. I am not talking about website traffic. I am talking about an admin stat section. Things like how many databases, email accounts, etc that you have, versions, bandwidth usage, disk space, and more.
As you can see, there are many many reasons that cPanel hosting is the best option for hosting website or blog. Do some research and find the best company with the most reasonable prices. Make sure you know what you are getting with your cPanel and be sure Fantasitco is included, and RV site builder if you will need a user friendly builder system. Personally, I think a WordPress blog through the Fantastico will do the trick.
Do not forget that more than $50 a year for basic and $65 a year for premium hosting is a rip off. Period.
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