Web Hosting

FindMyHosting.com - Guide to Budget Web Hosting - This guide offers great tips on how to avoid fraudulent host claims, but most importantly, offers a "List Matching Plans" button at the bottom of the article which serves up over 250 hosts that match their criteria along with data to help you judge the host.

About - Free and Cheap Web Hosting - Lists web hosts by breaking down into several levels of cheap web hosting from free to over $20. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, past the free hosts to the cheap hosts because the old saying "You get what you pay for" often rings true when it comes to web hosting.

WebHosting Talk - Shared Webhosting Specials - This popular web hosting discussion board features specials offered by smaller web hosting companies. Before you sign up, do a search on the site and make sure the host is getting good feedback.

CNET - Cheap Web Host Warnings - Great article on finding the "needle" (quality cheap web hosting companies) in the "haystack" (over 10,000 hosts) and gives readers a glimpse of possible horror stories through a real case scenario.

TopHosts - Guide to Virtual Private Servers - Learn the basics about virtual web hosting by reading this article. Discusses the cost savings in using a VPS server versus dedicated web hosting.

2K Communications - Intro to the Virtual Private Server - This guide is written to help sell their VPS services, but it provides some important information about virtual web hosting. Be sure to read beyond chapter 1, but don't get too scared off - it isn't really as complicated as they make it seem.

About.com - How to Set Up Virtual Web Hosting - Learn how to set up your server to allow multiple sites at one IP address. Written for those who are running an Apache Web Server.

Interland - Virtual Private Servers - One of the top providers of VPS web hosting provides two different plans depending on whether you need root access or not.

Verio - Virtual Private Servers - Another leader in virtual web hosting, Verio uses the Sun Solaris platform. Choose from four different plans depending on your needs.

Webhostdirectory - The Benefits of Managed Hosting - Setting up a server can be difficult work. Even if you think you are savvy enough, you might want to read this article to see why a managed server might be a better choice than an unmanaged server.

New.Architect - managed web hosting article - Learn more about the different types of managed web hosting. Provides general information, but not very many specifics. Note: the New.Architect has ceased publication.

Rackspace - Rackspace specializes in managed web hosting services and has quickly become a leader in this part of the industry. They now manage over 7,000 managed servers - not bad for a company that has only been around for five years!

Microsoft - Registered Frontpage Web Presence Providers - Microsoft provides a list of under a dozen WPPs, but also offers a handy search tool which lists even more providers. By leaving all the boxes blank on the form, you will get a list of hosts that support frontpage. Search by state if location is important to you.

Web Hosting Ratings - Frontpage Plans - Over 1000 frontpage plans are displayed here, complete with important statistics including price and disk space, plus user ratings and uptime tracking.

Web Hosting Plaza - Lists over 660 web hosting companies supporting frontpage extensions. Don't trust the ratings - they are too easy to manipulate.

Alertra Web Site Monitoring - This monitoring service helps companies track their website down time or helps web hosting companies prove their service uptime. There is also a free tool that allows you to run speed tests from different areas of the world.

Netcraft - Web Hosting Research Services - Provides research about the web hosting industry with some of the most comprehensive data available. Neat tools allow users to see what kind of server a site is running and who the Netblock owner is.

Network Solutions - Whois - Find out who the administrative, technical, and registration contacts are for a particular domain name. Also lists the DNS servers and who the registrar is.

Smooth Web Move - Website Moving Service - Unique service that helps small companies move their websites to other hosts. Provides a comprehensive web host moving guide and web hosting educational articles.