Hello,

HComm is correct. Shared hosting from a reliable provider is an economical way to get quality services at a reasonable price. Dedicated servers can run anywhere between $100 to $400 per month - a very expensive proposal.

Thigs to consider when seeking a shared hosting provider:

1. Features - What types of features are you looking for? Windows-based features such as FrontPage support, server-side, includes, etc.? Linux-based features such as cron jobs, MySQL Databases, etc.

2. Support - What kind of support is available? email? phone? hours of coverage?

3. Reliability - What kind of uptime does the host boast.

4. Customer feedback - What are others saying? There are many "Web Host Ranking" sites where you see the same hosts over and over again. That doesn't mean they're neccessarily the best - especially when the ranking site doesn't provide a place to submit a review - most of them have paid a fee to be listed there. A site that provides real customer feedback like www.webhostingjury.com is a good place to look.

5. Exagerated Claims - any provider claiming that you get 250GB of disk and 1000GB of transfer is pulling your leg. They're basically counting on the fact you'll never use that much space and therefore attempt to overload the server with clients in order to maximize their revenue per server. This can lead to slow, poor-performing websites that ultimately drive visitors away.

Gook luck in your search

Dave
Integra-Net Web Services
www.integra-net.com