Shared Web Hosting

Welcome to Setup Web Hosting where we hope to provide you all the information you could possibly need to get started with finding a Web Host and setup your web hosting with one that is most appropriate for your particular website.

So here is our list of the most highly recommended US based Web Hosting Companies you can setup hosting with.  According to our findings and experience these top 5 Web Hosts are the ‘best of the best’.

Top Recommended Web Hosting Companies

WebHostingPad - "Best Value"

• Customer Service - 95%
  
• Reliability - 97%
• Included Options - 96%
• Value For Money - 99%
• Performance - 95%

Webhostingpad really have come along leaps and bounds over the last year or two to really close the gap.  The difference now between them and Bluehost at the top is almost zero, with Bluehost perhaps just sneaking ahead in the reliability space.

Now we need to emphasize this point - Webhostingpad is by no means unreliable, in fact we are talking about a couple of percentage points difference only.  They do have storage backups and excellent support, just maybe very ever so slightly less reliability than it’s closest rival Bluehost.  To be honest we are talking about what could equal in real terms perhaps 2 - 3 minutes more downtime per month. 

If this is not an issue for you then by all means choose Webhostingpad!  They are substantially cheaper and arguably better value overall.  Webhostingpad has won numerous web hosting awards over the years and are a high class outfit with all the hosting bells and whistles.  Taking out the Setup Web Hosting ‘best value’ award sees Webhostingpad claim our coveted top spot by the narrowest of margins.

Click here for more detailed info and reviews on Webhostingpad.

Bluehost - "Most Reliable"

• Customer Service - 95%
  
• Reliability - 99%
• Included Options - 93%
• Value For Money - 96%
• Performance - 96%

Bluehost have to be the classiest, most reliable Web Hosting Company to grace the market to date.  Offering a very competitive $6.95 per month deal for shared hosting, they may be slightly more expensive than some other competitors, but that extra dollar or so is quickly forgotten about when you realise a year down the track that you barely noticed any downtime at all with your websites. 

They offer all the bells and whistles, including unlimited bandwidth, unlimited storage, unlimited add-on domains so you can host as many websites as you can imagine and SimpleScripts for setting up your webhosting service with ease, including applications such as Wordpress, BBPress, Joomla and many others with the click of a button.

Click here for full details on their plans and services and for user reviews.

Yahoo Web Hosting - "Best Small Business Host"

• Customer Service - 94%
  
• Reliability - 94%
• Included Options - 90%
• Value For Money - 90%
• Performance - 94%

Yahoo Web Hosting carries with it the great Yahoo name which everyone has heard of.  The name carries with it a certain authority and we can safely say their hosting package is ideal for beginners who are looking for something easy to setup and easy to maintain.  It is slightly more expensive than other dedicated web hosting companies, but is certainly worth the extra money for ease of use. 

They include all of the expected bells and whistles such as unlimited bandwidth and storage, practically unlimited email addresses, 24/7 customer service, reliability, stability.  They also provide some great start up options such as advertising/marketing credits and excellent support and reporting facilities.  However, if you are looking to setup web hosting with a host that allows full flexibility of hosting options, easy install applications, cpanel control and customizations, then Yahoo web hosting may not be the best choice for you. 

Probably the biggest negative is the price which rises close to $10 per month after the first three months.  Whilst still competitive there are certainly cheaper hosts out there that maybe give you more bang for your buck, though if you are a beginner looking for simple setup of your web hosting with server-side site building apps and nice simple interface then consider Yahoo as one of the best entry level web hosting companies.

Click here for details on their web hosting plans and user reviews. 

InMotion Hosting - "Most Scalable"

• Customer Service - 92%
  
• Reliability - 95%
• Included Options - 93%
• Value For Money - 92%
• Performance - 97%

InMotion web hosting can be summed up in one sentence - professional and scalable.

Their website and web hosting plans exude professionalism and class and the options they provide a prospective customer can be overwhelming at first, particularly for the beginner, but if you know what you are looking for you will see there are enough plans to cater for anyone’s particular needs.

They are reasonably priced (assuming the ‘business class’ plan as standard) and offer the expected unlimited storage, bandwidth, free domain registration, reliability, application installers, website builders and more.  One thing that they don’t offer is unlimited add-on domains, but that is not a big deal for most people. 

The main plus which really sets InMotion apart from the rest of the crowd is their scalability.  To elaborate on this, if you setup your website with standard (shared) web hosting on a cheap hosting plan you can keep upsizing your plan as your website popularity increases and your traffic grows.  When you have outgrown the shared hosting plans you can move onto either VPS Virtual Private Server hosting or Dedicated Server Hosting where the web hosting costs increase substantially but is really mandatory if you are running a professional site with high volumes of traffic.  Shared Web Hosting simply will not cope with a large customer base. 

So InMotion would allow you to retain them as your existing Web Host, have a relatively painless migration to a private server and continue to provide a competitive, efficient service.  If you are planning for the future and expect large traffic growth then it is a good option to setup web hosting with InMotion Hosting.

Click here for more information about their plans and how you can setup web hosting with them.

JustHost - "Best Allrounder"

• Customer Service - 93%
  
• Reliability - 93%
• Included Options - 92%
• Value For Money - 97%
• Performance - 92%

JustHost Web Hosting is surprisingly good at everything - and have an amazing price offer on at the moment making them effectively our cheapest web hosting option to setup.  They don’t seem to be let down in any particular area nor do they excel in other areas.  If you are looking for a decent priced option with no major surprises or hiccups then they could be the host for you.  They have very good customer support, are reasonably reliable with not much downtime, offer an excellent pricing structure and are improving all of the time.  But what is the catch, you ask?  Well, they are pretty new on the scene, having only been in the web hosting business for a couple of years, so their stability as a major player remains to be seen, however early signs are very positive.

Click here for more information and reviews about JustHost.