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4 Affordable Hosting Providers for Startups to Consider

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By creating a website,startups can build brand awareness and connect with potential customers better.

 

Creating a websiterequires quite a few steps, one of which is finding the right web hostingprovider. It might be a daunting task, as there are countless hosting companiesthat offer different prices and features. We have prepared this guide to helpyou pick the best hosting providers that offer budget-friendly prices.

 

Here are the top fouraffordable hosting providers that you can consider for your startup.

 

1.    Dreamhost

Recommended by Wordpress.org, Dreamhost is one of the most popular web hostingproviders on the market. Its annual fees are relatively affordable, with a lotof exciting free and premium features. The cheapest Shared hosting plan ispriced at $2.59 and offers suchfeatures as a free domain, unlimited traffic, unmetered bandwidth, a free SSLcertificate, WordPress already preinstalled, and more.

 

Should you need morefunctionality, Dreamhost offers more premium plans for WordPress, VPS, Cloud,and Dedicated hosting. Keep in mind that managing websites with VPS andDedicated hosting is much harder and requires quite a lot of technicalknowledge. Dreamhost also offers a 97-day money-back guarantee. You can manageyour websites using cPanel, which is beginner-friendly and easy to navigate. Theweb hosting provider has top-notch customer support via phone, live chat, andemail.

 

2.     Hostinger

When starting a newbusiness, you of course want to save money. However, a small budget doesn'thave to mean lower quality products. Great quality web hosting - the fastest hosting for only $0.80 - now offered by Hostinger.

 

The Single Shared hostingplan is perfect for beginners: affordable, yet packed with features. You willget 100GB bandwidth, a free SSLcertificate, 1 free email, 2 MySQL databases, DNS management, speedy loadingtimes, 99.9% uptime guarantee, fastloading times, and more. Hostinger also offers Premium and Business sharedhosting plans, Cloud, and VPS hosting. Those are perfect for larger websitesand webmasters with good technical skills. If you plan to build your websitewith a CMS, Hostinger has plans tailored for the best performance whether youuse Drupal, Joomla, or WordPress.

 

Best thing is - Hostingerhas a comprehensive onboarding process, which will help you learn to navigatethe back end of your website management, regardless of the technical skills youhave. What is more, the company offers a visual website builder - Zyro - forthose who don't have coding skills and want to build a website quickly.

 

The web hosting provideruses cutting edge technologies to ensure the best possible loading speed andyearly uptime. Should you run in any trouble, Hostinger is famous for it's fastand super helpful customer support. You can reach them via email or live chat.

 

3.    GreenGeeks

If you're anenvironment-conscious business owner, consider hosting your website withGreenGeeks. The company, from the start of its establishment, has focused onproviding high-quality hosing while remaining eco-friendly in all itsoperations.

 

GreenGeeks' plans start at $2.95 per month. With the cheapestplan, you will get 1 website, unlimited web space and data transfer, a free SSLcertificate, a free domain name for the first year, free nightly backups,unlimited databases, and 300% green energy match. The hosting provider usesLiteSpeed, LSCache, MariaDB, HTTP/2 and PHP7 to ensure speedy loading times.

 

GreenGeeks is compatiblewith all CMSs, so weather you want to build a website with WordPress or Drupal - it has you covered!


If Shared hosting doesn'tprovide enough features, you can always opt for their other plans, such as the Pro for $5.85 per month, or the Premiumplan for $11.95 per month. Like mosthosting providers, GreenGeeks offer a 24/7 customer service, in case you need ahelping hand.

 

4.    A2Hosting

Although A2 Hosting isless known, it offers some of the best web hosting solutions to startups. Itunlimited bandwidth and hosting space to guarantee your website's success.

 

Creating or transferring adomain with this provider is free of charge.

 

The plans go as low as $2.53 per month, for which you will get100GB storage, unlimited email accounts, a free SSL certificate, free sitemigration, unlimited FTP accounts, Weebly site builder, and cPanel controlpanel.

 

If you're looking forplans with more features and Shared hosting isn't an ideal solution, A2 Hostingoffers VPS and Dedicated hosting plans. The company has reliable customersupport where customers can get help through phone calls, emails, and livechats.  A2 Hosting is the perfect choicefor both beginner and advanced webmasters.

 

Bottom Line

Having a functionalwebsite that can generate traffic plays a crucial role in growing yourbusiness. Hence, it essential to use the services of the right hostingprovider.

 

When it comes to qualityand price, both Hostinger and GreenGeeks take the crown. Both web hostingproviders offer fast loading websites, plenty of integration options, fantasticfeatures, and customer support.


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