Pay for Only What You Need: Managed Hosting Solutions

If you're in the market for managed hosting solutions you will find a host of services on the Internet. But before you start looking, make sure you know the most important aspect of the equation the "how-to." Managed hosting can be comparing apples to apples without that basic understanding.

With a managed hosting web hosting company, you lease a managed hosting dedicated server for your needs. Your provider will provide monitoring and advice services, administration, support, security, updates, upgrades and all testing and troubleshooting services that may be required. A managed hosting provider will help you acquire more cost-effective hosting, best designed for high-volume websites.

There are numerous providers. A top-rated managed hosting company, 1&1 Hosting, has a beginner package for $2.24 a month. It includes one domain name, 5 GB of web space and 250 GB of bandwidth. It's a perfect starter package that includes email, a free domain name and free phone support. It also includes 1&1 Website Builder, 1&1 Blog, 1&1 Photo Gallery, virus and spam guard and search engine tools.

Two Domain Names for $3.74

The next step up is the 1&1 home package for $3.74 that has two domain names, 50 GB of web space, a thousand email accounts and 500 GB of bandwidth. It also includes everything in the beginner package plus 1&1 WebStatistics, 1&1 Dynamic Content Catalog and CGI Library.

The company's business package at $7.49 offers three domain names, 100 GB of web space, two thousand email addresses and 1,000 GB of bandwidth. It's an easy way to build a professional web presence and includes all the tools from the home package plus 1&1 Form Builder, 1&1 Newsletter Tool, In2site Live Dialogue and MySQL Database.

The developer package is $14.99 and includes five domain names, 150 GB of web space, three thousand email addresses, and 1,500 GB of bandwidth. It is designed for companies requiring the latest in Internet technologies for their powerful web applications. The package includes everything in the business package plus advanced scripting tools and GeoTrust Dedicated SSL Certificate.

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