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Dotster
Dotster is a company that is able to provide you will all the services you would need in order to get an identity established on the internet: starting from registration of domain names and going all the way to building and hosting websites.
Right from the moment the home page loads up visitors get the feeling of dealing with a highly professional company. The website has a very new-age feel to it, something that goes along with the company's industry. All information is organized very effectively and allows visitors to get to information quickly.
Hosting and Additional Services
Dotsters hosting plans are available on both the Windows and the Linux platforms. Each platform also offers various plans to cater for multiple types of clients. The Linux platform based plans start at $5.75 for the Basic Hosting Plan and goes up $15.99 for the Ultra Hosting plan.
The basic plan includes the following features:
10GB of storage space
300GB of data transfer
1 Domain hosting
10 MySQL databases
15 SiteBuilder Pages
The Ultra Plan includes the following features:
Unlimited storage space
Unlimited data transfer
Unlimited number of domains
50 MySQL databases
Unlimited SiteBuilder Pages
Another plan which is between the two is called the Deluxe Hosting plan and costs $8.75. The plans based on the windows platform offer 3 choices as well, the prices are about 15% more expensive as compared to the Linux plans, they are:
Basic Hosting - $6.7
Deluxe Hosting - $9.45
Ultra Hosting - $17.95
As would be expected from webhosting companies the plans all include standard features like email accounts (basic plans offer 100 addresses while the ultra plans offer unlimited), site analytics, anti-spam and anti-virus filters. For those customer that want to add additional features to their websites can either use PHP to develop their own applications or use the one click installers for features such as WordPress, Joomla (content management system), Shopping carts (ZenCart, Cube Cart) and image galleries.
The costs for all the plans can be reduced by up to 30% by signing for a longer terms. The longest term offered by Dotster is 5 years.
For those that are simply looking for a blog, can choose to sign up for the blog hosting option which cost $5.75 per month.
All of the hosting plans come with 99.99% uptime guarantee from Dotster. Unlike a number of companies Dotster also provides information about their infrastructure which is comforting for visitors so they know exactly how their sites will be supported.
Business Solutions
Dotster can also help customers that are looking to build their website. They offer 2 packages, Website Builder and Business Hosting. The website package offers a hosting plan along with a professional built website.
The Business Hosting plan includes the hosting plan and a website that is located on a Virtual Private Server to give it the kind of performance a business website would need.
For businesses that already have a website but need to increase the traffic Dotster can help with their email and social networking services. They also offer SEO services to make sure potential customers are able to get to your site easily.
Virtual Private Servers are also available starting from $34.95.
Customer Support and Reviews
As would be expected an email and 24/7 number if provided incase customers require help. A FAQ section is also provided for quick answers. One thing that is missing from the website are reviews or testimonials. Along with this the lack of awards featured on the website also calls into question how competent the company is in providing the services it sells.
Before signing a contract with a company it is very important to make sure that the company and its services are personally evaluated. Decisions should not be made based only on reviews alone.
While the company's website is well laid out and instills confidence in the company the lack of critical information such as reviews or awards does raise a few questions. However with a wide range of services and offering, Dotster is a company that should be evaluated.
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