GoDaddy

Overview
Along with their famous domain registration service (the GoDaddy girl), GoDaddy also offers very solid quality web hosting at competitive prices. They promise no ad banners or pop-ups, no set-up fees, plus they don’t require an annual commitment. GoDaddy offers a variety of hosting programs, including basic, premium, Windows, Linus, virtual dedicated servers, and dedicated servers. With every plan they also provide free access to their patent-pending Metropolis hosting community, which makes it easy for customers to find and install 3rd party web applications, review & rate products, and participate in an active community. GoDaddy is based in northern California.

Price
GoDaddy offers competitive hosting pricing, ranging from $2.80/mo to $14.99/mo for regular web hosting to $23.99/mo to $301/mo for dedicated servers. Prices vary according to how long you agree to sign up for the program; you can sign up for as little as 2 months.

Reliability
GoDaddy provides free 24/7 monitoring and best-of-breed routers, firewalls, and servers, which are located in their World-class Data Centers. These centers supply DWDM powered multi-10 Gigabit Ethernet backbone; connections to multiple diverse upstream providers totaling 9 Gbps of Tier-1 Internet Bandwidth; full BGP peering with all providers; 30,000+ square feet of actual computer room space with room to grow to 300,000+; fully redundant (N+1) power and HVAC air conditioning system, advanced fire protection, suppression, and detection systems; power and network connectivity have two diverse paths into the facility; fully-integrated Monitoring System for all critical building, server and network systems; state of the art Security Technology and 24×7 on-site security staff; 24×7 Network Operations Center and on-site Data Center Staff.

Customer Service
GoDaddy offers customer and technical support 24/7, via email or phone. Their phone # is NOT toll-free, but a 408 # (Bay area, Northern California).

Testimonials
“We have used Go Daddy to host our town’s web site for the past 10 months and couldn’t be more pleased with your service. I always refer folks to Go Daddy if they are in the market for a web hosting service. You guys are great!! Thanks!” - Tammy Tucker