Shopping around for a web host is a little like looking for a new appliance. You need to look into it thoroughly because once you start using it you will not want to give it back and go start up with another one. There are so many to look at and they are all different prices. They have different options that they offer too and you need to understand which is important before you settle down with one.

Price. It would be nice to say that it doesn’t matter, but let’s face it the bottom line really is the value and cost of the service. But be careful, don’t just settle for a web host that doesn’t meet your needs to save a few dollars, in the long run this can be a costly mistake.

Space. The more space the better and unlimited in the best. You can’t be sure when you are just starting out how much space you will need, but if you are posting pics than you better make sure that you have extra room, plus as your business grows so will your website, making it even more important to make sure that you have plenty of space or that you can get extra from your hosting company for only a little bit extra per month.

Another requirement for a business site is uptime. Some sites will close down for a variety of reasons very regularly. If you have customers going to your site to shop, they will likely go to another site if yours is down. Every site will have to be shut down occasional for maintenance. 90% of uptime is good, don’t take any less than that.

When you are setting up your site you will need to use tools to do it. You want to see if they have tools that you can use for doing this. It is very nice when the tools are included in the price. If you want to know exactly what your web host will cost you then you have to ask about what tools they have for you.

The php hosting that you choose can make the difference between having a effective website or one just for silliness. If you are having the site for business you will want the best web hosting that you can afford.

Brilliant!

Normally, I am not given to spending time reviewing things just for the sake of it. Some things, however, are so good, you feel the whole world should know.

In a word, AwardSpace hosting is absolutely brilliant. I am a free user, using a sub-domain of AwardSpace. I hopped over at least five different free web hosts before settling on this one. Each of the ones I rejected had show stopping reasons for rejection: speed or reliability issues, lack of critical features, forced ads or something else. AwardSpace has no such problem.

My site is a personal blog - not at all mission critical. It’s a self-installed WordPress platform, which comes with plenty of niggles on other services: missing PHP modules, misplaced CGI folders, draconic file size limits and some file format blocked altogether. On AwardSpace, it was a breeze.

AwardSpace offers excellent tech support. Replies are quick, to the point, and resolved more quickly than most companies even register a support request.

The feature offerings themselves are extremely generous: a fair amount of webspace and bandwidth. Even these are not set in stone - I remember going over my monthly bandwidth limit due to an influx, and AwardSpace admins very kindly reset my limit.

There are two slight blemishes on an otherwise perfect system: the hosting control panel does not feature very sophisticated file managers or back up methods, and they have a fancy (and un-published) list of ‘bad words’ which causes 404 errors to appear when present on a particular page. While I understand that the second of the two helps prevent abuse of the free hosting system, I do wish they would, sometimes in the near future, implement a system of ‘trusted’ users for whom they could waive that issue.

Conclusion: I’ve been on AwardSpace since July 2008. And I have yet to see a reason to persuade me to look elsewhere.

Biggest Pro: Brilliant support eco-system
Biggest Con: The ‘bad words’ filtering system

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Price: 79.95 USD

Nitro PDF Professional is everything you need to create, convert and edit PDF files. All files are 100% industry-standard and compatible with other PDF viewers.

Features

Create and Convert PDF
Fast, High-Quality Document Conversion

Advanced PDF creation
Convert any kind of file to PDF - alone or in batch.

Convert back to Microsoft ® Word
Convert PDF files back to Word while retaining text, graphic and pages.

Combine files together
Combine multiple documents into one PDF.

Complete Microsoft Office® intergration
Convert Word, Excel®, and Powerpoint® to PDF with one click.

Convert paper to PDF
Scan and convert documents to PDF.

Comment and Review PDF
Do Everything You Do with Paper-Electroncially

Sticky notes
Insert sticky notes - just like Post-it® notes - on your PDFs.

Review text
Highlight, underline, and strike-through text on your PDFs - just like real paper.

Draw and mark-up, add document stamps
Use pens, shapes, and other drawing tools and apply stamps like Approved or Draft.

Easily organize comments
Take charge of the PDF document review process - record, view, sort, and import and export comments.

Edit and enhance PDF
Quickly edit any PDF file with the best-in-class manipulation tools

Edit text and graphics
Insert, edit, move, resize, and delete text and graphics in PDFs.

Arrange pages
Shuffle pages to create client-ready PDF files. Delete, rotate, and crop.

Apply headers, footers and watermarks
Insert text, numbering, and graphics in your PDFS.

Create interactive PDFs
Generate PDF hyperlinks and bookmarks automatically.

Secure your PDFs
Protect documents with passwords and digital certificates

Professsional-grade security
Protect your PDFs with powerful 128-bit encryption.

Control document usage
You decide if your PDFs can be printed, edited, copied, commented, and more.

Certify documents
Use digital signautres and digital IDs to ensure the integrity of your PDFs.

Apply security profiles
Profiles make it easy to apply the right security to your PDFs, every time

Price: 249.95 USD

MindGenius Business helps individuals, teams, and managers capture and analyze information quickly and effectively. Using powerful mapping capabilities, it facilitates brainstorming, fosters creativity and collaboration, reduces redundancies, and increases productivity. It offers tools aligned with business processes, enabling organizations to become more streamlined, efficient, and profitable. It seamlessly integrates with all Microsoft® Office applications, plus MS Project, Outlook®, and Visio®. MindGenius Business supports unlimited licenses enabling you to adjust to the needs of your business as it grows.

Features
* 2-User Pack - install on 2 PCs
* Increase productivity
* Streamline business processes
* Brainstorm ideas easily
* Manage projects effectively
* Enhance decision making
* Improve problem solving
* Communication and collaboration
* Cause and Effect analysis
* Impact analysis
* SWOT analysis
* Meeting management
* Task management
* Information management
* Change management
* Quality improvement
* Sales management
* Strategy development
* Better Presentations
* Supports unlimited licenses

Price: 99.95 USD

eDocXL™ is innovative document automation software which enables you to scan, import and file any type of document, including paper, business cards, PDFs, photos, images, graphics and anything created by any Windows application. You can sort, categorize, search and retrieve your documents the way you want very easily and quickly.

In short, eDocXL is a complete, out-of-the-box solution for Business and Home users.

USE EDOC XL @ BUSINESS:

* To store and organize your documents into an instantly accessible database: invoices, purchase orders, faxes, claims…
* To increase your customer satisfaction by faster response to their inquiry and claims.
* To organize Law and medical documents.
* And much more…

USE EDOC XL @ HOME:

* To store and organize all your administrative paper documents: tax reports, insurance, warranty receipts…
* To securely store your family photos.
* To scan and search through magazine articles, recipes…
* And much more…

Features

PDF SUPPORT
eDocXL provides complete support for PDF files with unique features:

* Scan to PDF.
* Convert any PDF file to Word, Excel or HTML formats.
* Convert any document to PDF.
* Search within PDF Documents with Full Text Indexing.
* PDF Thumbnails and Preview.
* Industry-Standard PDF:
Creates 100% industry-standard PDF files that can be read, printed, or processed by popular PDF viewer programs.
* High-Quality PDF:
Creates the highest quality PDF files from nearly all Microsoft Windows® applications, retaining the layout of the original document.
* Optimized, Small File Sizes.
* Merging Documents:
Users can select a range of original files, and have them printed as PDF files - into separate PDF files or into a single combined PDF document.
* Does not require ADOBE ACROBAT.

DOCUMENT SCANNING & MANAGEMENT

* Scan, import and file any type of document, including images, graphics and anything created by any Windows application.
* Sort, categorise, search & retrieve your documents the way you want to very quickly.
* SQL type database with user definable fields ensures productive management of unlimited volume of documents.
* Full Text Indexing & Retrieval:
Search & retrieve documents according to their text content.
* Windows Folder Synchronization:
An eDoc Folder may be synchronized with any Windows folder.
* Fast Thumbnail Preview & MS OFFICE documents Preview.
* Intuitive Document/Image viewer lets you annotate, correct and enhance any document.
* Capture and Archive Web Pages.
* Drag & Drop Documents to and from Windows applications.
* Create Self Executable Slide Shows of documents.
* Locate Important Files Immediately with eDoc Shortcuts.
* Utilize all Network storage devices.
* Works with any MFP and Digital Copier.
* Supports all Twain compliant scanners & Digital Cameras Including High Speed ADF and Duplex Scanners.
* E-mail & Fax documents with just one click.

RAPID FILING
Just click on the scan button eDocXL will automatically:

* Scan the documents.
* Convert them to Text with OCR.
* File them using Full Text Indexing.

FULL OCR CAPABILITY
eDocXL gives you the capability to convert and edit a variety of paper and electronic files, including magazines, newspapers, books, faxes, copies, and PDF files.

* More than 99% Recognition Accuracy and Layout Retention.
* Open, recognize and edit PDF files.
* Recognizes more than 170 languages, including ALL the EUROPEAN Languages.
Built- in spell-check is available for 34 languages.
* Supports export to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, HTML and PDF formats.
* Image Enhancement function to improve OCR recognition of poor quality documents.
* Batch Scanning & OCR function.
* Full Text Indexing and Retrieval of the OCR documents.

BUSINESS CARD SCANNING
eDocXL gives you the capability to scan and file your Business Cards with unique features:

* Automatic recognition and Indexing of all the printed information on a business card such as Name, Position, Company, Address, Fax, Email, Web Address, etc.
* Easy Export to Outlook, Excel, Dbase and from there to most PDAs.
* Extremely Easy and Fast search and retrieval of any business card information.
* Automatic e-mail/Fax sending with just one click.
* Complete support of ALL EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

UNIQUE MULTIPLE CARD SCANNING WITH AUTO CROPPING FEATURE

* Put many cards on flatbed scanner surface.
* The CardMan scans all the cards in one pass.
* The CardMan auto crops and straightens the cards into separate files.
* The CardMan performs OCR and extracts all the information into the business card info database.

Price: 249.95 USD

Award-Winning Database Software

Whether you’re a power-hungry, expert database programmer, or a complete novice who wants to build a simple database fast and easy, we’ve got the right software for you. With Alpha Five, you can quickly and affordably build fully functional desktop and web database applications.

Complete novices can quickly and easily define and manage multiple databases and create practical and powerful applications without the need for programming. Expert developers will love Alpha Five’s ease of use and speed of development, but will also appreciate the extensibility. There are literally thousands of functions included that provide building blocks to create sophisticated applications.

Start building secure database applications with full reporting capabilities rapidly and easily!

Features
* Connectivity. Access and work with your data no matter where it resides. All you need is an Internet Web Browser.
* Usability. Alpha Five is renowned for its ease of use. Beginners can build applications without programming knowledge.
* Power. Solve complex data design challenges with total confidence. You have access to sophisticated tools that satisfy even the most demanding programmer.
* Web or Browser Rapid Application Development. Rapid and straight forward Web application development using reusable visual components.
* Windows Desktop Rapid Application Development. Create applications with rich user interfaces that operate swiftly.

Price: 295 USD

“Fax via modem or Internet for small to medium businesses.”

FaxTools eXPert Network allows you to manage faxes the same way you manage your email. Whether you are using the Internet (FoIP) or a modem, this software works with your existing connection system and requires no phone line. With complete Outlook integration, FaxTools eXPert Network facilitates easy management of fax messages from the PC desktop, with attachments, mail merge, archiving, plus manual or automatic distribution.

Features
FaxTools eXPert Network offers all the standard features that you need to effectively manage your company???s fax communication effectively and send professional looking faxes. It also includes some additional value-added capabilities that provide you with enhanced ease of use and security:

Spelling check: so you can make sure your messages are error free before sending them (requires MS WORD).
Faxes Classification: To easily find you faxes, simply assign a short description and color-code them.
Re-expedite Module: with FaxTolls eXPert Network, you can automatically re-expedite your faxes to a fax machine or an email address. That can be useful when away from the office.
Fax security: Each user is authenticated by his/her personal account and password. A user can only view the faxes that are distributed to him/her, preserving confidentiality. Also, a transmission report is automatically printed so you are sure your fax was sent.
Email a fax
Fax broadcasting directly from MS Word
Private and central phonebooks available
Fax forwarding by email or by fax machine
Out-of-the-office automatic forwarding
Customizable cover pages
Archiving of incoming faxes
Compatibility with most database (Access, Exchange, …)
Fax Preview
Up to 8 fax lines on a single server
Fax scheduling
Supports multiple attachments (PDF, HTML, Microsoft Office documents, etc.)

Price: 49.95 USD

Get speed, power & performance from your computer with Fix-It Utilities comprehensive maintenance and optimization tools. Protect your system with built-in full-feature anti-virus and anti-spyware tools. Fix-It Utilities emergency fix and rescue tools, Windows startup manager, hardware diagnostic and one-click maintenance wizard keeps your PC running like new.

Fix-It Utilties will restore your PC back to its former health. Get speed, power & performance from your computer with over 40 maintenance and optimization tools.

Defend your PC with integrated anti-virus and anti-spyware tools. Fix-It Utilities finds and prevents problems before they happen and provides easy, schedule maintenance to keep your PC running like new!

Price: 29.95 USD

MyMailList & AddressBook mailing list and label design software is perfect for mail list management. Organize your contact information and print personalized labels. Import data from popular database software or enter new information easily. Print out custom labels, postcards and envelopes with logos and graphics. Send personalized emails to specific contacts or your entire email list with one click. Currently, the Windows Vista™ ready version is available in Download format, only. The Windows Vista™ ready Box version should be available soon.

http://www.LunarPages.com

The LunarPages web hosting company is successfully managed by Ron Riddle since its inception in the year 2000. The company boasts of over 100,000 satisfied customers and has two datacenters; one in Los Angeles, California and the other at Las Vegas, Nevada.

The company is instrumental in providing reliable hosting solutions at affordable price structures and offers a robust dual gig-E network. In fact, LunarPages was awarded Best Web Host 2006 for their unmatched reliability, quality, and customer support. The company has a number of web hosting options to choose from to cater for a wide customer base in terms of requirements and pricing structure.

Their most basic web hosting plan is priced at $6.95 per month and is an ideal plan option for new webmasters, bloggers & small businesses requiring e-commerce. This plan comes with 24/7 quality customer support and its key features include $700 worth CoffeeCup design software free of cost, 350 GB storage, 3500 GB bandwidth per month, an online control panel, unlimited MySQL and postgre SQL databases, up to 10 add-on domains, unlimited FTP accounts, Ruby on Rails, PHP, PERL, PYTHON and much more.

The second level Business hosting plan is priced at $21.95 per month and is an ideal plan option for businesses. This plan comes with 24/7 quality customer support and its key features include $700 worth CoffeeCup design software free of cost, unlimited storage, 3500 GB bandwidth per month, an online control panel, unlimited MySQL and postgre SQL databases, up to 10 add-on domains, unlimited FTP accounts, Ruby on Rails, PHP, PERL, PYTHON, customizable error pages and much more.

The Windows hosting plan is an ideal option for sites running ASP.net requiring the Windows platform. This plan is priced at $8.95 per month and requires no set up fee. This plan comes with 24/7 quality customer support and its key features include $700 worth CoffeeCup design software free of cost, up to 5000 MB of storage, 400 GB bandwidth per month, an online control panel, unlimited MySQL and postgre SQL databases, 1 add-on domain, CGI, PHP, PERL, customizable error pages and much more.

The VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting is a good choice for websites with high traffic & resource requirements. This plan again comes with priority 24 hour support. The plan is priced at $39.95 per month and requires no set up fee. Its key features include a free domain name for life, 20000 MB storage, 1000 GB bandwidth per month, a Virtuozzo power panel, Plesk 8.1, flexibility to host unlimited sites and much more.

All plans include a 30-day money back guarantee. The company is successful in putting their customers’ business online in a secure and efficient environment, with reliable dual-core processors for an efficient back up.

Customers can contact by phone or fax as well as through a support ticket. Their international number is 714-521-8150 (outside US and Canada) and at 714-521-8150 (for USA and Canada). UK customers can call 0800-072-9150.

Altogether, LunarPages offers reliable and superior services and a perfect platform to set up your website.

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