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- Unlimited hosting Space & file transfer
- Host unlimited domains on one host
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Archive for May, 2008

HostMonster server status

You might already knew that Host Monster Secret Revealed is hosted on HostMonster it self for the review purpose. As the website had been started for some time, I think it’s time to give a quick wrap up with the web host performance thru out the past one month.

A quick review on HostMonster server status

For the past one month, server is 100% up; server load time is doing okay. On the disk storage issue, I don’t see their ‘unlimited disk storage’ offer affecting existing users like us (look at figure below) as no hard disk are found overloaded at the moment - let’s see what will happen for the next few months. Anyhow, I believe the company has the hardware well prepared for sudden spike in term of new customer signup.

Hostmonster server status

Wrapping things up

As usual, I am not a computer expert and all reviews done here are solely based on my *REAL* customer experience. I think the HostMonster’s hosting plan is a good buy so far when you compare the price to the features they offer. Unlimited domain hosting, unlimited disk storage, unlimited bandwidth transfer, plus the server is in superb condition consistently - what more you can ask for a $7/month deal?


Hosting awards won by HostMonster

I’m normally skeptical about these ‘award’ kind of things.

However, in case you find these hosting awards meaningful, perhaps you want to check out this quick list of Hosting awards won by HostMonster by Web Hosting Geeks.

Hosting Awards won by HostMonster

  •  Cheap Realiable Unix Hosting by “Web Hosting Geeks” (2006)
  •  Best Customer Service 2006 by “Hosting Review” (2006)
  •  #3 Web Host of 2006 by “Web hosting top”
  •  Top 5 Web Host Of The Year by “Web hosting review”
  •  One of the best hosts of the year! by “Webhosting top”
  •  #2 Best Overall Web Host by “Top 10 webhosting” (2006)
  •  #2 Best Rated Web Host by “Top 5 web hosting”
  •  #3 Rated Overall Best Host by “Top 10 web hosting”
  •  #2 Rated Best Best Host by “Host Critique”

How does HostMonster rank in other’s eyes?

Also, for those who want to know how does HostMonster rank in other’s eye, here’re some quick qoute from the same website:

  •  Price: Very Cheap (Below Average Price)
  •  Web Space: Very Good (approx. 3,000,000 pages)
  •  Traffic: Very Good (approx. 30,000,000 page views)
  •  User-Friendliness: Easy-to-use (Great Technical Support)
  •  General Features: Very Good (Host Unlimited Domains on 1 Account)
  •  Marketing Features: Very Good
  •  Money-Back: 30 Day, 100% Risk-Free

I hope that helps.

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How to start blogging at HostMonster with WordPress

Hosting your own blog at HostMonster is easy and I’ll show you how right now. As most users are pretty new with the use of Simple Scripts, I’ll show the installation of WordPress blog via Simple Scripts.

Getting Started with Simple Scripts

First, get into Simple Scripts control panel and click on the WordPress installation button.

Installation of wordpress on Hostmonster

This will then lead you to a brief intro page on WordPress as well as available version in Simple Scripts. At the time of writing WordPress 2.5.1 is the latest version released. Click on “Install Now”.

Installation of wordpress on Hostmonster

Setting up your blog details

Moving on, you’ll come to a page where you need to type in some basic info for your to-be-installed blog. Basically what you need is to decide the folder in you wish to install your WordPress (leave blank if you wish to have your blog on your main page) and input your desired blog name.

Installation of wordpress on Hostmonster

Finishing your blog installation on HostMonster

Click “Complete” to finish the installation. The actual WordPress installation will be started and completed within seconds. Installation and login details will be sent to your email automatically.

Installation of wordpress on Hostmonster

And there, you’re done and ready to start posting on your blog. In case you need to review your installtion, details can be found at Simple Scipts control panel.

Installation of wordpress on Hostmonster

It’s just that easy!

As said, the overall installation process is really simple and you should really try hosting your blog on your own domain and web hosting. In case you’re running your blog on Blogspot or TypePad - you should really stop looking like an amatuer and have your own web host now.

Come’on, how much can you lose? A web hosting account at HostMonster only takes less than $7/mo and you’ll get unlimited disk storage space and bandwidth! ;)