Leadership Viewpoint

Building the website is really just the first part of the challenge. Once it’s ready, you need to have a place to post it to the Internet. There are countless options available to you. When faced with this challenge, I looked at professional reviews to get direction. After looking over several of the recommended options, I selected Hostmonster, and I have never looked back. Their customer service has been superb, and easy to understand. The full extent of their offerings has been mind blowing. They use a Cpanel interface, which makes it very simple for new people to be self-sufficient. Over time, I have added a number of features from both their CGI Scripts (has items like a site search and counters) and their Fantastico interface (installs unbelievable modules into the website, including this blog). Whenever I’ve had a question, I’ve called them and their terrific technical support people have sorted it out with me. Since I often work on this after business hours, their 24/7 support has been of critical importance.

Another aspect of Cpanel that is easy is the FTP Tools section. I liked it because it is modeled after Windows Explorer. Instead of moving files between the C drive and the D drive, now I just drag them between my computer and their server. It’s very intuitive and simple to use, so I was up and running very quickly, with no training.

The number of features that Hostmonster offers is really astounding. In addition to more space than I will ever use, they allow me to put more than one domain on my account. As a result, I’ve built and hosted websites for a few colleagues. Each of us can have as many customized email addresses as we would ever want too. They even have a direct interface with a firm that does free search engine submissions, which is pretty important if anybody is going to find your site. All this, and more, is supplied for only $5.95 a month! I’ve rarely been so satisfied with the value I’ve received from a technical product.

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