OLM.net: All the Hosting You’ll Ever Need

OLM.net has been busy little bees since their inception as a privately held company in 1996. During that time they have come to the forefront of web hosting companies by becoming an all-in-one, total solution web hosting company.

Through continuous upgrades in their technology and constant retraining of their service staff, OLM.net not only stays ahead of the competition, but they also keep profits high and their costs for consumers low.

This article will go over the many hosting and marketing options available to OLM.net customers, from shared web hosting to dedicated web hosting and website options like security seals, template design, and real-time credit card processing. If you would like some information on OLM.net business practices and other advantages to going with OLM.net for your web hosting needs, rake a moment and look over this OLM.net company review.

OLM.net Hosting Services

OLM.net offers a full range of hosting solutions, including shared web hosting, Virtual Dedicated Server web hosting, UNIX web hosting, Windows web hosting, and E-commerce hosting for merchant sites. Every OLM.net web hosting package comes with 24/7/365 live technical support, access to PHP web hosting scripts and its own Ensim control panel for easy navigation and use.

Shared Web Hosting

OLM.net shared web hosting packages all come with a 30 day money back guarantee. There are 4 of them, the E-150, the E-250, the E-450, and the E-600.

The E-150 is the basic shared web hosting package. At $6.49 per month, it is the perfect account for an individual or extremely small business site.

This package comes with 150Mb of storage space and 6Gb of monthly data transfer. It also comes with 75 user accounts, web mail, and Jack’s Form Mail.

The E-250 is a step up from the E-150, and is perfect for small organizations, individuals who do more business online or small companies with small bandwidth and space needs. The E-250 is available for $12.49 per month.

This package comes with 250Mb of storage space and 12Gb of monthly data transfer. It also comes with 100 separate user accounts, your own unique IP address, and access to software such as the Gallery Photo Management System.

The E-450 hosting package is available for $18.49 per month, and represents a great package for small companies thinking big or anyone who needs a bit more bandwidth and storage space.

This package comes with 450Mb of storage space and 18Gb of monthly data transfer. It also comes with 10 sub-domains, 150 user accounts, and your own unique IP address. In addition, you receive access to MySQL and other important web and PHP web hosting development tools. In fact, you get access to every piece of software OLM.net has for their shared hosting packages!

The E-600 is the most powerful package available to shared web hosting subscribers, and is like a pumped up version of the E-450. If you are straining at the limits of your E-450 package or are just looking for extra bandwidth and space for your small or medium sized web hosting project, the E-600 is $25.49 per month and is a great way to cover all your bases.

This package comes with 600Mb of storage space and 25Gb of monthly data transfer. You also receive 15 sub-domains, 200 separate user accounts, and your own unique IP address. You get access to everything on the OLM.net shared hosting pallet, including access to their PHP open chat interface system.

Virtual Private Hosting

For companies looking for a little more, you can look into OLM.net’s complete Virtual dedicated hosting packages. These packages offer all of the security, reliability, and freedom of the OLM.net dedicated web hosting packages but are more economical for medium sized companies in need of more.

The Virtual Private Hosting packages available through OLM.net are broken into three separate packages, the VPS-1, VPS-2, and VPS-3. Based on Ensim’s Virtual Server technology, these packages are designed so that even if another web site goes down on the server yours will be completely protected and isolated.

The VPS-1 represents the basic Virtual Dedicated Server package available through OLM.net. For $49.95 per month, your small or medium business can have all the benefits of a managed dedicated server!

The VPS-1 comes with 256Mb of RAM and 2Gb of storage space on their servers. In addition, you also receive weekly backups of everything on your site and 75Gb of monthly data transfer. 3 unique IP addresses and 20 domains complete this well rounded package.

The VPS-2 is a step up from the basic package, and includes some considerable increases in both bandwidth and storage capacity. This package costs $69.95 per month and is perfect for small and medium sized companies with significant bandwidth issues.

You get 5 unique IP addresses, 250 separate domains, and 256Mb of RAM with the VPS-2. Additionally, you receive 4Gb of storage space, 100Gb of monthly data transfer, and access to some of the most web hosting tools on the ‘Net—Ensim Power Tools.

At $89.95 per month, the VPS-3 is the most expensive Virtual Server plan available through OLM.net, but it also comes with the most bandwidth and storage space. If you are developing a site for a medium sized company that needs a lot of bandwidth and storage, then you should be taking a good look at the VPS-3.

You will receive 10 unique IP addresses and unlimited domains. You get 384Mb of RAM, 6Gb of storage space, and 150Gb of monthly data transfer. Access to Ensim’s Power Tools is included in the VPS-3 package.

E-Commerce Hosting

If you are interested in Ecommerce Hosting packages and are looking for a way to increase your traffic or hosting value, OLM.net offers a complete merchant package. It has the space and bandwidth you need to get your e-business really moving for $34.95 per month.

The Ecommerce package comes with complete access to Miva Merchant 4.16. It also includes 600Mb of storage and 30Gb of monthly data transfer. You’ll get 200 user accounts, 50 ftp accounts, and access to PHP web hosting and MySQL databases all on a secure server.

UNIX Dedicated Hosting

A lot is being said about UNIX web hosting vs. Windows web hosting these days, and people are quick to take sides on both. OLM.net has decided why fight it—they offer both Windows AND UNIX for their customers on a dedicated server, so you are free to choose what you like. The UNIX dedicated hosting that is offered by OLM.net is split into 5 separate packages, from E-D1 to E-D5, and they follow three simple beliefs: stability, versatility, and control.

The E-D1 package is the basic UNIX dedicated hosting package available through OLM.net and runs on an Intel Celeron 2.4Ghz processor for $89.95 per month.

This package comes with 256Mb or Ram, a 40Gb hard drive, and 150Gb of monthly data transfer. It also comes with 20 domains and your own unique IP address.

The E-D2 package is run on an Intel Celeron 2.6Ghz processor and costs $119.95 per month. You get 512Mb of RAM, a 60Gb hard drive, and 225Gb of monthly data transfer. You also get access to 100 domains and your own unique IP address.

The E-D3 package from OLM.net costs $159.95 per month. It runs on an Intel Pentium IV processor @ 2.4Ghz, comes with 512Mb of RAM, and has an 80Gb hard drive with an 8Mb buffer.

You get 250Gb of monthly data transfer with the E-D3 package, 250 domains, 5 unique IP addresses, and Access to Ensim’s Power Tools to help run your sites.

The E-D4 is run on an Intel Pentium processor @ 2.8Ghz and costs $199.95 per month. For that price you get 768Mb of RAM, an 80Gb hard drive with an 8Mb buffer, and 350Gb of monthly data transfer.

You also get 5 unique IP addresses of your own and an unlimited number of domains, something that makes this package even more attractive to medium sized businesses looking for more from their hosting provider.

The E-D5 is the highest UNIX web hosting package available from OLM.net. It runs on an Intel Pentium IV processor @ 3.0ghz. The server comes with 1Gb of RAM, a 120Gb hard drive with an 8Mb buffer, and 400Gb of monthly data transfer.

Aside from 5 unique IP addresses for your sites, you also get unlimited domains and access to Ensim’s Power Tools software. All for just $249.95.

Windows Dedicated Hosting

The final part of OLM.net’s all-inclusive web hosting service is for people uncomfortable or unfamiliar with UNIX dedicated hosting or simply prefer the Windows web hosting environment. Windows based dedicated hosting allows you to run ASP web hosting scripts and other “.net” features. The Windows hosting packages are split into 5 separate groups, from WIN-D1 to WIN-D5.

The WIN-D1 is the basic Windows web hosting package, and starts at $169.95 per month. This server is run on an Intel Celeron 2.4Ghz processor with 256Mb of RAM, a 40Gb hard drive, and 150Gb of monthly data transfer.

You can make full use of all this space with your own unique IP address and 20 domains to run your sites on. This is perfect for a company small enough that they don’t need a massive web hosting package but still big enough to fully appreciate the Windows dedicated server experience.

The WIN-D2 is another package you should consider if you are ready to make the jump into prime time windows dedicated hosting. This server is run on an Intel Celeron 2.6Ghz processor, has 512Mb of RAM, a 60Gb hard drive, and 225Gb of monthly data transfer.

You can also use your own unique IP address and 100 domains to run your websites on and all for $199.95.

The WIN-D3 server package takes the step into large-scale dedicated web hosting with its Intel Pentium IV processor @ 2.4Ghz. For $239.95 you get 512Mb of RAM, an 80Gb hard drive with an 8Mb buffer, and 250Gb of monthly data transfer.

You receive 250 domains for your websites and 5 unique IP addresses to run them from. The WIN-D3 is definitely a step in the right direction if you are looking for serious hosting power.

The WIN-D4 server package is a good package to consider for large companies and any medium-sized company that’s doing serious business online. For $279.95 per month you can have everything you need in large scale web hosting.

The WIN-D4 server package is run on an Intel Pentium IV processor @ 2.8Ghz. It comes with 768Mb of RAM, an 80Gb had drive with an 8Mb buffer and 350Gb of monthly data transfer.

With the WIN-D4 server package you also get 500 domains and 5 unique IP addresses to run your websites off of.

The WIN-D5 server package represents the most powerful server package available in a Windows environment by OLM.net. The WIN-D5 is available for $329.95 per month. This server comes with 1Gb of RAM, a 120Gb hard drive with an 8Mb buffer, and 400Gb of monthly data transfer. In addition, you also get 500 domains and 5 unique IP addresses to run your websites from.

Other Services

In addition to web hosting services, OLM.net also offers a wide array of hosting services aimed at directing traffic to your site and keeping it there.

OLM.net has partnered with Monster Template in order to offer you professionally designed web templates for as low as $3.00 each. It’s an easy way to make all your websites look attractive and professional without all the hassle of designing your own styles.

Through strategic partnerships, OLM.net can also offer real-time credit card processing, email marketing programs, and GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium web server certificates, which will add true 128-bit encryption protection and a big sense of relief to all of your online transactions. With all of these options at your fingertips, isn’t it time to seriously look for a total solution in web hosting and ebusiness? At OLM.net, it’s “what you see is what you get”. Thankfully, what you see is a company capable of taking care of all your web hosting issues, from start to finish.

For more information on OLM and their hosting plans, visit their website.

About the Author

Bill Schnarr is a single parent and freelance writer who makes his home in Calgary, Alberta. As well as having dozens of on-line and print publishing credits, he has recently written reviews about the Hostway web hosting company and an in-depth review on Hostway hosting plans. Look for him in the upcoming "Chicken Soup for the Single Parents Soul" due out in February 2005.