WebsiteSource: The “Source” of Great Web Hosting

WebsiteSource is pretty self-explanatory.

If you’ve ever wondered “what’s in a name?” then you are probably shaking your head right now. For these guys, the answer couldn’t be easier.

WebsiteSource is the Source of great hosting and other web related services on the internet. It’s as simple as that.

Established in 1988, they have over 16 years of loyal service in the web hosting game. They offer a full selection of dedicated hosting, premium business hosting, virtual server hosting, and low cost, high quality shared hosting for small businesses. They also have a long list of services available for their customers, and must-have utilities like system-wide spam and virus blockers and their own dedicated domain service.

This article will go over the specific web hosting plans available through WebsiteSource. If you would like to read information about WebsiteSource’s company and some of their business practices, take a moment to look over a WebsiteSource company review.

WebsiteSource Hosting Services

WebsiteSource offers comprehensive web hosting for businesses and resellers from the ground up. In essence, no matter what your needs, chances are good you’ll find what you’re looking for at WebsiteSource.

Shared Hosting

WebsiteSource shared web hosting is top quality hosting available at a very affordable price. Shared hosting is split into three different plans, the All-In-One plan, the Power plan, and the Powerplus plan. Each plan includes hosting, a site builder, web content for you to use, a marketing package for driving up traffic, and education on your site and its contents, as well as information about Ecommerce web hosting in general.

In addition, each plan comes PHP web hosting ready, so you can make exciting, dynamic, and efficient web pages for your customers.

The All-In-One plan starts as low as $6.86 per month, and is the bottom tier of the WebsiteSource web hosting ladder. You get 800mb of storage space and 20Gb of monthly data transfer. These plans also come ASP ready, and have 5 MySQL or PostreSQL databases. Finally, every All-In-One plan comes with 1000 pop3 email accounts.

The Power plan is an improvement over the All-In-One plan, and represents the next step up. At $10.35 per month, it represents a significant deal for companies looking to improve their web presence.

The Power plan comes with 1000Mb of storage space and 30Gb of monthly data transfer. You get the ability to host 6 websites, and you get access to 6 MySQL or PostgreSQL databases and 1500 email accounts.

The highest level of shared hosting available through WebsiteSource is the Powerplus plan. It costs as little as $14.55 per month and comes with 1500Mb of storage space, 40Gb of monthly data transfer, and 2000 pop3 email accounts. With the Powerplus plan you’ll be able to host up to 8 separate pages.

Reseller Hosting

Reseller hosting is an easy way to become successful in the world of Ebusiness. With reseller web hosting all you do is buy block of space off of WebsiteSource, add your own features, and “re-sell” it to new customers, turning a tidy profit by being the middleman.

WebsiteSource reseller hosting comes in four separate plans depending on your reseller needs: The Basic plan, the Deluxe plan, the Commerce plan, and the Professional plan. Every plan comes with unlimited pop3 email accounts and free access to Miva Merchant software if you sign on for three months or more.

The Basic reseller plan is $12.96 per month and comes with 200Mb of monthly storage space.

The WebsiteSource Deluxe reseller web hosting plan comes with 300Mb of monthly storage space. At $19.46 per month, you’ll be able to set up more accounts than the Basic reseller plan with no expensive extras you don’t need.

The Commerce reseller plan is available for $24.97 per month. This expanded plan includes 400Mb of monthly storage space to build your clientele base with.

The Professional plan represents top-tier web hosting for $32.47 per month. You get access to 500Mb of monthly storage space, allowing you to build a half-gigabyte worth of new customers.

VPS Hosting

WebsiteSource offers VPS hosting, otherwise known as a Virtual Private Server. Virtual hosting is a great way for a company to get the service and space of a managed web hosting environment without the hassles or expense that dedicated web hosting can generate.

A VPS gives you complete control of your environment, allowing you to host potentially unlimited domains with a guaranteed share of server resources such as bandwidth, computer memory, processor speed and storage space.

Website Hosts VPS hosting plans are split into four different packages: the VPS Basic, VPS Deluxe, VPS Plus, and the VPS Professional.

The VPS Business Basic plan comes with 1Gb of storage space and 40gb of monthly data transfer. You get your own static IP address with up to seven more static IP addresses available.

The VPS Business Deluxe plan has 1.5Gb of storage space, and 50Gb of monthly data transfer. Along with the single static IP address you get for your package, you can receive up to 8 additional static IP addresses for whatever you need.

The VPS Business Plus plan is a monstrous 2Gb of online storage space coupled with 70Gb of monthly data transfer. You get a static IP address for your package and up to 9 static IP addresses for your websites.

The VPS Business Professional is the best VPS plan available through WebsiteSource. It comes with 2.5Gb of storage space and 100gb of monthly data transfer. You also receive your static IP address for the plan and up to 10 separate IP addresses to grow your sites with.

Dedicated Hosting

Nothing could get better than WebsiteSource dedicated web hosting. They offer affordable hosts with unlimited pop3 email accounts, 10 dedicated IP addresses for your sites, and 10 web-based control panels to make altering or changing your sites a breeze. WebsiteSource dedicated web hosting comes available in three plans: the Power plan, the Advanced plan, and the Enterprise plan.

The Power plan costs $129.00 per month and is a great way to get involved in the world of the dedicated server. It runs on an Intel Celeron processor @ 2.0Ghz. You also receive 256Mb of RAM, a 20Gb IDE hard drive, and 50Gb of monthly data transfer.

This is a great UNIX web hosting server that gives you access to PHP web hosting. The Advanced plan has everything in the Power plan and more. At $369.00 per month, it’s perfect for companies looking for complete control of their own web environment. The Advanced plan dedicated server runs on an Intel Celeron processor @ 2.4Ghz. It comes with 1Gb of RAM, Twin 18Gb IDE hard drives (for a total of 36Gb) and 50Gb of monthly data transfer.

The Enterprise dedicated web hosting plan is the flagship of the WebsiteSource hosting armada. It is meant for large companies with significant bandwidth and storage issues, who need their own dedicated server to run websites the way they want. The Enterprise plan costs $669.00 per month, and is run with dual Intel Xeon processors @ 2.4Ghz. You also receive 2Gb of RAM and 3-18Gb SCSI hard drives to store your information on. The Enterprise plan also comes with a huge amount of monthly data transfer—100Gb worth—that will support more customers than you may ever see.

Other Services

In addition to hosting, WebsiteSource also has an easy way for new web users to become active in the world of Ecommerce web hosting. With the WebsiteSource “5 Steps to Commerce” program you’ll learn how to set up and design your account from their template library to best suit your needs. You’ll also learn how to activate a Miva Merchant account, and they’ll show you how to start generating hits to your site overnight.

Whatever your needs are, if you want great hosting from 18 year veterans in the field, you’re just going to have to go to the right place. You’re going to have to go to “The Source.” WebsiteSource. Take a look at what they have on the table.

For more information on WebsiteSource 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 WebsiteSource hosting company and an in-depth review on WebsiteSource hosting plans. Look for him in the upcoming "Chicken Soup for the Single Parents Soul" due out in February 2005.