Many business people are glad to put 2008 in the rear view mirror and begin afresh in 2009. January is also traditionally a strong buying season for those customers who are selecting a new web hosting account. This also translates into a great selling environment for web hosting providers. The buying season spurs companies to compete aggressively for your web hosting dollars, and that leads companies to create special offers and promotions. I searched around The WHIR website and looked over a few promotional emails that I have recently received to create this list of web hosting deals for the New Year. I hope you can find something here that fits your web hosting needs.
Hostway offers free setup and extra RAM on dedicated servers – From a well known hosting provider that has been around for many years. You can double the RAM on a dedicated server that starts at $99 and pay no setup fee. See the offer here: http://www.hostway.com/dedicated-servers/promo/tf/index1.html#.
Superb Hosting offers 20 percent off on all dedicated servers – Another industry stalwart that has a long history with The WHIR. This offer was recently updated to include all servers and also remove all setup fees. View the offer page here: http://www.superbhosting.net/dedicated-servers/holiday-server-promo-2008.php.
SoftLayer doubles bandwidth or doubles RAM on servers – SoftLayer has a number of special offers to select between. Starting at $159, SoftLayer servers will give you your choice of doubling bandwidth or RAM. You can view the special offers here: http://www.softlayer.com/specials.html.
SingleHop has extended its holiday specials – SingleHop offers 20 to 35 percent off on its most popular dedicated server models. Both self-managed and managed servers are being discounted. See the complete details here: http://www.singlehop.com/servers/2008-holiday.php.
UK VPS provider 34SP.com is offering the first month of VPS for 1 penny – For those looking at UK based hosting, 34SP.com based in Manchester has VPS servers for 1 penny and no setup fee for the first month. Details on the VPS hosting offer are here: http://www.34sp.com/vps-hosting.
Apollo Hosting is offering free trials of their hosting accounts – You can try out a VPS or dedicated server for 7 days for no charge. Details are here: http://www.apollohosting.com.
Verio offers a free 60 day trial on Microsoft Exchange 2007 hosting – Free setup, free Outlook, free antivirus and spam protection with seats starting at $11.95. View the details here: http://www.verio.com/?utm_campaign=banner_thewhir_sponslink_exchange.
Of course you can always check out the web hosting directory here at The WHIR to find other great deals on professional web hosting products and services. Good luck on finding a great offer on the hosting that’s right for you this year!
This content was written by Derek Vaughan exclusively for The WHIR.
