IX Web Hosting is a relatively new hosting provider entering right into the mix at a time when companies are pricing value-level hosting packages at an all-time low level. IX prices their basic package at $3.95/month, which is certainly aggressive enough to provide competition within the segment. However, what is unusual at this price point is that they include a dedicated IP address at no additional fee. Generally, sub-$5.00 hosting solutions are shared solutions with several dollars additional per month to upgrade to the dedicated solution.
IX Web Hosting also provides an impressive level of customer service. This includes phone support via their call center 24 hours a day year round, and their call center is located in Kentucky, U.S. Today, it’s far more common for hosting providers to outsource their call center to India, and then take only the calls locally that make it through that filtering process. While this is convenient and cost-effective for them, it can be a major hassle for the client. With this company, you pick up the phone, call, and speak directly to one of their knowledgeable support technicians.
IX Web Hosting also includes a great many free benefits into that flat $3.95 monthly free. Some of them, such as the choice between Linux and Windows, are more than a little surprising. There is usually a premium attached to Windows-based solution, and it is nearly impossible to find Windows hosting that is competitively priced to like-featured Linux packages. Most clients will opt for the Linux solution, but this is a great boon for clients that need Windows.
The first 21 days of your hosting plan are cost and risk free. At that point, if you choose to stay on with IX, the client pays $3.95, and the client gets that last week free. Essentially the client’s first two months are billed at $3.95. Clients also get unlimited web space, unlimited bandwidth, three free domains for the life of the contract, and a 99.9% network uptime guarantee. IX also has a partnership with several ad providers that gives you free advertising. The client gets up to $75 Google ad credits, $25 Yahoo add credits, and $50 Miva ad credits. There’s also no setup fee or transfer fee when moving over from another host.
Potential clients should be aware that while IX offers unlimited file storage they do have a file count limit of 100K for Windows hosting and 300K for Linux hosting. This is will be a non-issue for most clients, and is in place to protect IX from abusive clients.
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