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We're different:
  • FREE Site Setup
  • NO Contracts
  • EASY Payment Options
Finally ...
Hosting for the rest of us!

We are a small hosting company that grew out of a need for our own web sites to have a reliable, secure home. We offer "Full Service" hosting at discount prices. We'll help you get your site on the web, not just sell you an account.

Small company service:
That's my promise. I will give you as much help as you need, up to creating your entire site based on any of our free templates. Unlike "mega-hosts", I don't have a huge customer base that prevents me from providing excellent personalized support.

We offer:

  • No Set Up Fees
  • No Long Term Contracts
  • 30-Day Cash Back Guarantee
  • Free Site Creation
  • Personalized Service
  • Easy Payment Options
What's the Catch?
We are selective about who we allow on our servers, and you must tell us what kind of content you'll be hosting.

We don't offer telephone support 24/7, relying instead on our support forums, email and email pager. But we do care about our customers!

Questions?
Click Here! to email me!

linux host
We proudly use Linux Servers
and support the Open Source Software movement

Valid HTML 4.01!

Full Service Hosting at Discount Pricing
Also check out our new Domain Name Services at HOSTKabob.com!

Customized Hosting

Most hosting companies ask you to choose a plan, like the ones below, before you know what you need. You can do that here too, but we also offer a more personalized approach. I can assist you in choosing a domain name, help you assess your needs, set up and install a site based on one of our templates, and then let you choose if you want to host with messing-about. In most cases, I don't charge any more than the monthly fees you see below, plus domain name registration fees (if you don't already have a domain name). If you need additional services, I can provide those at very economical rates.

Fully managed small business sites, including site creation, all updates, security patches, and other webmaster services, start at $25 per month. This is a turn-key service for those that don't want to maintain the site, but support is limited to email and pager. It is appropriate for small businesses or organizations wanting a presence on the web, but not appropriate for "mission critical" websites that require support 24/7.

Click Here!  to email me for Customized Hosting estimates or inquiries.

girl with globe PersonalNet Plan - Just $3.40 Monthly
Personal Net Plan Perfect for a personal site, with enough disk space for hundreds of web pages or an on-line photo album with up to 200 photos!
man and woman FamilyNet Plan - Just $6.00 Monthly
Family Net Plan With room for over 5,000 web pages or a photo album with over 1,000 pictures, this plan is perfect for the entire family!
two boats HobbyNet Plan - Just $10.00 Monthly
HobbyNet Plan Great for companies, class associations, busy communities with forums, galleries, and event calendars ... or 15,000 web pages!

Plan Comparison
Feature PersonalNet FamilyNet HobbyNet
Monthly Cost $3.40 $6.00 $10.00
Disk Space 25 MB 100 MB 300 MB
Bandwidth 1000 MB 2000 MB 3000 MB
Emails 5 10 25
MySQL DB 5 15 25
SubDomains 5 15 30
Gallery YES YES YES
Forums YES YES YES
Free Templates YES YES YES
Free Site Creation YES YES YES
Size Estimates: Each Web Page = 15kb / Each Photo = 100kb

All Plans Include:

You choice of a free web template and as much assistance as you need in getting your site set up. Once set up, we'll assist with web-based forum and email support when you get stuck. Obviously, at these prices we can't maintain the site for you entirely after set up, but we do offer free assistance up to one "incident" per week. Click Here! for the complete list of features offered with our plans.

Signing Up

While we accept credit card payments, we don't have "auto sign up". In today's climate, it's just too risky! But if you are interested in one of our plans, please Click Here! to email me and we can get started right away!



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