WestHost is a well-established webhosting company that first debuted in 1998. Today, the company has more than 20,000 websites that it hosts. In addition, the company offers all the standard tools that an individual or business might need to manage their website, and they also offer competitive pricing on all of their packages. Users will find that WestHost also offers VPS, or Virtual Private Server, hosting. This means that you don’t need to share anything in your hosting, and can customize any aspect that you might want to.

Feature List

Pricing Concerns
WestHost offers several different pricing plans. However, even the basic plan comes with decent perks like dedicated web servers. You also get SSL, FrontPage support and support for multiple domains. If you choose to go beyond the basic plan, you will find web statistics, SSH, and a static IP address (this is extra with the basic package). You will also find that advanced packages give you access to search engine advertising tools, message boards, and photo albums if required, though the base package does not offer these items.

Reliability and Uptime Factors
Finding a webhost with the best uptime and reliability is more than important. Thankfully, WestHost offers 99.9% uptime. This means that you can expect your website to be up and running almost all the time. Their uptime guarantee is made possible by RAID mirroring, redundant communication paths, multiple secondary power sources and a complete security suite. Physical protection is provided in the company’s data center, with earthquake protection, fire protection and several other key systems to ensure that the center remains in operation at all times.

Control Panel Information
WestHost an enhanced control solution, which combines a custom panel with cPanel (Linux hosting). This gives customers the ability to easily control all aspects of their site, from support tickets to purchasing new domains and more. The addition of cPanel to the control page gives customers access to the Site Builder program, as well as their web mail. In addition, installing WordPress and other programs requires only a single mouse click with this control panel.

Customer Support and Service
Customer support is one of the most important considerations when choosing a webhost today. WestHost offers quite a bit of support and service. You will find that you can reach the customer support desk 24 hours per day, seven days per week. In addition, WestHost allows you to contact the help desk via telephone, through email or chat. In addition, the website offers an exhaustive help section where you can find documentation on almost any problem or topic that you might need. The searchable knowledge base and the FAQ sections are also good places to look for needed information.