If you are in the market for a budget shared hosting account or an apache hosting account with Php features, allow HostPulse.com to make suggestions based on our research.

Visiting the predominantly blue and white coloured www.IpowerWeb.com site and staring at the sentence "Serving over 200,000 members with affordable, reliable web hosting solutions", who would be believe that the company has progressed so far by just selling a simple shared hosting company. For just US$7.95 per month, customers would be just happy to settle for 800MB of disk space and 40GB data transfer.

Founded in early 2000, Santa Monica based IPowerWeb, started its business with the objectives to help web users get a stable high bandwidth hosting plan at a price below US$8 per month. Operating with 2 colocated data centers facilities and 2 owned data centers in Los Angeles, CA and Phoenix, Arizona, the company has successfully secured more than 200,000 customers but are not resting on its laurels. IPowerWeb is consistently bringing together the technical support and sales capabilities to operate, as one seamless process, optimizing the bi-directional flow of information across the entire business operations and ultimately leads to faster, better-informed decision making for everyone-sales force and management as well as online partners, suppliers, and customers.

The Best Budget Hosting Award 2003 honours the company that offers the convenience of a full fledged shared hosting account, and the sturdiness of rock-solid network connectivity that is similiar to its competitors' featured-rich hosting account at a fraction of their cost.

"IPowerWeb's US$8 per month hosting is our winner this year and we are happy with the final selection. It is one of the most featured-rich hosting plans in a platform of its own when it comes to value for money" says HostPulse founder Terence L.

What is it that makes this company so different from the rest and with more than thousands of similiar plans below US$8 per month on the web and how has the company gained the competitive edge to sustain profitability? Feedback and data gathered suggest the company's customers rely on IPowerWeb's technical support to help them maintain their online business as well as to obtain technical know-how on domain management, few tests conducted gave us some surprise. "It seems the support is responsive each time we call and we believe it will be a valuable extension of customers' marketing and maintenance efforts," says Terence L.

The all-in-one hosting plan doesn't just host a normal site with ease. It practically provides you with a complete hosting and marketing solution to accommodate your web presence. As simple as the price options with no hidden costs, its functionality in the plan is practical and easy to use for new users and professional webmasters alike. IPowerWeb provides you with the support staff for your website to succeed and grow.