HostForWeb.com
HostForWeb Inc
7061 N. Kedzie
Office 302
Chicago IL 60645
Phone: 1-888-7-MYHOST
Overall Editor's Rating
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| 90% |     | Overall Rating |
| 92% |     | Price |
| 86% |     | Features |
| 90% |     | Support |
| 96% |     | Reliability |
| 86% |     | Speed |
Business Operation
since 2001
Number of Websites Hosted
45000
Overview & Company Description
For HostForWeb, the customers and resellers have been at the center of
everything the company does. The disconnect in business today lies between what
a customer experiences when they interact with a company and what the company
wants the customer to experience during those interactions.
HostForWeb provides
scalable reseller hosting solutions that address this disconnect and bridge the
gap to help companies drive better customer interactions and increase revenue.
HostForWeb.com was incorporated in Illinois in 2001. As one of the early
entrants into the Internet Services industry,
HostForWeb has 3 years' experience
providing Internet services. In December 2003,
HostForWeb started to offer
VPS
to meet the needs of our customers who wants the power of
dedicated servers at
half the cost. Its clients range from government agencies to universities to
political candidates and to small and medium-size corporations
Recognizing the importance of customer relationships,
HostForWeb provides many
touch points to allow customers to get the support and information they require
to run their website smoothly.
HostForWeb was also our winner of the
Best Reseller Hosting Plan in 2003. By
implementing and offering
Reseller Hosting Services,
HostForWeb has improved its
revenue and gained a better insight into each customer interaction across all
channels due to the company's real-time analytics solution. The company believes
better customer intelligence and new marketing channels result in better
customer loyalty and increased revenue.
Why we like this company
The company made it into our list because of its dedication for reliability,
support, and continuous improvement. Besides, it offers, value-for-money
reseller hosting plans which provide element of flexibility and usefulness that
are rare amongst other contenders.
Customer Support & Rating 90% 



The ability to resolve technical issues via online support systems such as
e-mail, live chat and Web-based forms is another key component of assistance.
Particularly for cases involving technical depth or complexity, online support
works best because it offers the end user an easy format to transcribe error
messages and related data, while giving the support technician time for a more
considered response.
HostForWeb can identify, design, and optimize information technology capabilities
that support customer requests responsively and adaptively. The number of
support channels at http://hostforweb.com/support.html proves
HostForWeb's
dedication to offer better support.
Similar to telephone support, customers should expect a timely response to their
requests - ideally, that same business day. Along the same lines, HosForWeb also
provides extensive product documentation, proactive product updates and software
patches, technical briefs and white papers.
Hosting Plan & Price that stands out 92% 



HostForWeb.com has demonstrated its commitment in providing a satisfactory and
flexible reseller hosting plan at a low price. The
HFW-0 reseller hosting plan
is the stands out among the rest. For only US$24.95 per month, you can have a
hosting account of 5GB disk space and 100GB bandwidth allowance
While many big companies can offer a lot of features, bandwidth and integrated
software systems that promise quantifiable reselling benefits, it can be more
trouble than its worth for web designers and developers who want to initiate a
reseller business with little investment.
The average reseller hosting plan costs $50 per month with 200GB bandwidth
transfer and 5GB of disk space.
HostForWeb.com can offer web users about the
same features for less than US$25 per month. That's why
HostForWeb.com is
continuously working to improve its reseller plans to include more hosting
flexibility and, more hosting features but sell it at a very low cost..
Network Connection and Infrastructure
Located in the carrier-neutral
Equinix Chicago Data Center,
HostForWeb
has access to carriers in Chicago without the need for local loop circuits.
AAPT
Adelphia
Ameritech
Asia Global Crossing
AT&T
Big Pipe (Shaw Fiber)
BT Ignite
Cable & Wireless
China Telecom
Comcast
Cox Communications
DACOM America
Deutsche Telekom
Optus
Qwest
Reach Services
SBC
SingTel
Sprint
Verio
Verizon |
Earthlink
France Telecom
Genuity
Global Crossing
IIJ America
Internap
Japan Telecom
KDDI America
Level 3
Looking Glass Networks
MFN
MSN
Pacific Bell
OnFiber
ST Teleport
Telstra
Telus
Tiscali
UUNET
Wiltel
WorldCom |
Web Server Type
HostForWeb currently uses the following web server specifications.
- DUAL 3.06Ghz XEON Procs
- RAID Hard Drives
- 4GB RAM
- VPS: Dual XEON 2.4 GHZ 533FSB HT (4CPU)
- 8GB RAM
- (6)73GB SCSI 10K RPM Ultra 320 Hot-Swap Drives in a RAID5 format
- Daily tape backup is running on VPS servers
Reliability Rating 96% 



The reliability and flexibility of
HostForWeb innovative network solutions
enable customers to easily consolidate their hosting and storage infrastructures
in a mixed server environment.
If you looking for reliable
web hosting in the
U.K, please read user reviews and compare hosting plans.
Other Services, Marketing and Design
None. HostForWeb.com is specialized deeply in Linux webhosting.
Hosting Features & Rating 86% 



- Anonymous Cpanel™ for your clients / WebHostManager™
- Over 20 Pre-installed Scripts With Fantastico
- 12 Languages Supported
- Brand Your Control Panel And Restrict Features To Specific Plans Via Manager
- Personalized Nameservers
- Account Setup Time
- Tomcat/JSP Support
- Detailed Online Statistics
- Cron Jobs
- MS FrontPage Support
- Custom Error Pages
- Password-Protected Directories
- Mailing List Server
Website Speed 86% 



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Ping statistics for 66.225.229.175:
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Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
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Testimonials
- Live Help!!! They always help me fast when I need it, 24/7! Sorry to
exclaim, but these guys really do know their stuff.
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- Very good uptime, excellent tech support. Best price. Good performance. I've
been with many ISPs but last 2 yrs with HFW was unbelievably good.
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- Superb hosting. They are absolutely what they say they are. The features are
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Traffic Magnetism
Many web users who are interested to build a website are attracted to
HostForWeb's simple reseller plans. The plans comes with unlimited domain
hosting. In addition to that, the reseller hosting plans come with useful
features that improve the utilization of customers hosting, simplify and
automate the management of their web pages, ensure business continuity and
compliance, and deliver maximum value from their web pages at the lowest overall
cost.
Accomplishments
HostForWeb has won many awards. Some of the awards are Reseller July Award and
December Shared Hosting Award from WebHostDir.com . The company also won the
Best Reseller Hosting Plan at
www.resellerplanaward.com
Success Factors
Over the past 3 years, HostForWeb's journey has been marked by great
opportunities and giant leaps in progress. With a motivated, energetic employees
and executives commited to high standards of customer service, the company
quickly branched out to become one of the fastest-growing reseller hosting
companies on the Web. Through an aggressive growth strategy, HostForWeb expanded
its position in North America and now services customers through a network of
more than 100 countries.
Today, HostForWeb.com is widely known as a global provider of reseller hosting
services to small businesses, web developers, and web designers.
HostForWeb's
dedication to provide customers with reliable, fast and affordable hosting
services are the company's cornerstones.