Hi

I am looking for a web host to develop a website to sell infoproducts and other services.

I have seen the hosts which offer a "complete package" such as Yahoo, bCentral, Verisign and SBI (site build it).

Are these "complete packages" as good as the advertisements suggest or should I consider developing the site myself.

I am based in the UK but would still consider any host.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Your better off designing the site yourself. Most of these packages are geared towards personal home pages and things of that nature. And from what I've seen the designs they produce really arn't that great.

You may consider buying a site template to get you started.

Yes. The better way is to build your site by yourself. Do not go with template offers. Your site will not be unique if you use them.

Post your requirements so forums users could be helpful with their suggestions.

Best Regards
Dimitar

I agree , this so called packages are like clones on the internet, many people have fallen for this trap, bots dont like templates, we dont like templates so dont use them! ( unless your talking bout vb templates which are essential for the forum to work )

I agree with the others. Besides, even regular hosts provide website builders like sitestudio. The only clear advantage I can see is the guidance that a package like SBI can offer to a person that doesn't know how things work on the internet.

Hiya,
I think you should design it yourself as every professional would do. Also you need good hosting, with a control panel and ftp. own emails etc... There are free templates you can use, or you can just be inspired by other sites and create something of your own..

Hi listen, you need to contact Brad Roberts at broberts@linklv.com http://www.linklv.com he is your best man. we only do Hosting at http://www.genzco.com just tell Brad That Gerald at Genzco reffered you. He will work with you. But if you looking for great price on hosting, Genzco Host is your best bet. You can quote your own price.

The problem with these "complete packages" is that your web site is gonna look like anybody else's website. These packages use all the same templates. Definitely if you can do your site yourself, DO IT. You will be able to customize it exactly as you want.Of course it will take more time.

we'll help you if you need any..

Unlike alot of the other hosts out there our hosting service has business accounts that have unlimited bandwidth usage. They prices range from 19.95-29.95 a month depending on your plan. We have cheaper ones but like other hosts they have transfer bandwidth limits. Let me know if you would be interested

Yes pre-developed packages are over priced and most have features you dont even need or want. Try www.guru.com to get the developers to BID On exactly what you would like them to do. They are a good place for development of online stores and special feature sites. You also dont have to pay for it till its done and only if you like the work.

David

there is no unlimited bandwidth, the correct term is unmetered. and if a hosting company givse out those it will sooner or later get problems. bandwidth is a limited entity. the only reason there are such offers is that they want to make a quick buck.. many hosting forums forbid such offers, becasue they are seen as scam..

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT post private messages in the public forum. If you have an issue with a user, report it to the admins and moderator via PM or in the Confidential Talk forum.

We do not allow gratuitous flaming here at WT, however, when it comes to hosting, it is very important for a webmaster to know the differences between unmetered vs. unlimited. A host is not something a webmaster should choose lightly, and if it means debunking an "unlimited" offer (which, btw does not exist), so be it.

When I say UNLIMITED I realy did MEAN un-mettered. I just have never heard it put that way. That is what I meant though. Sorry about posting the PM that I sent to him too it was just so that people know that I realy didnt send a threat to him. I will be more carefull with the Un-Mettered and Unlimited terminoligy in the future.

Your in the web hosting industry and have never heard the term unmetered as opposed to unlimited? That's odd.

This thread has gotten way off track and should be closed. We can start a new thread about the unmetered vs. unlimited issue if desired.

Nope I never have sorry. Like I seid we are normally a local area host. We are just now branching out to internet marketing.

We have mainly done local areas around us only and where dont have much compitition.

Oh and if needed feel free to contact our users on our message boards as they are all our clients and will vouch of our validity. Our message boards are very active as well.

David

Trevor, the thread got a little hijacked, but has your question been answered?

I think that most agree that the packages might not be the route to go.

Dave

P.S. There is a sticky thread about "free" and "unlimited" if members want to visit. There is an article here by your truly about the same.

Zidev for you not to know that, are you a teenager trying to make a few bucks ?

HAHA No. Its just that you only know what your experienced too. And since there is no serious web host in our area other then us and we only marketed in our local area we are not up to date with all the webs lingo when it comes to web hosting. Our company is almost three years old and no I am not a teenager trying to make a few bucks.

Back to the origional post though... From what I have been told by clients who have used the system of packages in the past they express that they have had problems setting up their site as alot of the features they didnt even need. Also they lacked some of the ability to tie them into their shoping cart OR the shoping cart was not set up for their typeof service. I realy think you should look into possibly posting your need on www.guru.com as they have excellent and talented individuals there.

David

Yeah. We went with some package earlier .. by the time we added what we really needed - we were better off getting a hosting plan and buying what we needed - emailing components - database space - those package just ain't flexible enough. Good luck!