At DomainDjinn.com there are 3 Standard hosting plans that start as little as 3.99/mo and 3 Dedicated Server hosting plans which start at 109/mo.
Dedicated server hosting is perfect for eCommerce, multimedia, gaming and other sites that need advanced performance, reliability and control. You can choose from pre-designed Windows 2008 and Linux plans featuring multi-core processors, enhanced options like managed backups and much more or you can customize a server to fit your specific needs.
The virtual hosting plan is a shared envirionment which allows for lower overall costs for the owner. The economy plan starts at 10 gigs of hard disk space and 300 gig of internet transfer. It includes 10 sql databases and up to 100 email accoungs. There are about 50 free add on applications that you can easily install and integrate into your website with a click of a button. These applications include Blogs, message boards and forums, social networking, Wiki’s, Photo and file gallery’s, content management and ecommerce solutions.
For most new company websites, the Economy package is a great place to start. The Economy plan can easily be converted into the unlimited plan which runs at only $14.99/mo which sports unlimited hard disk space, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited my sql databases and 1000 email accounts.
The virtual Host can also allow you to have your own dedicated IP address should you want one dedicated to your site. A dedicated IP address can be useful to nearly any company should you want to build a reputation around your own IP range. The cost is only $4.75/mo more for that added benefit.
Another consideration is the platform you want to run on. MS Windows or Linux. Linux is great, fast and very powerful. However MS Windows is compatible with Microsoft Frontpage plug-ins and Microsoft SQL. If you are working with a web designer you should find out what their preference is before setting up your hosting platform. However, it is easy to change to another platform once you have set up a hosting plan from within the control panel.
I generally recommend the dedicated hosting option to large established corporations with dedicated IP address ranges. You can customize the server and access the server directly. The server can dedicate all of its processing power to your application. You still get 24/7 support, superior backup and all the features that the virtual hosting has, but you get the added flexibility of being able to customize your server as you like it. You may want special server side configurations that are not available in a virtual environment. Or, you may want to put dual quad core processors in a box with raid 10 configurations to get the most extreme uptime available. You can do it all with dedicated hosting.
