In order to help you achieve a high quality website, you need to look at high quality hosting. It is often the case that many people stumble into hosting packages tempted by deals such as "First month free". We are going to look at two select top companies and talk you through the pros and cons for small and large websites.

 

Website development within Michigan is developing quickly and everyone wants a slice of the pie. Follow our easy and simple Michigan web hosting reviews for website and hosting marital bliss.

 

TOP PICK WEB HOSTING FOR MICHIGANDERS

 

#1. HOSTGATOR

The Boring (but useful!) Technical Review:

My number one pick for hosting has to be HostGator currently hosting over 1,000,000 domains.

It features it's most popular package, this is our recommended hosting deal and it has every reason to be.

You get a whopping 600GB of web hosting space. You will be hard pushed to use that up for your average website, plus it has 6000GB bandwidth so if your site is heavily frequented it will still handle the punch. This is great news for more commercially minded websites with a lot of content and a lot of visitors.

HostGator also offers unlimited website hosting. That means you can have as many domains as you like with only one hosting package.

One of the key elements to look at is the 99.9% Uptime Guarantee. This means that in a year of 365 days you can expect the server to be down for just 0.365 days.

If you are new to this, they also offer you a free user friendly site builder and of course instant set up. There is 24/7 support and it's not just online. You can contact them by phone, post, fax, email and online chat so you'll never be left flailing on your own.

For more complicated websites it also includes CGI, PHP 5, RoR, and Perl scripting languages and also MySQL, SSH, SSL, IMAP, POP databases.

Total cost of this fantastic package? Only $7.95 / month! (or see special offer below and pay .01 cent!)

Chelsea's "2 cent" Review on Hostgator:

It is literally unbelievable how much Hostgator has helped me over the years.  I have literally saved at least two grand on programmers fees as they have helped me tremendously with so many little things that adds up over the years. Seriously, these are things that usually you would have to hire a professional programmer to do, but all you do is email Hostgator and tell them you don't have a clue and bang!  They'll have it done for you within a couple hours - at MOST!  Now I've touched on the little things, but there was this one time that I honest to god thought that my whole life's work was over.  Seriously, this was big.  I won't go in to much detail, but let's just say that I had lost everything and of course little old neive me hadn't one ounce of back up anywhere!  Their support team was on the phone with me for 2 hours, at their expense! (this was an international call to boot!) They walked me through Everything and they were on the other end tying up other loose ends to help me get my life back.  And they did.  I say they helped me, but in reality they were the ones that did 99% of the work.  Again, this was stuff that I would have normally had to pay hundreds and hundreds of dollars for!  Ahh gee theres just SO many instances like this one, not as bad as this one, but instances where I would have no idea what to do and they were there to either talk me through it step by step or just do it for me.  And if you ask them to do it for you, they will. This really comes in handy for newbies. Because when I was just starting out, I made so many mistakes along the way, and Hostgator was their to pick up the pieces.  So I hope you realize that this review is nothing but geniune.  I recommend Hostgator on my life!  NOONE beats them, NOONE! Also, this is important to know too: Hostgator offers month-to-month hosting.  This is rare these days, as most web hosting companies make you sign up and pay for a year or two years of hosting!  Hostgator has a really good solid plan that lets you host unlimited domains for only $9.95 a month. OR you have the option of paying annually. If you do that , you're only paying $6.95/month.  Either way, its a decent price with service that I GUARANTEE you will not get anywhere else.

**Chelsea's Special Offer **

Since everyone knows I love Hostgator so much, I'm really excited that I am able to offer you this.  For goodness sake, this is one hell of a deal so you best take it my dear as an opportunity like this doesn't grow on trees!! Join Hostgator today and I will give you your first month for only ONE PENNY! There's no contracts or anything ludicrus like that, its plain simple. Pay only one cent and get one month of hosting. If you like it and choose to continue (beleive me, you will!!) you can , if not then you don't have to!  There's no strings, I promise you. Just a great opportunity to try the best web hosting in existense for one penny!! CLICK HERE to activate coupon and enter coupon code HGC25 at the checkout to receive one month of hosting for only .01!!

Update: I've received a lot of emails lately from people who are having issues with their current web hosting provider. One thing I noticed that all of these folks had in common were that they were mostly newbie webmasters.  So I wanted to say this.  I cannot stress enough that if you are a newbie or lack ANY knowledge in any areas of web hosting or website developing you MUST use Hostgator!!  I know this based on personal experience and feedback that I receive almost every day from others who use them as well.  They will HOLD YOUR HAND through anything you want them too!  If you are having troubles getting your website online, if you are having issues with a script that you're trying to use, or whatever you don't know how to do (anything!) they will A. DO IT FOR YOU  and/or  B. WALK YOU THROUGH IT STEP BY STEP.   Maybe this is something that they don't advertise to the whole world (for obvious reasons) but they WILL do these things.  They have 24/7 LIVE chat and responsive email support.  Yes, I have a Hostgator affiliate banner on this site, but there are hundreds of web hosting affiliate programs out there that I can "promote" and trust me 3/4 of them aren't worth even typing their names!  I don't feel like I am "promoting" Hostgator, because I'm not trying to make money by recommending them. I'm only trying to help you get the best web hosting you can get, and that's really important to me because I've been there done that, and going through the BS of bad hosts is way too time consuming and stressful.  I recommend Hostgator because they are truly the BEST web hosting company in the world and I stand behind them 100%.  I would pay hundreds of dollars for their tech support alone, but I don't have to because they offer it free!  You might that sounds too good to be true, but I call a spade a spade. Always have and always will.   I wouldn't risk my reputation recommending something that wasn't the absolute best of the best.  I URGE you to try Hostgator.  Its the easiest,  most reliable and helpful web hosting you will ever use!  Now if you're still not convinced, why not try them yourself for a month for only one penny?

 

#2. HOSTMONSTER

(Again...the Boring but useful Technical Review:)

Second in line for Michigan Web Hosting Reviews is HostMonster.

The added bonus of this site is it offers 'unlimited' web hosting space, bandwidth and domains so you never need to worry about space again. This service also offers you 99.9% Uptime but it only supports CGI, RoR, Perl, FTP, PHP, MySQL and SSL. For most people this is adequate enough but this range is not as complete as the HostGator package.

You also get a free site builder and of course instant set up as a "bonus feature".   These are included in every package anyway so we feel a bit let down with their psychological tactics for that one.

You can get support by phone or online chat available 24/7. What makes the HostMonster deal stand out? It includes $50 free for both Yahoo and Google credits which can be used to help you with advertising your site.

Cost?  $6.95 / month (or see special offer below and pay $4.95)

Chelsea's 2 cents on Hostmonster:

Hostmonster I like because they offer unlimited everything! This really comes in handy, especially if you own a blog.  However, I still recommend Hostgator over Hostmoster because although sure Hostmoster has unlimited everything, I feel that Hostgator offers more than enough space and bandwidth one would need anyways. Really, how much space and bandwidth does one really need?? I've been with Hostgator for years and I've never had issues in regards to limited space or bandwidth.  However that's me.  I'm not a hoarder :P  Otherwise, Hostmonster is definately my second choice for a good web host for you Michiganders out there.  The ONLY downside is their support.  I guess I'm so used to AAA support from Hostgator, I would probably give Hostmoster a C+....ahh what the hay, I'm feeling generous today, let's make it a B-!  But then again, I'm probably just spoilt because I use Hostgator.

**Chelsea's Special Offer **

I have another great offer that isnt available anywhere else. And if it is, it's hard to find.  Hostmonster has given me the opportunity to offer my Michiganders (and anyone else of course) Hostmonster Web Hosting for $4.95 a month. This is 20% off their regular price.  Its a good deal, but I will warn you this is based on a 24 month plan. So if you aren't afraid of commintment, this is the way to go :) Otherwise, try hostgator, as you can fly by the seat of your pants on a month-to-month plan.  CLICK HERE to activate this Hostmoster special offer and receive 20% off the regular price.