As your website grows, pulling in more users and sucking up larger amounts of bandwidth, A2′s basic package may not be enough. Such was the case for me when I upgraded to their shared hosting plan, and A2 did not disappoint here. While I wasn’t quite ready for a dedicated server, there were a variety of options and features that opened up to me once I signed up for the shared hosting plan (and at $7.95 month for a 36-month prepay, it was quite affordable too!).
One of my favorite aspects of the shared hosting plan is that you’re not tethered or bound to any sort of limits in the scope of your hosting services. You’re allowed unlimited:
- Disk Space
- Monthly Data Transfer
- Page Hits
- Email Accounts
- Domains
- Parked Domains
Couple this with the rock solid hosting features and you have a great service. The Shared plan has a 99.9% uptime guarantee, powered by their proactive web monitoring system, hostguard, that ensures servers stability, so I don’t have to worry about occasional outages like my previous hosting service. Since you can park domains through A2, I also don’t have to worry about transferring a domain from a domain reseller to my host. FTP access is available, but I prefer the ease of the web-based file and database managers. Doing development work with this plan has worked out great, too. With things like SSH shell access, SSL support, and mySQL5, I have all I need and then some.
An additional advantage of the plan is knowing that A2 is environmentally friendly with their hosting. They’ve partnered with Carbonfund.org to ensure that the products and hardware make as little environmental impact as possible. They’ve eliminated styrofoam and plastic waste at their office, utilize telecommuting for employees whenever possible, and recycle outdated computers for internal use. It makes me feel much more comfortable knowing that my hosting is with a socially responsible company.
Finally I’ve come to rely on the Server Rewind Backup Technology in case any mishaps occur. I know at some point I’ll accidentally overwrite or remove a file I vitally need, and without this important feature I’d be dead in the water. Server rewind allows you to revert to a previous version of an individual file or even an entire site! All and all I’d say I’m quite satisfied with their service, and I’d recommend anyone looking for reliable, affordable web hosting to check out A2′s solutions.
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