In the past two months, I’ve been closing several web hosting accounts that I had open the past 3 years. I’ve cut down on my domains/websites so downsizing the web hosting was important. Although, I closed three reseller hosting accounts I have been shopping around for good Affordable web hosting. When I first got started in 1999 I had no idea what to look for in hosting so I went for cheap hosting at around $3/per month. It was good but when the popularity grew it became a really bad service. So I learned from the first experience and usually ask friends in the business or highly trusted recommendations. There is no way to know a good quality host with the following important attributes, unless you have a reference:

• High Up time Percentage
• Fast Support & Forums
• Speed and Performance
• Quality & Good Pricing
• Bandwidth & Space Allowance (no hidden fees)
• Easy Upgrade Options and Transfers
• Unlimited Domain Hosting

These are very important features if you’re shopping around for hosting. A company like IMHosted which I discovered while searching for a shared host replacement, offers a significant amount of web space and bandwidth. One of my favorite features of any shared hosting company is the possibility to host unlimited domains. Why? If you’re just starting out it is the most affordable way to get as many sites off the ground without spending too much outside of your budget.

• High Up time Percentage
• Fast Support & Forums
• Speed and Performance
• Quality & Good Pricing
• Bandwidth & Space Allowance (no hidden fees)
• Easy Upgrade Options and Transfers
• Unlimited Domain Hosting

These are very important features if you’re shopping around for hosting. A company like IMHosted which I discovered while searching for a shared host replacement, offers a significant amount of web space and bandwidth. One of my favorite features of any shared hosting company is the possibility to host unlimited domains. Why? If you’re just starting out it is the most affordable way to get as many sites off the ground without spending too much outside of your budget.

IMhosted also offers a free domain for life, so that means no yearly renewal as it is added with the service as long as you are a customer. Although I’m not a big fan of using the host free domain offers, I’d rather have 100% control of my domains in case of any changes and if I want to sell it later. It is less complicated in my opinion when you have control of it using a domain registrar. But for newcomers it is easier and less hassle to get started! The other features included at IMHOSTED include:

• No Setup Fees
• 99.998% Network Uptime
• Languages: PHP, FTP, SSL, MYSQL..
• Pre-Installed Scripts

The pricing is very good as well at only $6.95 per month and if you purchase annually or more than one year it is cheaper. I’ve read more than one review of this company from several good blogs and hosting review websites. Overall it seems that you can’t go wrong and there is always a guarantee if you’re not satisfied. My best picks for any hosting company is good support, up-time and possibility to use most scripting languages! Good luck with your search!

Well right now I’m testing this new firefox addon by ScribeFire which allows you to post and quickly add a blogpost without changing the browser and flipping from one tab to another. Right now we use WordPress for most of our blogs and it helps using Scribefire because I don’t have to click and refresh the browser. All is right here!

I have several essential Firefox plugins for webmasters that I would like to recommend. I don’t use many but those that I use are useful DAILY. Now that I have found Scribefire I know as a blogger I’ll be using it the most I can tell. Here is the top list anyway:

• Scribefire
• Seopen (works with Firefox 3 download the hack from here)
• Google Toolbar
• StumbleUpon
• Roboform

ScribeFire Video

I just came by a up and coming A-Bloglister but in the direction of web design and not necessarily making money online which big bloggers such as John Chow, Shoemoney and Problogger monetize their websites. At Soforreal Web we stress the importance of a good web design and why it will make your business strive. We offer templates but only to get you started to understand how things work so that you can make your own custom web design.

At the Stylish Web Design Blog the author Gombos Atila aims to provide quality information about designing websites and standards that exist. The web design blog is not only for newbies but experts like myself as well. The website goes into detail about programming, video, tools, financing your business and everything internet. If you have any questions about a post that is made, its freely welcome and Atila answers most questions almost immediately. I can see this becoming a great design blog in the future with the quality post that are created as of now. I suggest that all my readers take a look and join the RSS feed because I will join it to keep tabs on the newest technologies and information regarding design.

Below is a screenshot of the website before you head over!

Web design can be tricky. When I started I knew what I wanted but was not sure how to execute it. I started looking for web templates and ideas from other websites. Back then in 2000 the design was hardly like it is today. Websites using CSS, XHTML, Flash, Swish was unheard of but there are the dynamics and you have to decide which is best for you in the beginning.

There are many web hosting companies that offer a web editor but most of those offer basically and honestly corny templates that I would not touch to save my life. However, if you are on a budget it is better to start with something. Once you realize what you want and earn money, you should be able to afford to look into purchasing a customized template, paid template or personal designer.

There are several routes you can take to get the perfect web design that you were wishing. Get a designer to design a Photoshop Web Design and output in PSD. Thereafter, you could cut the design into css or html, whichever is comfortable. This is great if you want an original design. You could purchase a template designed that are offered at Dream Templates. There are hundreds of website templates at your disposal and divided into categories which is good because you do not have to stroll through the website long to find what you want. The prices are good in fact, if you join you get unlimited access to hundreds of templates for $59.99. That is a bargain because my first template that I purchased had a $29.99 price tag and that’s ONE template without access to others!

What is offered?

• Website templates
• Flash templates
• Powerpoint templates
• Word templates
• CSS templates
• Logos (corporate or personal)
• Website fonts

All of the above is included with that low price of $59 which was slashed down from $149. To order it is really easy and your template is delivered after the order process has completed so there is no long wait. You will then have access to all templates without problems using your login.

How is support?

I  have heard that the support is very much up to par. Just fill out the appropriate form and a representative will get back to you. Like I wrote about, if you don’t have time to design a webtemplate could push you forward in the write direction. Remember any webtemplate comes with a PSD file that can be edited and changed to look original like you have designed it. Use the template as a skeleton to your next project. Good luck!

Here at Soforreal Web we’ve always tried to give you the best web templates and offer advice about building a website. Through our free webtemplates we provided you a quick way to get started into web design. However, if you’re not interested in learning html and want to build your own website or a clients website relatively fast and pain free I suggest you use a website builder. There is one company online that offers you to how to build a website in less than 10 minutes without any prior knowledge of web building.

This is especially good for clients that do not have a large budget and want to establish an online presence without going over their budget. Build Your Site offers a chance to test drive building a website free! The steps are the same with building any other website however you just choose a design template in the website builder, specify your colors and other specifications and you’re done!

The prices are quite good too at only $9.95 and they are over 4,000 designs to choose from. One advantage that I like about the service is that all is done online. You don’t have to download any software, hosting is free, and a free domain is included. Go take a free test drive and create a website a matter of minutes.