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[matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

hey Susan --

I have recently moved to Dreamhost.com and am really pleased with their 
offerings.  Since you mentioned eCommerce, I was going to recommend 
their "Strictly Business" plan at ~$64/month.  It includes a static IP 
address (required for most eCommerce applications), SSL certificate and 
Miva Merchant license (which is an eCommerce package).  Quite a good 
deal, actually.

But since you want to keep the costs down, you could choose one of 
their cheaper packages (I'd recommend "Code Monster" for $16-20/month) 
and then just add eCommerce items to your plan as you need them.  This 
would be much more cost efficient until you really get rolling.

All the storage, bandwidth, email accounts, etc included with their 
plans are RIDICULOUS!  I doubt I'll ever use all the features they 
offer (but I am trying!).  For the record, my experiences with their 
Tech Support has been very good -- problems usually resolved within 24 
hours.

If you want to make me super rich (ha ha!) feel free to use this link 
when signing up.  http://www.dreamhost.com/rewards.cgi?matusiak

best of luck with your web host search!
dave m.


On Apr 11, 2005, at 1:59 PM, Susan LaBarre wrote:

> Hi Scott,
> Thanks for the quick response. I do not want to exceed $10-12 a month 
> at
> this point.
>
> I was just researching WestHost which showed up in CNet's platinum 
> ratings
> for reliability  ... for $7/mo it offers 10gb of diskspace and 20gb of
> bandwidth. Unlimited SQL databases and free shared SSL. I could easily 
> use
> Paypal and upgrade to a merchant account when I have the business. I'm
> pretty nervous about the security thing as I don't want any of my users
> having their data intercepted due to my own inexperience.
>
> The site configuration tool doesn't look as though you can load php
> applications with the ease of Fantastico like you can on Verve... but I
> didn't really scrutinize it that carefully. It seems like a great deal 
> for
> the price... no?