Web Hosting Guide

The world of websites and web hosting can seem daunting at times for both novice and experienced webmasters alike. We have written and compiled an extensive selection of web hosting guides to help bring clarity to some of the aspects of web hosting people often find unclear.

Whether you are wondering how to host a website in the first place, or looking for security or SEO guidance for your site, take advantage of our Web Hosting Guide to give your next website the best possible chance for success.

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If you are interested in how to transfer a website to a new host, we provide instructions on how to get underway with that process. And for Web Hosting Hub customers we even offer FREE website migrations.

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Getting Started with Web Hosting
Types of web hosting
Picking a new web host
Tips, Tricks, and SEO
Web strategies and software solutions

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spark

Great Starter Plan
Quick Setup

Up To 50 % Off $ 11.99 /mo
$ 5.99 /mo
Select Term:
Features
Get a free custom domain to match your fabulous business or idea. You can also transfer an existing domain for free.
Yes
Solid-state drives are up to 20 times faster than traditional hard drives, have faster read/write speeds and improved uptime. This means faster delivery of your content. Some hosting providers charge extra for this feature, while HUB provides it at no cost.
Yes
A simple to enable, private SSL is available to you for FREE. This shows the lock icon in your visitor's browser, showing them your website is safe and secure, and can also help increase your website's ranking on Google. Third party SSLs and other SSL types are also supported.
Yes
Websites are several webpages integrated together under a unique domain name.
2
MySQL &PostgreSQL Databases
10

Performance is the overall measure of how powerful or capable a plan is. Click 2X or 4X to find out more.

Standard

Web Hosting Hub offers unlimited disk space, which eliminates the worry of running out and let's you focus back on your life, instead of technical problems.

All of our plans also offers unlimited bandwidth so that your site can be served smoothly to all your visitors.

See Terms of Service for full details.

UNLIMITED

Every website needs a matching email. Spark, Nitro, and Dynamo all include unlimited email accounts.

See Terms of Service for full details.

UNLIMITED
Our web hosting comes standard with unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth.
UNLIMITED
Use ad networks like Bing Ads to drive quality traffic to your website and grow your business.
$150
This allows you to have multiple domain names point to the same account - often used to send mydomain.com, mydomain.net, and mydomain.org to the same site.
5
A canonical or sub domain name looks like canonical.domain.com. The standard ones are www.domain.com and domain.com. Depending on your shared hosting package, other names like info.domain.com or support.domain.com can be used - the "canonical" is chosen by you.
25
Backups are essential to any website owner. We always recommend you make your own backups frequently with our simple to use backup tool. It requires only a couple of clicks. But we also offer to create a complete backup of your cPanel account for you every 24 hours for a minimal cost.
$1/mo
Are you worried about migrating your existing website? Don’t be! We offer FREE cPanel and website transfers with zero downtime to make sure your data gets moved quickly and safely.
* Applies to a cPanel account within 5GB or 3 or fewer databases and/or websites. Larger transfer requests can result in a fee of $10 per additional item to be transferred.
Learn More
3
Your secure POP3/IMAP email is conveniently available anywhere on any device.
Yes
Simply choose to auto-install WordPress during the checkout process and we'll pre-install it for you for FREE on your hosting plan.
Yes
Simply choose to auto-install PrestaShop during the checkout process and we'll pre-install it for you for FREE on your hosting plan.
Yes
Your hosting plan comes with BoldGrid, a free drag-and-drop website builder. Our site builder is easy to use whether you are building your first website or have prior experience. You also get stunning templates decked out with free content written specifically for your industry. Learn More View Video
Yes

Want to build a site today but just don't know how? Well with us it's easy. We offer 400+, FREE applications that can be installed and set up with a just a click of a button. No more stress, just a 1-click setup.

400+
Softaculous gives you access to more than 400+ FREE tools at like WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal and PrestaShop with a single click.
Yes
SSH access allows for a user to access their server using command line. It allows for an easier workflow and faster management than a graphical user interface is able to provide.
Yes
Normally hosting companies use a single data center. This means your website and email could be 3,000 miles or more away from you. It is cheaper for them, but just doesn't make sense for you. With Web Hosting Hub you can pick from one of our two data center locations located on the east and west coast. Proximity of your business/website to your data center means your email and website can be delivered faster.
No
Yes
If you want to cancel for any reason, we have a no questions asked 90-day FULL money-back guarantee.
Yes

All of our web hosting plans come with a 100% 90 Day FULL Money Back Guarantee. That means you can try us out for 90 days, and if you're not completely satisfied, just ask for a refund. No questions asked.

90 Days
24/7/365 Support
Live Chat

Nitro

Best Value

Small Business Hosting
Better Performance

Up To 48 % Off $ 15.49 /mo
$ 7.99 /mo
Select Term:
Features
Get a free custom domain to match your fabulous business or idea. You can also transfer an existing domain for free.
Yes
Solid-state drives are up to 20 times faster than traditional hard drives, have faster read/write speeds and improved uptime. This means faster delivery of your content. Some hosting providers charge extra for this feature, while HUB provides it at no cost.
Yes
A simple to enable, private SSL is available to you for FREE. This shows the lock icon in your visitor's browser, showing them your website is safe and secure, and can also help increase your website's ranking on Google. Third party SSLs and other SSL types are also supported.
Yes
Websites are several webpages integrated together under a unique domain name.
UNLIMITED
MySQL &PostgreSQL Databases
UNLIMITED

Performance is the overall measure of how powerful or capable a plan is. Click 2X or 4X to find out more.

2X

Web Hosting Hub offers unlimited disk space, which eliminates the worry of running out and let's you focus back on your life, instead of technical problems.

All of our plans also offers unlimited bandwidth so that your site can be served smoothly to all your visitors.

See Terms of Service for full details.

UNLIMITED

Every website needs a matching email. Spark, Nitro, and Dynamo all include unlimited email accounts.

See Terms of Service for full details.

UNLIMITED
Our web hosting comes standard with unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth.
UNLIMITED
Use ad networks like Bing Ads to drive quality traffic to your website and grow your business.
$150
This allows you to have multiple domain names point to the same account - often used to send mydomain.com, mydomain.net, and mydomain.org to the same site.
UNLIMITED
A canonical or sub domain name looks like canonical.domain.com. The standard ones are www.domain.com and domain.com. Depending on your shared hosting package, other names like info.domain.com or support.domain.com can be used - the "canonical" is chosen by you.
UNLIMITED
Backups are essential to any website owner. We always recommend you make your own backups frequently with our simple to use backup tool. It requires only a couple of clicks. But we also offer to create a complete backup of your cPanel account for you every 24 hours for a minimal cost.
$1/mo
Are you worried about migrating your existing website? Don’t be! We offer FREE cPanel and website transfers with zero downtime to make sure your data gets moved quickly and safely.
* Applies to a cPanel account within 5GB or 3 or fewer databases and/or websites. Larger transfer requests can result in a fee of $10 per additional item to be transferred.
Learn More
3
Your secure POP3/IMAP email is conveniently available anywhere on any device.
Yes
Simply choose to auto-install WordPress during the checkout process and we'll pre-install it for you for FREE on your hosting plan.
Yes
Simply choose to auto-install PrestaShop during the checkout process and we'll pre-install it for you for FREE on your hosting plan.
Yes
Your hosting plan comes with BoldGrid, a free drag-and-drop website builder. Our site builder is easy to use whether you are building your first website or have prior experience. You also get stunning templates decked out with free content written specifically for your industry. Learn More View Video
Yes

Want to build a site today but just don't know how? Well with us it's easy. We offer 400+, FREE applications that can be installed and set up with a just a click of a button. No more stress, just a 1-click setup.

400+
Softaculous gives you access to more than 400+ FREE tools at like WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal and PrestaShop with a single click.
Yes
SSH access allows for a user to access their server using command line. It allows for an easier workflow and faster management than a graphical user interface is able to provide.
Yes
Normally hosting companies use a single data center. This means your website and email could be 3,000 miles or more away from you. It is cheaper for them, but just doesn't make sense for you. With Web Hosting Hub you can pick from one of our two data center locations located on the east and west coast. Proximity of your business/website to your data center means your email and website can be delivered faster.
Yes
Yes
If you want to cancel for any reason, we have a no questions asked 90-day FULL money-back guarantee.
Yes

All of our web hosting plans come with a 100% 90 Day FULL Money Back Guarantee. That means you can try us out for 90 days, and if you're not completely satisfied, just ask for a refund. No questions asked.

90 Days
24/7/365 Support
Live Chat and Phone

Dynamo

More Speed

Built for Highly Dynamic
Sites, Most Resources

Up To 51 % Off $ 20.49 /mo
$ 9.99 /mo
Select Term:
Features
Get a free custom domain to match your fabulous business or idea. You can also transfer an existing domain for free.
Yes
Solid-state drives are up to 20 times faster than traditional hard drives, have faster read/write speeds and improved uptime. This means faster delivery of your content. Some hosting providers charge extra for this feature, while HUB provides it at no cost.
Yes
A simple to enable, private SSL is available to you for FREE. This shows the lock icon in your visitor's browser, showing them your website is safe and secure, and can also help increase your website's ranking on Google. Third party SSLs and other SSL types are also supported.
Yes
Websites are several webpages integrated together under a unique domain name.
UNLIMITED
MySQL &PostgreSQL Databases
UNLIMITED

Performance is the overall measure of how powerful or capable a plan is. Click 2X or 4X to find out more.

4X

Web Hosting Hub offers unlimited disk space, which eliminates the worry of running out and let's you focus back on your life, instead of technical problems.

All of our plans also offers unlimited bandwidth so that your site can be served smoothly to all your visitors.

See Terms of Service for full details.

UNLIMITED

Every website needs a matching email. Spark, Nitro, and Dynamo all include unlimited email accounts.

See Terms of Service for full details.

UNLIMITED
Our web hosting comes standard with unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth.
UNLIMITED
Use ad networks like Bing Ads to drive quality traffic to your website and grow your business.
$150
This allows you to have multiple domain names point to the same account - often used to send mydomain.com, mydomain.net, and mydomain.org to the same site.
UNLIMITED
A canonical or sub domain name looks like canonical.domain.com. The standard ones are www.domain.com and domain.com. Depending on your shared hosting package, other names like info.domain.com or support.domain.com can be used - the "canonical" is chosen by you.
UNLIMITED
Backups are essential to any website owner. We always recommend you make your own backups frequently with our simple to use backup tool. It requires only a couple of clicks. But we also offer to create a complete backup of your cPanel account for you every 24 hours for a minimal cost.
$1/mo
Are you worried about migrating your existing website? Don’t be! We offer FREE cPanel and website transfers with zero downtime to make sure your data gets moved quickly and safely.
* Applies to a cPanel account within 5GB or 3 or fewer databases and/or websites. Larger transfer requests can result in a fee of $10 per additional item to be transferred.
Learn More
3
Your secure POP3/IMAP email is conveniently available anywhere on any device.
Yes
Simply choose to auto-install WordPress during the checkout process and we'll pre-install it for you for FREE on your hosting plan.
Yes
Simply choose to auto-install PrestaShop during the checkout process and we'll pre-install it for you for FREE on your hosting plan.
Yes
Your hosting plan comes with BoldGrid, a free drag-and-drop website builder. Our site builder is easy to use whether you are building your first website or have prior experience. You also get stunning templates decked out with free content written specifically for your industry. Learn More View Video
Yes

Want to build a site today but just don't know how? Well with us it's easy. We offer 400+, FREE applications that can be installed and set up with a just a click of a button. No more stress, just a 1-click setup.

400+
Softaculous gives you access to more than 400+ FREE tools at like WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal and PrestaShop with a single click.
Yes
SSH access allows for a user to access their server using command line. It allows for an easier workflow and faster management than a graphical user interface is able to provide.
Yes
Normally hosting companies use a single data center. This means your website and email could be 3,000 miles or more away from you. It is cheaper for them, but just doesn't make sense for you. With Web Hosting Hub you can pick from one of our two data center locations located on the east and west coast. Proximity of your business/website to your data center means your email and website can be delivered faster.
Yes
Yes
If you want to cancel for any reason, we have a no questions asked 90-day FULL money-back guarantee.
Yes

All of our web hosting plans come with a 100% 90 Day FULL Money Back Guarantee. That means you can try us out for 90 days, and if you're not completely satisfied, just ask for a refund. No questions asked.

90 Days
24/7/365 Support
Live Chat and Phone

PLUS

Free Bonus With Every New Account

Up To $150 Free Ad Credit To Use With:   Bing, Yahoo