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Fatcow is the host with the funny name and the single plan. Fatcow very famously has one hosting plan, The Original Fatcow Plan. It is a Linux hosting plan that includes unlimited storage and bandwidth. You get all the MySQL databases you need along with PHP, Perl and Python. All of this for a price under $8 a month.

We have given Fatcow our award as the Best Overall Host. We did this because we feel Fatcow realizes the needs of the average user better than anyone else and provides just that. The average person coming to this site for advice is not looking to create the next YouTube. They probably want to start a blog or a small business. They don't know most of the web hosting jargon and they don't want to wade through 20 different hosting plans that vary by one or two features. Fatcow gives them what they need - a basic but powerful Linux hosting plan with all the space, bandwidth and add-on scripts they need and they provide excellent customer service.

PowWeb is the One Plan, One Price web host offering a basic but powerful Linux plan. Like FatCow they focus on simplicity and customer service. Their single Linux plan is $3.88 per month which can be purchased in 3-month, 1-year and 2-year increments (there is a setup fee for the 3-month option). The One Plan offers unlimited storage and bandwidth and you get one free domain name for life as long as you keep hosting with PowWeb.

PowWeb offers a wide variety of ready-to-go scripts that can be installed using their very own Script Instant Installer. From blogs to content management to e-commerce you can find a script that will kick-start your site without being an expert programmer. But if you are a programmer PowWeb does an excellent job supporting PHP 4 & 5 along with Perl5 which is why we have selected PowWeb as our Best PHP Host. With all of this you certainly have all the tools necessary to build a bigger site than the $3.88 price tag warrants.

1&1 is a first rate web hosting company. They boast over 55,000 servers and millions of customer contracts. They have four data centers that monitor their servers 24/7 and offer superb customer support. We chose them as our top Windows host because of their dedication to fully support Windows at all levels of their plans from shared to enterprise level dedicated.

Although 1&1 was chosen as our top Windows host, they were very close to also receiving our top dedicated host as well. With the large variety of dedicated plans they offer, people with any sized budget can find what they are looking for. The only reason we don't rate 1&1 higher is that they are more geared toward professional developers than the entry level blogger/small business owner that we cater to on this site.

Our favorite thing about Lunarpages is selection. They offer six different hosting options in both Linux and Windows environments. For programmers they offer plans in both PHP and ASP.NET with MySQL and MS SQL databases.

From a small shared environment to a full dedicated solution, Lunarpages has you covered. This kind of flexibility of plans is nice, because you can start off with their basic plan and if your site grows faster than you expect you can have them move your site to a VPS or dedicated plan with very little (if any) downtime.

We have chosen Lunarpages as our best Dedicated host for their range of dedicated server options and pricing. They have 5 different Linux plans and 3 different Windows plans. They believe in their dedicated plans so much that they created a special website for their dedicated plans, LPDedicated.com.

How much do we believe in Lunarpages? This site is hosted on a Lunarpages shared server.

We have chosen InMotion as our Best Linux Host. InMotion is a Linux only host from their cheap to their dedicated server plans. One word that springs to mind when looking at the hosting plans offered by InMotion is choice. They have four tiers of plans each with three options within those tiers.

InMotion prides themselves on reliability. Their data centers constantly monitor their servers to guarantee 99.9% uptime to their customers. This reliability has earned them high praise from their business customers. All of this combined with award winning customer service makes InMotion a great choice for your web hosting needs.