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Web Host and Domain Registrar Recommendations

For simple websites, there is dotEasy. They also have the benefit of being free, if you register your domain with them. (Note that I have not used dotEasy personally, but have had it recommended by students in the past). Note that dotEasy will charge for upgrading to .

For websites that may need more features, there is 1and1.com. They offer full technical support, tiered hosting, and decent rates. Again, I have not used 1and1 personally, but have had it recommended by students. Similar popular suggestions include Pair, Laughing Squid, A Small Orange and Dreamhost.

Finally, my personal choice for hosting is nearlyfreespeech.net. They are a “minimal hand-holding, maximal services” hosting company, best suited for people who are confident in their technical abilities and who have created several public websites before. They also charge differently from most hosting providers, on the basis of traffic rather than a set monthly fee; for small sites, such as this one, they can be extremely cost-effective.

Fair warning about DotEasy: their free hosting doesn't support PHP or any other server-side scripting, and transferring your domain away from them later is a pain.

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