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Everyone recognizes Yahoo! and its reputation for being a leader in the web world – but in addition to shopping, searching, email, auctions and so on, Yahoo! is a top-notch web hosting company with a penchant for helping small businesses make a big splash online.
As a small business host, Yahoo! naturally offers excellent e-commerce features, many of which you simply will not find in most shared web hosting plans. As well, Yahoo offers exceptional support in marketing and analysis – they have the tools and experience to help your site get noticed. If you need design help, they've got experts around to help you out with that too. (Just remember that the convenience of expert help does sometimes carry a price tag!)
Yahoo hosting's greatest strength may be its name and reputation. Yahoo! is not going to vanish tomorrow, taking your money and data with it. Yahoo! is a trusted brand name and you can take that confidence with you and your new venture.
Yahoo! Web Hosting has a comprehensive online help centre with a number of online “getting started” guides and helpful video tutorials. These are complemented by Yahoo's 24-hour toll-free phone and e-mail support.
UNIX/Linux Hosting Plans
Yahoo Web Hosting Plan: unlimited disk space, unlimited bandwidth @ $7.49/month
Merchant Starter Plan: unlimited disk space, unlimited bandwidth @ $47.94/month
Yahoo! Web Hosting will not catch your eye with its bargain-basement prices. However, Yahoo’s services may be worth those few extra dollars, particularly if you are a beginner with a lot of questions and support requirements. Yahoo! also offers comprehensive design tools to get you going. Interactive features are easily available; Yahoo web hosting simply provides everything you need for an attention-grabbing website. Starting an online store with Yahoo hosting is made easy with a benefits package that includes a Yahoo! Store (in a Yahoo! mall), catalogue, inventory and more.
As with all plans that offer unlimited disk space and bandwidth, there are limitations in the small print. However, Yahoo! is more transparent than most hosts, and this is a huge benefit. In all, Yahoo's price reflects its status as a quality, stable web hosting service.
Yahoo! Web Hosting features an excellent web-based control panel offering extensive features and functionality that integrate directly into Yahoo's other applications and services. Once again, this feature is designed with the beginner in mind. Those who are new to web hosting will appreciate the simplicity and clarity of Yahoo's control panel.