ValueWeb Review

ValueWeb web hosting opened its doors in 1996 and has been providing reliable web hosting to small businesses ever since. With around-the-clock telephone customer service and 99.99% service uptime, ValueWeb is certainly at the top end of industry standards for service and support.

What really sets Value Web apart from many other web hosting services on the market today is its “SalesBooster” package. SalesBooster is ValueWeb's basic web hosting package, but it includes a time-saving service: ValueWeb.com will submit your business listing to 10 of the most popular search directories. This can help people and other businesses find your site faster, with less work by you. Not just a shared hosting service for the masses, this is a package that specifically targets the needs of the business owner.

The Value Web hosting package also includes “GetFound” online listings, designed to drive customers to your site. GetFound is another valuable marketing tool that usually costs extra on top of your usual web hosting fees. Overall, ValueWeb can give you a great head start when it comes to marketing and promoting your site – without you having to pay extra or devote hours to search engine submissions.

The Value Web hosting package also comes with Urchin 5 web analytics tool, SiteBuilder, FTP accounts and an optional Merchant Manager shopping cart. Add a BizBlog or podcasts to your site – you can do it with ValueWeb.

All that, and unlimited disk space and unlimited monthly data transfer! ValueWeb adds up to a great all-around business package at a great price.

Price Value

Value Web hosting packages are regularly priced as low as $6.95 a month. Considering you receive all the basics of a great shared web hosting package – unlimited disk space, bandwidth and MySQL databases, along with site building, email and steaming media tools – and the advanced marketing tools, ValueWeb really does offer you more for your hosting dollar than many other providers. Your domain name is free for the first year, too, which is a handy little bonus.

ValueWeb's services, including an impressive 99.99% uptime guarantee, are all backed by a 30-day moneyback guarantee. With the unique SalesBooster and GetFound features and around the clock telephone customer service, ValueWeb does seem to live up to its name.

Reliability

Value Web's 99.99% uptime guarantee is just the tip of the iceberg. Value Web web hosting also goes out of its way to offer advanced site and data security through firewalls, 24/7 live system monitoring and antivirus software.

With the FlexCloud cloud computing infrastructure, ValueWeb can take advantage of global network operations centers for the best possible resource allocation. The ValueWeb servers are never overloaded! In addition,ValueWeb boasts an advanced network of 12 Tier-1 data centers, all with diesel generators and redundant power supplies and multiple HVAC systems. With premium Dell servers and hardware, redundant backbone connections and end-to-end fault tolerance, Value Web is well positioned and equipped to meet the highest standards in uptime, security and reliability.

Control Panel

The Value Web control panel is easy to navigate and use, even for those new to web hosting. There are a number of features available, including customer scripts, ASP, PHP, MySQL, streaming video and audio capabilities and more. Reviewers across the board seem to be in agreement that the ValueWeb control panel is clear, flexible and has excellent functionality.

Customer Support

Value Web offers toll-free telephone and email support 24/7/365. Customer reviews seem to be mixed on the speed of ValueWeb's response, but overall, the support technicians are certainly knowledgeable and adept problem solvers. For the do-it-yourselfers, the self-help options are quite effective and easy to follow as well.