LiquidWeb is a Lansing, Michigan hosting company which was founded in 1997. LiquidWeb is more expensive than other web hosts, but is a very reliable host, offering excellent customer service. LiquidWeb also offer a large number of different packages which allow you to upgrade when your site grows.

Hosting Platform
LiquidWeb provide hosting packages in both Windows and Linux varieties. Windows server specialize in hosting Microsoft server side scripting languages like ASP.NET. These coding languages allow you create more dynamic websites that take advantage of databases and things like eCommerce. Linux servers on the other hand support open source languages like PHP, Perl and Java. Its an important decision so make sure that you choose the right platform when signing up as it will affect you as your site grows. All basic web hosting packages are Linux based. Windows is only an option on some Virtual Private server (VPS) and dedicated servers.

Packages
LiquidWeb provide a range of different packages which can be used to fit your web hosting needs. These range from dedicated server hosting, to much more inexpensive shared web hosting plans.

Webhosting plans come in a number of different price ranges. The standard plan starts at $14.95 per month which includes 5GB of storage and 120GB of bandwidth. AS an added bonus, you’ll be able to register two domain names for free under this plan. Virtual private servers weigh in at $70 per month with 75GB of storage, 2 TB of bandwidth and 880 MB of RAM. The dedicated server options start at $189 a month and widely vary based on how many processors you are looking for as well as other specifications of the server.

Ease of Use
Using the LiquidWeb hosting account is very easy. The control panel is administered using cPanel for Linux users. This is the gold standard for control panels, which means if you have experience with other Linux hosts, then you have probably already used it before.

As cPanel is used it is possible to install various scripts with a single click. This makes it possible to install WordPress, Joomla and OsCommerce among countless others.

Reliability
Liquidweb is highly reliable web host which offers a 99.9% uptime guarantee. They also take nightly backups of your website and all the contents of the server. This ensures that all of your data is secure even if the worst happens.

Technical Support
If you do encounter any problems or just want a friendly voice to answer your quetions, then LiquidWeb’s technical support is there for you. LiquidWeb realize that the internet is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week business. That’s why technical support can be contacted at any time, day or night. They can be reached by phone, email and live web chat.

For more information about 1and1, including updated pricing information on all their services, visit their website LiquidWeb.com.