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If you’re looking for a web host, you can check out 1and1.

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I signed with 1and1 for only 1,103.10 pesos ($23.94) for every six months, with a free top-level domain name and options to build several sites.

But for you, you pay only  $17.94 or about P789.36 because you’re in the promo period. You get six months of web hosting, a free top-level domain name of your choice and options to build several sites. The contract is automatically renewed every six months unless you cancel in advance.

There are other affordable hosts that I liked, after reading all sorts of host reviews, such as Siteground ($5.95 per month), Hostgator ($4.95) and Maiahost ($.395), but all of them require you to pay in advance one year or two years of hosting.
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NOTICE:

As of September 7, 2008, 1and1 reverted to its regular hosting prices. This package has returned to its regular price of $3.99 per month, which is still lower than the prices offered by other comparable hosts. It’s also the price I paid when I got my hosting package. From time to time, 1and1 offers promos. If you want to wait, you can email me and I’ll notify you when the promos return. But, look, the $3.99-per-month price is still a winner compared to the others.

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Probably you would prefer the other web hosts because they come with Wordpress pre-installed. But you would soon discover that there are benefits of learning to install Wordpress yourself.

1and1 gives you all the things you need to run a Wordpress site. On the 1and1 panel, you can find MySQL Administration where you get your database name, host name, user name and password. You also find FTP Account where you get the user name and password. These six items, in addition to your URL, are the only info items you need to install Wordpress.
If I could be of help later on when you install Wordpress, just email me.
For this Beginner package, 1and1 offers 10 GB of disk space and 300 GB of transfer volume.
By the way, the $2.99 monthly charge is a promotional price. I don’t know when it ends. But the regular price is still affordable: $3.99.  You’re luckier, I paid the regular price when I got my 1and1 hosting.  Yes, 1and1 says I get $10 dollars if you sign through my referral. Thanks a lot if you will.
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