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Originally Posted by Captcha
any unmanaged host + cpanel = profit
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^^ This ^^
If you are shopping around for a hosting provider, take your time. There are tons of them out there to choose from.
People who buy hosting services often end up paying more than necessary or over-provisioning for their actual needs due to several factors, and the salesreps are pretty happy to let that happen.
A common scenario is the lack of understanding of their website's or application's resource requirements, leading to the purchase of more expensive plans with higher bandwidth, storage, or processing power than needed. Marketing strategies by hosting providers, which emphasize the benefits of more costly packages or add-ons, can also influence buyers to opt for more extensive features that remain underutilized.
Here is what I suggest:
I have been using a hosting provider called
https://tmdhosting.com since about 2018. They always reply within 15 minutes for every ticket, they let me scale-up and scale down as I need to, they provide support outside of their usual scope, and they even give new customers a free 30 day trial.
Another thing you can do is setup your own server in minutes with a cloud provider such as
https://linode.com. For example, if you need a server "right now", you can spin one up and have it online in 5 minutes, for only $5.00 per month. And its FAST.
Use a program such as cPanel to manage it, and begin setting up your domains and email accounts by yourself, easily. cPanel is a very popular and affordable web-based hosting control panel provided by many hosting providers to website owners, allowing them to manage their websites from a web-based interface. If your server is linux and your hosting provider isn't giving you cPanel, you should demand it, and, to provide it to you for free. It is considered one of the best server management tools out there. Cpanel is free to try for 15 days, and after that is about $20 a month or so. TMDHosting provides cPanel for free.
Sorry for the long-winded response but when you are shopping for a hosting provider, take your time. Talk to the reps and ask them questions. Don't let them sell you stuff you don't need, or worse, scare you into spending extra money. A good hosting provider will provide you with the support, tools & speed you need at a reasonable price.