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This is the web host that I use personally and one that I will recommend because:

• you can pay for only one domain and host unlimited domains (so you can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars every single year if you own many domains. I myself hosted more than 10 web sites by just paying for one!)
• you get a free domain for your hosting plan (so you can save about USD$10 every year for a domain)
• you can install a blog, forum and many other web software within a few clicks of your mouse, without having to know any technical stuff such as HTML!
• you can get 24/7 technical support via online chat, email and telephone if you need any help with your web hosting account (I tested their technical support on many occasions at different timings of the day and I always get them either online chat or email support)
• you can claim free search engine advertising credits between $50 to $150 with Yahoo Search Marketing, Google AdWords and/or Microsoft AdCenter (free PPC credits will vary depending on existing promotions with the respective search engines) after you have signed up using my banner below:

In view of the above advantages that I have mentioned, you already got more than what you will be paying for a hosting plan in terms of real monetary value when you use BlueHost. In my humble opinion, this is one of the excellent value that you can get from a web host on the Internet.

Why should you listen to me? Because I currently own a web hosting company myself and also over the past 6 years, I have used more than 8 web hosting companies both locally and internationally for myself! So, I will know more about the web hosting business that most of the people out there!

One of the main benefit of having an Internet business is that you can automate your entire Internet business or at least majority of your online business processes such as collecting emails opt-ins, product delivery, payment acceptance etc.

And one of the key component to an Internet business is your autoresponder software. After researching and testing out a few free and paid autoresponders on the market, I stick to GetResponse because it is cheaper, easier to use even for newbies, availability of technical support from GetResponse.

Many people (myself included) may be tempted to buy an autoresponder software and install it on their own server and save more money in the long run. However, this approach will mean that you need to engage someone to install it for you or you do it yourself, you need to ensure that your emails can get delivered when ISPs block your mailing, you need to deal with spamming related issues etc when they arise.

In summary, you save more money but you also get more headache in the long run. So, I will suggest that you use a professional 3rd party autoresponder company so that you can focus your time on improving your online profits. Professional autoresponder company such as GetResponse usually participate in a number of industry initiatives, such as Email Service Provider Coalition (ESPC) and Email Sender Accreditation Program (IADB), which promote responsible, permission-based email marketing.

I am happy using GetResponse service. I hope you are too when you sign up my banner above.