What's This about Web Host Canada?

Contributed by Robyn Thomson

What's This about Web Host Canada?

There is not a lot of press about web hosting in Canada. The number of hosts claiming to be Canadian has grown in the past few years, but the servers are still not that well known. The possible reason being that most of these hosts are specifically targeted Canadian businesses and not the common citizen.

I want a Web host in Canada. Where do I find one?

You do not need to get a Canadian web host if you are in Canada, it is just an alternative to choosing an American, or European host. There is no one Canadian web host that is superior above the rest, none of them are also well known. But there is a selection of paid hosts, and domain hosts that call from the Great White North. If you want to find one, check Google, or Yahoo, or any other search site, while looking specifically for Canadian sites, there are plenty of web hosts in Canada to choose from.

Which of these Web hosts in Canada support domains?

Interested in a domain? That won't be a problem, most of the Canadian hosts support domains, and do not actually just host sites. CanHost.ca, a reputable Canadian host will host your Canada-based domain for as little as 12 00/mth CAN dollars for the basic package, this does not include various extras, and you only get 100 megabytes of space to work in. Their E-Commerce 100 package is for already successful businesses and charges 79 00/mth CAN.

Now this package includes many add ons, but you still only get 100 megabytes of space. Monster.ca offers domain packages for personal and business site for various prices. For a personal domain with 51+ pages the cost would come to 19 95/mth Canadian. This package offers you 500 megabytes of memory. For a business site with the same number of pages expected as the personal site, the price would be the same with the same amount of space. Though a business web site might be a tax right-off.

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