iPage
Although iPage may have been founded in 1998, it didn’t emerge as a
serious web hosting service until relatively recently. After several years of
dormancy during which the company refocused itself on improving their
services, iPage
reemerged in October 2009. Since then, iPage
has very quickly succeeded in establishing itself as one of the leading
low-cost hosting solutions catering to small businesses and bloggers.
Company Information
Founded: October 1998
Headquarters: Burlington, MA
Domains Managed: Over 1,500,000
Accreditations and Awards
Pricing
iPage offers only one web hosting plan, appropriately name the “Essential
Plan”.
Plan works as follows:
| 12 month plan |
24 month plan |
36 month plan |
| $4.50/month |
$4.25/month |
$4.25/month |
| Billed as 1 installment of $54 |
Billed as 1 installment of $102 |
Billed as 1 installment of $153 |
iPage also offers several extra services that you can purchase upon
checkout. You should be aware that some of these ‘extras’ are checked off
automatically, and you will be billed for them if you do not uncheck the box.
iPage's extras include:
Domain privacy package
- $8.99/year
Identity theft protection and data
security package
- $12.95/year
iPage JumpStart package
- $12.95/year
iPage Directory Listing
- $12/year
Automatic Site Backup
- $12.95/year
Customer Connection Package
- $19.95/year
Money Back Guarantee
If you are dissatisfied with your iPage service for any reason, you can
apply for the iPage "Anytime Money-Back Guarantee," which will
ensures that you'll receive a refund for any time remaining in your iPage
contract.
If you register your domain directly through iPage you will be charged a
$15 non-refundable fee upon cancellation of your iPage services. This fee will
ensure that you will be able to transfer your domain to any other web hosting
service.
Features
iPage's Unlimited Hosting Features:
- Unlimited disk space
- Unlimited transfer/bandwidth
- Unlimited domains
- Unlimited MySQL databases
Web Design Services:
- Drag and drop site builder
- Template-based site builder
- Domain name for life
- Blog setup assistance
- Photo gallery setup assistance
- SEO-friendly features
Website Marketing Tools:
- $50 Google AdWords credit
- $25 Yahoo! Search Marketing credit
- HubSpot's Website Grader
- Free Submitnet basic plan
- Free 60-Day trial of RatePoint Feedback Service
Technology:
- 24/7 monitoring to ensure uptime reliability
- Enhanced security suite
- Site traffic reporting
- High-performance load balanced servers
Online Marketing Features:
- $50 Google AdWords credit
- $25 Yahoo! Sponsored Search credit
- Free 60-day membership to RatePoint's newsletter manager
- Internet marketing guides
- Google Webmaster Tools integration
Integrated Applications:
- Joomla
- WordPress
- Gallery2
- phpBB
- Gbook
eCommerce Features:
- Multiple shopping cart options
- PayPal integration
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