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WestHost

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WestHost Inc.
Company description:
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Offers web hosting, dedicated servers, e-commerce, shopping carts and web marketing tips.
Ownership:
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Privately Held
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$1 - 10M ($5,000,000 estimated) Ranked 41 at HostMonk
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0 - 25 (15 estimated) Ranked 57 at HostMonk
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westserver.net, weissbrod.com, ysagoon.com, shuttleshopper.com, jayfisher.com, jackspolicegarage.com, calpolytriathlon.com, braddocklawfirm.com, corporaterefugee.com, dandltransmission.com
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Begun in 1998, WestHost has had a singular goal to provide the most powerful, secure Web hosting environment in the world at an affordable price. Since that first day, we have provided hosting for clients all around the world. We have maintained ourselves as a leader in the Web hosting industry by keeping to that original goal providing the best technology available with exceptional customer support. The work ethic and integrity that established our business has paid off with many industry awards and happy customers.

With a large client base comes a diverse range of Web hosting requirements. We have tailored our company around these needs by providing flexible and scalable services. These services include Shared Web Hosting, Cloud Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Reseller Hosting, Domain Registration, E-commerce Tools, Web design, and Merchant Account solutions.

In 2008 the UK2 Group, a large worldwide Web hosting provider, expanded its global presence with the acquisition of WestHost. By leveraging the combined power of multiple hosting companies under the UK2 Group umbrella, we are able to provide our customers with an exceptional Web experience at affordable rates.

Our efforts and focus are always directed to our clients and their needs. We will continue to maintain ourselves as a low-cost, complete Web hosting provider, while maintaining a solid infrastructure, secure environment, unfailing and redundant connection, and superior 24/7 client support.

http://www.westhost.com/about-westhost/

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32,943 (Compete.com) Ranked 24 at HostMonk
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1.334 Seconds, 45% of the sites are faster Ranked 24 at HostMonk
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Web Design and Development/Hosting
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WestHost (5271 followers)
"Since 1998, WestHost has been an affordable Web hosting provider of low cost internet services, and viewed as a leader in the Web hosting industry."
Ranked 13 at HostMonk
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200 N Spring Creek Pkwy, Providence, UT 84332, US
200 N Spring Creek Pkwy, Providence, UT 84332, US
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+1 435 755 3449
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+1 435 755 3449
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hostmaster@westhost.com
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Blog posts
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Happy Star Wars Day
May 04, 2012
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Launch video services with the .TV domain on professional hosting platforms
Apr 30, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Since Westhost not only offers professional hosting services but a straightforward domain registration service, we sometimes like to focus readers’ attention on existing and new domain extensions which may suit their online or offline business. Since YouTube and video are simultaneously consider two of the biggest marketing drivers on the web today, its worthwhile considering...
Four WordPress Tips To Manage Your Blogging Platform Effectively
Apr 27, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } As the world’s most popular blogging platform (and some might say Content Management Systems), WordPress is now loaded with useful features that help structure content (and boost SEO) on professional web hosting platforms. Here are four technical tips that you may help you in your daily blogging activities on all platforms offered by Westhost. Can...
Migration Tips For Popular Web Applications
Apr 26, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } They say that the move into a new home is second only to divorce in terms of stress. Working with online applications can sometimes be just as demanding. However, WestHost has put together a comprehensive Knowledgebase to help take some of the sting out of this process. Plus, you can always fall back on a...
Think strategically: Bundle a domain name purchase with a web hosting package!
Apr 25, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Many small businesses are sometimes unaware that leading shared, cloud and dedicated hosting providers also sometimes provide bundled domain services which when utilized can bring down annual costs and allow a SMB to centralize activities under one umbrella. Purchasing, maintaining and extending a business domain presence are becoming critical as competition grows online and competitors...
Is Forbes right? Will Google Plus remain a niche community?
Apr 24, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } ‘Simply put, Google Plus is a niche community, and it feels like it’s always going to remain that way.” ~ Paul Tassi, Forbes Magazine. Well, the knives are out for the Google Plus as it plugs away at Facebook’s social networking lead. In recent weeks the tech behemoth has revamped it’s fledgling “+”, quite unexpectedly,...
Why choose a WestHost reseller hosting solution
Apr 20, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } In these tough economic times, your small business could benefit from extra revenue-generating activities offered by leading hosting companies, including reseller hosting which is built upon cloud hosting technology. Here are five benefits attached to a reseller hosting account with WestHost: The power of choice You can choose between several packages, including a basic entry-level...
Tap into the booming e-commerce sector for your small business website
Apr 19, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } One you have established your website on a professional hosting platform you will sooner or later consider e-commerce functionality to increase conversions and take advantage of busy shopping periods during Christmas and Easter. Forrester Research suggests that by the year 2015, online retail sales will reach almost $300 billion. Consumers are now purchasing products and...
Tips to help you manage your “unmanaged” dedicated server
Mar 28, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } How to Install an SSL on an unmanaged server? You are probably aware that WestHost offers both managed and unmanaged dedicated servers to customers in the United States and abroad. Managed servers give you the power of a dedicated box but with reduced complexity and operational overhead.  Unmanaged servers allow advanced IT admins to precisely...
Domain name registration is critical to your online success
Mar 27, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } A domain name is not simply a reflection of your business name; it has other direct bearings on your SMB success including Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and serving as a buffer against competitors seeking to steal away your customers. By now most online SMBs are aware that domain names are a key metric evaluated by...
The growing demand for professional web hosting in the business world
Mar 26, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } There is almost universal agreement that the future of the United State’s economic recovery hinges on small businesses growth, a large part of which is dependent on SMBs’ ability to produce new eCommerce sales via websites deployed on affordable hosting packages. Currently the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) estimates that 23 million small businesses in...
Five website tips relating to Google
Mar 18, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } You may want to give your website a bit of extra juice. Here are five tips to help you get the most out of your online presence. Is there a way to quickly boost my rankings? Yes, maybe! Installing Google Plus may indirectly increase search engine rankings. How fast or how high is unclear, but...
Make your Mac roar with Lion OS upgrade
Mar 01, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } If you have not yet already done so an Lion OS upgrade from Snow Leopard offers a smoother, cloud-ready experience on your MacBook Pro or Mac Air. And, the use of gesture technology in tandem with trackpad hardware, help bring your laptop or desktop experience closer to that of an iPad. They have also added...
Dropbox amends privacy policy to conform to international Safe Harbor Laws
Feb 29, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Data privacy protection is becoming one of the key issues in the first part of the 21st Century, affecting developments in web hosting companies and cloud computing that ultimately impact you as a user, designer or web developer. One area to watch out for is something called Safe Harbor, which is a piece of legalese...
BrailleTouch and Tongue Drive usher in new ways to communicate via iOS
Feb 28, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } It seems voice-activated applications are becoming the hot new items of 2012, influencing everything from Apple iPhone’s Siri to Google’s new voice activated search. Just recently, Engadget reported that your mouth might soon get equipped with new Tongue Drives that allow you to communicate with machinery — and not just your iPhone or Android device!...
6 Ways To Optimize WordPress Performance
Feb 27, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Here are a few great tips to help you optimize your WordPress installation delivered by Ben Metcalfe at WordCamp 2012 in Miami, which will help you push your site into the high-speed Autobahn! Keep your plug-in updated Duh! Okay, this is obvious considering the recent malware intrusions on web hosting servers around the world. But,...
Will the coming Smartphone revolution kill the Zynga & Facebook Tango?
Feb 22, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } It seems both consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on Facebook these days to stay social and boost sales respectively. WestHost has joined this growing trend using Facebook to provide updates and special offers. Just about any new site development may entail building custom tabs and iframes for a Facebook business page that sucks...
Google Apps Gaining Critical Mass. Is The Enterprise Market Next?
Feb 19, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } New data is emerging that Google Apps may be on the verge of breaking the $1 billion mark in annual revenue. The evidence is circumstantial collected by Backupify a Google ISV, who surveyed 8000 Google App domains representing nearly a million users. Interestingly, at least half the user base appears to be small business orientated...
Final Cut Pro X: Is video editing becoming “flat” or simply more interesting?
Feb 18, 2012
#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } A wise man called Thomas Friedman remarked in a recent book that the world is flat, signaling the rise of the common man in  challenging industry professionals in areas such as web design, writing,  and video editing. It’s the last area mentioned above which seems to be getting an extra push from Apple, as it ...
Instagram Engineering Team Slipstreams Web 2.0 Technologies
Feb 17, 2012
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