Web Space Wars

Web hosting companies started out offering very little web space in their web host packages. Many web space providers now offer unlimited web space, cheap web space, and even free web space. Read on to find out more about the history of web space.

As low cost web space providers battle for customers and top directory listings, web space providers are increasing web space allotments to extraordinary amounts. Just how far will low cost web space providers go to beat the competition? Read on for more on the web space wars.

Learning from History
Years and years ago when we began reviewing web space providers, a low cost web space provider offering 400mb of web space was a big deal. When the low cost web space provider competition grew web space allotments increased to what we then called "a whopping 800mb". Now (12/04) low cost web space providers are offering 1000mb, 2000mb and more for the same low prices as before.  UPDATE (10/10) Most web hosts are now offering "unlimited web space" diffusing the web space war, the battle now is to offer the most up-to-date features at the lowest prices for shared web hosting.  There are still plenty of free and cheap web hosting providers that base their package pricing on how much space you require, but with enough research you can find a host that offers unlimited space, for a reasonable price.

Web space users are benefiting from this competition among web space providers and are receiving more web space for less money than ever before. But will this trend continue? How far can web hosts go without raising prices or dropping from the competition? Only time will tell the answer to this question, but in the mean time we'll tell you which web space providers are the ones to watch in the web space wars.

Hosts to Watch
Not all web space providers are competitive enough, or have enough resources, to raise web space allotments just because "everyone is doing it." However there are certain web space providers that have a history of trying to out do the competition. We've seen this again and again over the years, when one web space provider raises web space allotments to be number one, other web space providers will follow to try to out do the competition. If you want to benefit from the web space wars watch for web space allotment, or any other web hosting industry, changes from the following hosts. When one jumps in the lead the others may take the bait and raise allotments too:

• iPowerWeb- As a web space provider authority they have followed suit in offering unlimited space.  They don't usually offer the the best pricing during web space wars, but they will certainly run specials deals to stay safe at number one.
• Pow Web- Always striving to beat out iPowerWeb and others. PowWeb has increased web space allotments dramatically in efforts to be the top. Pow Web usually starts the web space wars by being the first to go out on a limb to raise web space allotments, offer special discounts, or update features.
• MidPhase- Currently a leader of low cost web space providers in web space allotment (Unlimited) is jumping in with the "big boys" to be the best. When the web space wars begin MidPhase is one to watch.
• LunarPages- LunarPages started out with a huge web space package, but since has happily drifted from number one to a secure seat just behind the leaders. Like iPowerWeb they will raise web space allotments, offer coupon codes or discounts, extra features etc.  just enough to remain in the top few.
• Globat- Globat doesn't have the user base or advertising clout of the others so they will do anything to beat the top web space providers, like offering unlimited space for $4.44!
• BlueHost- Last, but definitely not least, growing from a sprout to mighty tree in just a few years, BlueHost has become the one to beat. They are currently growing at a pace of about 20,000 new customers a month.  BlueHost has super low prices and the resources to offer users the most for the least- a power to contend with for other web space providers and a smart choice for users. (Unlimited for $3.95)

If you want to receive the most possible web space for your dollar keep your eye on the above free web space providers. And if one of the above, especially Pow Web, increases this article has all rights reserved and is copyright by Free Web Space allotment watch for others to follow in the next weeks. As long as there is competition to be had the web space wars will continue and users will continue to benefit from beefier packages, web space allotments and lower prices.

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