“The Best Reseller Host award was given to Just Host because with Just Host you can now setup your own web hosting company without the hassle of managing your servers. With Just Host’s new reseller hosting plans you receive everything you need to be your own web host, so you can make money reselling hosting.”
JustHost – London based hosting company with offices in United States, Australia, and United Kingdom. They are pretty new (started business in year 2008) but they are growing extremely well in business. I was lucky enough to get a free account from the management about 7 months back (early 2009) and had been watching them for quite some time. Below are my findings and opinions about the web host.
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My experience with JustHost hosting
JustHost offers two hosting plans – JustPlan and JustPlan Premium. Both plans come with the same hosting features (where customers get unlimited disk space, data transfer, addon domain, MySQL databases… etc) in a very affordable price.
JustHost JustPlan vs JustPlan Premium
The only difference between the usual plan and the premium plan is you’ll get one free-for-life domain with JustPlan and three free-for-life domain with JustPlan Premium. The standard 24 months subscriptions cost $118.8 ($4.95/mo) for JustPlan; while $214.8 ($8.95/mo) for JustPlan Premium.
From a user’s perceptive, I don’t see why you should go with JustPlan Premium (as it cost a lot for nothing) so my JustHost review will focus only on the JustPlan package
What’s good about JustHost?
Fact: JustHost went from nothing to a well-known brand in less than two years. Frankly I have not seen any hosting company can grow this fast in such a short time! In fact, if you check accross different hosting review sites, you’ll notice they are topping almost every hosting review sites. WebHostingGeeks, WebHostingSearch, HostingSeeq, WebHostingStuffs, FindMyHost – all these review sites list JustHost at the top of the chart. There are certainly plenty of good things to talk about them!
Anytime Money-Back Guarantee
JustHost "Anytime Money-Back Guarantee" is a very strong selling point. Majority of the web host will allow 30 days to 90 days trial period (Hostgator 45 days, InMotion 90 days); but with JustHost, you can claim a full or pro-rata refund when you cancel your account at anytime you want during the subscription period.
Such policy is very, very, valuable to customers like you and me. With Anytime Money-Back Guarantee, we can host our website with JustHost risk-free – anything you don’t like with them during the subscription, just cancel and get your money back. There’s nothing to lose on our side.
(Do note that refund will exclude any setup domain registration fees – which is absolutely logic.)
99.9% Uptime Guarantee
Guess what? On top of Anytime Money-Back Guarantee, JustHost customers are also protected by their 99.9% uptime guarantee.
Quoting their words directly: If Just Host fails to provide the promised 99.9% uptime, we will credit your account with a month’s hosting costs, as we guarantee an impressive minimum network uptime of 99.9%.
Don’t you think that’s absolutely stunning? With just $4.95/mo, you’ll get unlimited hosting services with ultimate money-back guarantee and a guaranteed server uptime.
Unlimited Hosting in an affordable price
Well frankly there’s nothing to brag about unlimited hosting nowadays. Just like most other web hot, you will get unlimited disk storage, bandwidth transfer, addon domain; along with a free domain name for life from JustHost.
What makes JustHost better than the rest is that their price is very affordable. The web host charges $5.95/mo for 12 months subscription; $4.95/mo for 24 months subscription, and $3.95/mo for 36 months subscription. Their pricing is so low that even the industry leader Bluehsot cannot compete with them.
Option to Go Green
Show your concerns to our mother earth – help preserve the environment by hosting with clean energy at JustHost. By paying extra $0.97 per month (see figure above), JustHost users can upgrade their hosting account to green hosting account.
(Money paid will be used to purchase wind power units.)
One-click Web Apps Installation
There’s a list of popular web apps (WordPress, Joomla, phpBB, etc) in JustHost control panel where you can install them in just one click. Although this doesn’t sound like a big deal for most customers, such feature shows that JustHost is trying real hard to create a better hosting experience for customers.
What might goes wrong with JustHost hosting?
I’ve been hosting with JustHost for more than six months now. Everything’s looking fine – fast server, strong uptime record, and user-friendly working environment inside JustHost. (However do note that my test site has little-to-no traffics at all).
The only disadvantage of JustHost I can see so far is that they are relative new when compare with others. There are little customer reviews on JustHost, and the server uptime is only tracked for a short period.
Justhost Customers Reviews
Here are some other customer reviews I found elsewhere from the Internet. I hope it helps.
You guys rocks! "I have three domains hosted by you guys. You’re support has always been impeccable. I have never had a problem unresolved for more than 24 hours by submitting a tech support ticket. I have never had a problem go unresolved for more than twenty minutes when using the online chat support. You guys Rock. Thanks!" – Albert Moss from Canada @ October 18th, 2009.
Just Plan is perfect for any webmaster "What more can you want from a web hosting provider?
With no limits, the Just Plan is perfect for any webmaster. If that wasn’t enough they’ve thrown in 24/7 support (phone, email and live chat). But they’re not stopping there… Just Host give you a bundle of free add credits to give your sales a boost! I recommend Just Host to any serious webmaster who needs a reliable host for their business." – Graham Whittle from Connecticut @ July 24th, 2009.
Fast Hosting – Great Support – Huge discounts "Not sure about being a JustHost customer? Searching for good testimonials about them?
Well, don’t search no more! You came to the right place. I am a customer for over 6 months now and i’ve never had a single problem with JustHost. Well, something actually came up but Katy fixed it for me in less than 20 minutes. Highly recommended hosting: it’s cheap (and you can get it even cheaper with their huge discounts coupons), it’s fast and reliable and you have a great support to rely on. And last but not least, you can promote it and get nice bucks for each referral you bring in. Hopefully they’ll keep their services at this high level over time…" – Elisabeta Nitura from Romania @ August 10th, 2009.
JustHost – Simply Responsive! "My site went down on the first day of purchase and I was so relieved to know that when picked up the phone and spoke to someone they had already been alerted and where fixing it. Turns out it was my fault but Just Host fixed it for me and now I am hosting again." – A happy Just Host customer from Tennessee, usa @ June 26th, 2009.
Looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship with JustHost "We are a new start up business which means we’re trying to do as much as we can ourselves, including trying to develop a web presence. I have no experience in developing a web page and very little time to learn. Getting started has been easier than I expected thanks to the easy to understand tools and help menus. I believe we’ve made the right choice and look forward to a long and prosperous relationship." – Irl Orr @ Majestic Designs LLC.
Conclusion
If you are searching for a budget web host and do not mind hosting your website with a new company then yes – JustHost is one of the best options. With JustHost’s low hosting price and anytime refund policy, JustHost sounds like a no brainer to budget seeker. I’m rating JustHost an A- and putting them on my top five list.Web Hosting Awards – Best Reseller Web Hosting
