Pricing:  

Webhostingpad has one of the best pricing plans in the business at $4.95 a month. Depending on the promotion running, you can save more than 50% by signing up for a 3-year hosting plan. It's a great bargain for the same services and features found with more expensive web hosts.

Hosting Features:  

Webhostingpad's service features are fairly standard, offering unlimited storage and bandwidth, site stats, and more.

Designing a site is as easy as you could get it, with free sitebuilders RVSiteBuilder, Soholaunch Pro, and Templates Express. With each you select a theme and design layout and publish your site within minutes. Filling it with content is up to you, but the implementation couldn't be a more simple process. We tried both the RVSiteBuilder and Templates Express, and had both up and running in less than five minutes.

We also used Fantastico Script Wordpress installer and had a self-indulgent, whiny ranting blog up in minutes, for the whole world to see.

If you're a more advanced user, Webhostingpad gives you the access you need to create and modify every detail of your website, supporting PHP, MySQL, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails, Cron Jobs, Apache Handlers and more.

Ecommerce Hosting:  

Webhostingpad supports secure Ecommerce with the ability to password-protect directories and the choice of three free shopping cart plug-ins: CubeCart, OS Commerce, or Zen Cart. You're free to try each shopping cart to find the one that best suits your needs.

Email:  

IMAP, POP3 and webmail are all supported with Webhostingpad, and you can have unlimited accounts, mailing lists, forwarding and auto responders. Spam protection is also standard with Spam Assassin and BoxTrapper.

Access:  

Access is provided via cPanel X, and you can also create an unlimited number of FTP accounts. Password-protect any directory to better secure your site and data with .htaccess files, which are easy to setup through cPanel.

Programming / Multimedia:  

Webhostingpad supports the following programming languages/technology and multimedia.

* CGI
* Perl
* PHP
* Python
* Ruby on Rails
* Server Side Includes (SSI)
* Cron Jobs
* Frontpage Extensions
* MySQL
* Flash / Shockwave
* Streaming Video
* Streaming Audio
* MIDI files

Support & Service:  

Webhostingpad's support and service, as we experienced it, is top-notch. We never let on that we were reviewing their site, so we were treated like any other customer. Numerous chat sessions withWebhostingpad support were answered within 30 seconds or less, and the duration never more than a few minutes. Webhostingpad's techs were polite and helpful, something rare with web hosting support these days.

The same can be said of Webhostingpad's email support, which is open 24/7/365, just like their toll-free phone support.

If you're ever unclear on a web hosting concept, Webhostingpad has video tutorials, forums, and a large FAQ section/knowledgebase that will answer most questions.

Our experience with Webhostingpad was a good one. Easy setup, easy access, and helpful support are a rare and winning combination that Webhostingpad effortlessly displays.