1&1 - the world’s number one in web hosting

By choosing 1&1 you will get more features for less money and less stress, and you can get up to 5 domain names for free! Furthermore the 1&1 Hosting offers you everything you need to get your website online. You will get improved tools which will help you to create easily your website, to attract visitors and even to improve your communication with your visitors. With 1&1 Mail you can have a professional e-mail account for your home or business, by choosing between the two options of Instant Mail and Microsoft Exchange. 1&1 also offers you the 1&1 Virtual Private Servers (VPS), which fills the gap between high-end shared hosting and dedicated servers. 1&1 VPS combines the good buy of a shared hosting with the flexibility and the power of a dedicated server. The three 1&1 VPS packages include up to 50 GB hard disk space and one free domain. The 1&1 VPS packages are exclusive available for US and Canada residents. The 1&1 eShops are specially designed to develop the complete e-commerce solution for your business. For teams which often enable file sharing 1&1 has developed the 1&1 Microsoft SharePoint Hosting for seamless communication inside your company. The best reason to choose 1&1 is that you won’t risk anything because if you are not fully satisfied you can make use of the 90 Day Money Back Guarantee.

Linux hosting vs. Microsoft hosting

Both can work for you

The operating system that you use on your computer should not govern your choice of hosting platform. All 1&1 packages come with FTP access and a wide range of web page publishing options. If, for example, your computer runs on Microsoft® Windows®, you are not obligated to choose Microsoft web hosting.

Compare the advantages

Both technologies are suitable for beginners, professional web developers, and everyone in between, but it is essential to choose the technology that is more suited to your style of web building. Each technology has its own distinct advantages for users.

• Linux hosting

  Linux is considered to be the popular operating system for web hosting servers.
  If you plan to incorporate work that uses PHP, Perl or MySQL, Linux is the solution you should choose. Linux is also ideal for the kind of websites that display information as a brochure, in newsletter format or as data sheets. Linux works well for 'brochure-ware' sites that offer interaction via inquiry forms, online purchasing and other e-commerce functions.

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• Microsoft hosting

  Microsoft should be your choice of platform if you plan on utilizing Active Server Pages or other Microsoft applications to design your web pages. MS hosting also offers an advantage if you wish to incorporate searchable databases into your website. The Microsoft platform delivers reduced development time and better functionality for databases.

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Boost traffic to your website.

Everything you need to increase visibility and traffic flow to your website.

• Search advertising vouchers
• Utilize traffic-building tools in the 1&1 Marketing Center
• Improve compatibility with search engine giants
• Online marketing manual by successful Internet entrepreneur James Martell

Search Advertising Offers

1&1's Search Engine Tools

Register your website with the top search engines! These tools help improve your site’s ranking using an organic search method.

1&1's Simple Submission automatically submits 2 URLs to major search engines on a monthly basis. Try our upgraded tool, SimpleSEO , for a free 90 day trial to analyze your keywords, monitor your site’s ranking, compare your site to the competition and so much more. Take your site to the next level!

Google Webmaster Tools®

Enable easy discovery of your website with Google Webmaster Tools® . Create a Sitemap for your website, with Google Webmaster Tools, and enable easy discovery of all the information on your sites with Google search. Sitemaps is a free web developer tool that provides Google with up to date information to crawl your website faster and more efficiently, ultimately improving search experience of visitors to your site.

Online Marketing Manual

Online Success for Non-Techies is an informative book by successful Internet entrepreneur James Martell. It provides basic information about the Internet world and useful tips on choosing domain names, building a webpage, and maintaining good customer relations. This book is currently available to the general public as a pdf costing $97. 1&1 customers receive this pdf for FREE in the 1&1 Control Panel. A printed copy of the book is sent to all 1&1 customers ordering software with their hosting packages.