Opening an Account with OpenHosting
Written by Pierce Lynch published 8th Mar 2006 | Comment on this article
A guide to opening an account with OpenHosting for the first time in a matter of minutes, and a quick run through all of the features and tools that you will be confronted with as a new OpenHosting member.
Introduction
OpenHosting 's premiere web service is certainly a unique experience. From the first time you visit the OpenHosting website - you can instantly tell the professional and attractive environment. OpenHosting pride themselves in offering high quality, low cost services. These include fast, reliable and advance web hosting services, along with full direct support and advice by professional web developers and technicians and not forgetting the friendly and lively community behind the scenes that every OH user has privileged membership to.
As a customer OH are always listening to members concerning feedback and suggestions, as well as constantly developing and expanding their wide range of features and services.
I have to admit as a proud OH member, it is hard to find this relaxed and enjoyable experience yet at any other hosting providing, especially one as unique as this.
1. Starting with OpenHosting
It can be very scary and intimidating going into the vast world of internet hosting. And from the onset you are bombarded with complicated names and figures that mean completely nothing to the average computer user. But I am pleased to say that is not the case with OH ? everything is kept simple! No awkward questions to answer and no hidden charges or ?must have extras? thrown in your face at every available second!
OH currently offer 6 Shared Hosting Packages: Super Saver, Personal, Small Business, Growing Business, Multi 5 and finally Multi 10. To view these packages see the Shared Hosting page.
The shared hosting packages are designed to suit most everyday web situations. For example if you are just beginning or intending to develop a personal site with just the one domain (a domain is the whole site you intend to develop ? e.g. www.yourdomain.com) then you would probably want something along the lines of the Super Saver or the Personal Account. These 2 accounts have all the features you would need to have a successful site of your own.
If on the other hand you are a business or professional institution and wish to have your own business related site then the small business and the growing business packages are the ones for you. Again, these 2 packages have all the appropriate features for you to run a successful business site ? maybe for ecommerce or just to let your clients know more about you!
Finally from the shared hosting packages there comes the 2 packages designed for expanding or maybe if you intend to have a number of domains. The Multi 5 and Multi 10 accounts are designed to host more than one domain. So if you would like to have a number or either personal sites, business sites or really what ever you could want with 5 or 10 domains, then these 2 packages are ideal for you.
Also there are 2 reseller packages if you wish to become an elite OH reseller. This package is designed to suit those looking for an alternative ? maybe to run their own web hosting business! OH Reseller accounts are feature rich and contain all the services, tools, online user management system and billing system that any reseller could ever want for a unbelievably acceptable price. To view the reseller accounts page click here.
Once you have chosen your package it is easy to move on, the best thing to do is chose which features suit you better and could be the most useful to you.
2. How to open an account at OH.
The hardest bit is out the way once you have decided on the package you want ? lets say you have decided to purchase the Personal account. This section will now guide you through how to open that account and then follow on to using it! This is the easy part and only take a few minutes to do.
After that umm-ing and arr-ing session, thinking about which package suits you and you have finally decided the Personal one if for you ? all you have to do is hit the Sign Up! link and then your off! Now you are confronted with a simple sign up form, containing you personal information such as name, address, contact telephone number and the package you have chosen. That?s it!
Once you have completed that form, you will quickly receive an email from OpenHosting containing your new account details. This will be your username and your password (which you can change once your into the extremely impressive online management system ? called HELM).
After looking at that email and thinking was that it, now all you have to do is login to your account with this online user management system ? HELM. As it describes in the email go to:
http://control.openhosting.co.uk
And insert those details specified in the email you received only those few minutes ago and then watch in wonder as you see the finest piece of modern hosting technology appear before your eyes ? HELM. This is where you can control and sort out all the aspects of your new hosting account including email, your website and payment. Its that simple.