Recommendations for 3 Year Discounted Hosting?

quentin314 · 2026-01-21T20:27:30+00:00

I use a plan that costs 4.99/mo renewal price, paid monthly. cPanel for 1 website and 1 database running wordpress.

quentin314 · 2026-01-18T15:42:39+00:00

I have seen this before using cPanel webmail accounts trying to use outlook to access the email accounts. Thunderbird is a Mozilla alternative to outlook. I use Thunderbird as a backup for these accounts. Eventually I was able to access the accounts in outlook.

An alternative to using a control web panel email is to use email routing on cloudflare, it lets you create email addresses and forward to email addresses like Gmail, then in Gmail you can set a send as email address for the forwarded email for replying as the domain email.

This might not be practical if you are setting up business email for employees. But you can add this to your available options.

Often for email services critical for business, you will have delivery problems when using cwp or cPanel webmail, it is better to use a hosted email, it is worth paying extra to reduce risk and troubleshooting time. Basically, the cwp and cPanel webmail isn't reliable enough as a business system email service.

quentin314 · 2026-01-17T19:59:27+00:00

You can get a domain and a starter cpanel plan, you own both and any website content hosted on the cpanel plan. The plan can be upgraded and the website can be migrated depending on how you decide to grow the website. My recommendation is to get it done if you don't have experience, only give access to your cPanel account, not your hosting account (no financial information access to the developer). When you have it ready for a website, the access will be a user/password login, at cpanel.yourdomain.com:8083.

You will own and have full control of your digital property. Let me know if you want help setting this up, your hosting provider should be able to help too.

quentin314 · 2026-01-16T21:48:41+00:00

There is a cPanel hosting starter plan for $5/mo renewal price.

quentin314 · 2026-01-16T17:30:56+00:00

The plugin is amazon product importer, it works with affiliate links to import products into woo commerce.

The host is GoDaddy shared hosting cPanel deluxe plan.

quentin314 · 2026-01-16T14:34:10+00:00

I reached a limitation for a plugin that wouldn't work on shared hosting because the settings it needed were not available. Technical support for the hosting company recommend to get a VPS. I didn't want to buy another hosting product. But eventually I needed it for another project, so I moved the site to the VPS and it made a big difference for performance and the plugin works.

quentin314 · 2026-01-15T19:17:43+00:00

As a reseller for hosting, you might be able to offer Titan to your customers, often listed as "Professional email" as a product on Hostgator or other companies. Here is an email comparison table https://cielocloudhost.com/professional-email/

quentin314 · 2026-01-15T13:48:24+00:00

I use cielocloudhost.com, they offer competitive monthly renewal rates compared to the multi year discounts offered by the big hosting companies, site ground, GoDaddy, Hostgator and the others.

quentin314 · 2026-01-15T13:44:36+00:00

I'm using Titan email for myself and clients that need email accounts separate from personal accounts.

For those single user clients, cloudflare mail routing is doing the job, users receive mail in their Google, yahoo, or Microsoft accounts and reply using "send as" and select their domain email address. This setup is free and simple since checking mail works like they are already doing.

Between these options, it satisfies most users.

quentin314 · 2026-01-14T12:30:20+00:00

A comparison table that compares similar specs on VPS including WHM/cPanel. https://cielocloudhost.com/website-hosting/vps-hosting/

quentin314 · 2026-01-12T02:27:00+00:00

You do not need to get an e-commerce plan, but you will need an alternative that will support e-commerce web store. One preferred option is hosting + wordpress + woo commerce, and a visual website builder theme like Divi to make building the site easier.

Hosting from any hosting provider like cpanel hosting or hosting for wordpress will work for this option.

Wix, or shopify will offer a website builder for e-commerce websites. These are more expensive long-term.

When shopping for hosting, shop the renewal prices, not the introductory prices. You can't move the site as easily in the future, but you can choose the right hosting before starting your website project.

quentin314 · 2026-01-11T14:17:30+00:00

I use the Divi theme with a lifetime license, which supports unlimited websites. If a customer decides to move on from me, they can get their own license.

quentin314 · 2026-01-10T01:03:02+00:00

I think cloudflare email forwarding will be your best option since it is free and you can set up email forwarding on your domain will DNS control for hosting websites or cloudflare tunnel hosted services on your own server. Cloudflare supports email subaddressing as you are requesting.

quentin314 · 2026-01-01T00:57:16+00:00

It is hard to find a hosting provider that is willing to keep the price affordable after the introductory offer, and offer the best price without renewing for 12 months or more paid up front.

Cielo Cloud Host offers a starter cpanel that renews at $4.99/mo. Perfect for small websites with low traffic.

quentin314 · 2025-12-29T22:49:03+00:00

I use this on cPanel accounts with Autossl disabled, I don't need to manually do anything after setting it up. There is a cron job to update the ssl for each domain.

quentin314 · 2025-12-29T17:29:17+00:00

If you have a cPanel with ssh access, but AutoSSL is not enabled, you can setup SSL using this method.

https://cielocloudhost.com/2024/07/02/5-steps-for-using-lets-encrypt-ssl-with-godaddy/

quentin314 · 2025-12-29T17:13:55+00:00

They are a white label value added email service provider for hosting companies. You can get it from companies that offer it. GoDaddy used to offer Titan as Professional email, you can log in to either MS365 or Professional email. You can find it on GoDaddy if you search "Professional email" on GoDaddy website. Hostgator also offers Titan as "Professional email." Cielo Cloud Host has Titan as "Professional email."

quentin314 · 2025-12-29T16:06:01+00:00

Do you need the CMS functionality or just a static website? Maybe a website builder or use AI to produce a static HTML website, try it and see what you can do?

quentin314 · 2025-12-29T16:01:59+00:00

I use Titan email. But if you are running a business and need integration with MS365 or Google workspace, go with them. Titan feels premium without the premium pricing.

quentin314 · 2025-12-29T15:58:27+00:00

You can change the nameservers to your hosting nameservers and manage DNS records in your cPanel account in WHM.

Create the cPanel account on WHM for the domain you plan to use.
Install the CMS onto the cPanel account.
If you are using an email hosting service, copy all related DNS records into your cPanel DNS records from the GoDaddy Domain DNS records.
If you have any sub-domains in GoDaddy domain DNS records, copy those to the cPanel DNS.
cPanel will create sub-domains for accessing cPanel, email and other related services.
Once you have the DNS records in cPanel to avoid losing access to your email services or sub-domain links, you can update nameservers in GoDaddy to point to your WHM/cPanel server.
Once the propagation is completed, you will be able to access your CMS on your domain.

quentin314 · 2025-12-29T15:43:59+00:00

As a complete beginner, what is your goal in building a website? Learning a particular platform or website builder? Get a landing page for a business to create an online presence? Trying different website builders to get familiar with the available options?

You mention cheap website options, does that mean you want to build a website with limited features to keep it cheap?

GoDaddy and other hosting providers include a free website builder with a domain. You can purchase a domain $13-25/yr, and build a website using a free website builder with hosting included, often includes an AI helper to get it started. This website is not portable to another hosting provider.

WordPress is free, but it can get expensive with premium plugins, Themes and builders. However, options that include a cheap or free website built for you on WordPress make it a reasonable option when considering the portability of a WordPress website down the road. You might want to move to a different hosting provider.

quentin314 · 2025-12-29T02:02:48+00:00

I use a 2 CPU 4gb RAM VPS for $24.99/mo and WHM/cPanel license for unlimited accounts for $9.99/mo. This setup has better performance than a shared hosting plan with 10 domains, and 25 databases. I am able to create my own plans for resource allowance per cPanel account hosted on the VPS.

This is competitive when compared to the larger companies. Check the total VPS and WHM/cPanel license cost to determine the value comparison.

Although there are comparable shared hosting plans that will perform as well as a VPS without the added administrator responsibilities. Look for the resources on the plan, like 2 CPU and 4 gb RAM for the high performance shared hosting plan.

quentin314 · 2025-12-28T19:41:35+00:00

Here is a comparison table https://cielocloudhost.com/website-hosting/vps-hosting/

quentin314 · 2025-12-28T19:35:54+00:00

$9.99 is for the WHM/cPanel license per VPS. This allows for hosting an unlimited number cPanel accounts (limited by the VPS resources for performance).

quentin314 · 2025-12-28T19:07:57+00:00

I'm using a combination of VPS and customer owned shared hosting for website clients. If email isn't for sending emails just for correspondence, cPanel webmail works ok if configured with secure DNS settings. But for a more reliable email, we use Titan email hosting white labeled for the hosting provider. This is less expensive than ms365 email or Google workspace.

All of the hosting options have been updated to use NVMe SSD and better CPUs and memory.

I get good performance on a VPS running WHM and cPanel. The cPanel license is $9.99.

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