No, 'cheap' is not necessarily a bad thing (well, not always), but when it comes to a services industry as competitive and with as thin margins as the web hosting industry, customers better watch out. Hosts offering 'low-cost' services tend to offer the world for Rs. 900 per year but, usually fail to deliver even the most basic of services. Surprised? I'm not. Let me explain some basics for the benefit of the vast majority who would still be unsure as to what I'm rambling about.
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Gateway Zahid N. Sindhu works at Inspedium Corp. and has been associated with the web hosting industry for the past 7 years. Inspedium has also developed the InsPanel, a hosting control panel for windows.
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