Banana Hosting was designed from the the ground up to be simple to use and accessible by complete beginners. In fact, every Banana plan comes with more or less the same features, eliminating the headache involved in comparing and scrutinizing each one.
This guide was designed for beginners and will walk you through the steps of getting online as smoothly and economically as possible.
Step 1 - Will you need a domain name?
If you have already purchased a domain name (.com .net etc.) from another company you can safely skip this step.
Banana Hosting sells domains for $9.99/year. To purchase one, you will need to sign up for a "Domain Account", add some money and then register a domain. The whole process takes only a few minutes. To buy one now click here.
Step 2 - How to choose a hosting plan:
Now that you have a domain, it is time to "host" it. We offer two types of hosting plans, Unix and Windows. If you do not know the difference then just trust us and simply choose a Windows plan.
Next you need to consider how much space your website will need. We have three plan sizes: 2,000mb, 300mb & 100mb, they cost $18/m, $12/m and $48/year respectively. Select a plan according to how big your files are and how popular you think your site will be. The larger plans include more traffic and can support more visitors/hits to you website.
If you have no idea or no website and are considering building one using our free online site builder, then we suggest you start with the Banana Windows Lite 100 plan for only $48/year. It is the perfect starter plan and can be upgraded at anytime.
Banana Windows Lite 100: Work at home moms, teachers, students, writers, professionals. Small websites with little traffic.
Banana Windows 300: Organizations, charities, small home businesses, families, small internet forums.
Banana Windows XL: Web developers with several clients, real estate agents, other businesses with pictures and videos, travel agencies, online stores, multiple domain owners, large internet community forums.
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Windows XL Monthly: $18 |
Banana Yearly: $48 |
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Windows 300 Monthly: $12 |
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Step 3 - Registering and paying:
Click on one of the 'order now' links above to sign up for a Banana account. You will need to provide some basic contact information and to choose a username, password and payment method. The password needs to contain at least one capital letter and one number, Eg. Yellow1.
Payment methods are PayPal or credit cards (processed through 2Checkout) and yearly orders comes with 20% discount. You can choose this option during registration. We will then activate your account and send you a welcome email with your account details.
Here is some more information you might like to know:
That's it! You now have a domain and a hosting plan!
Thank you for choosing Banana Hosting and we truly hope you enjoy your stay. If you found his guide useful or would like to suggest some additions, please email us any time.
