1. Lesson 2 Create criteria to do a comparison of web hosting sites

2. Web Hosting Sites Reviewed Three web host sites reviewed: http://www.hostwest.com http://webhosting.yahoo.com http://www.ipowerweb.com/

3. Criteria PriceMonthly fee based on a 12 month period StorageListed in MegaBytes of Server Disk Storage POP3Number of POP3 Email accounts available SecuritySecure Socket Layer should be available FTPFile Transfer Protocol available for moving data DatabaseMS Access or other SQL server capable Domain NameProvided with account SupportOnline Help, Phone Support and Network Monitoring Streaming A/VSupported BackupsDaily backup of storage for data recovery

4. Criteria Data Yahoo!WebHostingiPowerWebHostwest Price$19.95 per month for 12 months $7.95 per month for 12 months $19.95 per month for 12 months Storage100 mb500 mb40 POP3 Email 2530020 SecuritySSL FTPYes DatabaseYes Domain Name Yes Support24/7 Streaming A/V NoYesNo BackupsYes

5. Choice based on Criteria iPowerWeb was chosen. Their hosting sites were differentiated by having more storage, more POP3 email accounts, data streaming capability and price.