BigBiz Domain Web Virtual Host

Just $20/month, No setup fees!

-50% discount ($10.00/mo.) for certain non-profit organizations

additional discounts if you pay yearly

• Your own Domain Name
  Example: www.YourOwnName.com
  We will get you your own internet domain name for instant name recognition. There is nothing more powerful than having your own internet identity.
  We will deal with InterNIC and get you set up hassle free.
  New Domains: Domain Name Registration Fees are not included. We are an OpenSRS/Tucows registrar so we can register domain names on your behalf. The fees start at $12/year for .com, .net, .org, .info, .us, and .name domains. For a full list of the domain names we can register and their costs, please see this list.
  Even if we can't register your domain name, we can still host it for you. In those cases, you will be responsible for the domain name registration (we can supply you with the technical information you need to complete the registration).
  *** Move existing domains to BigBiz: No setup charge for this service, PLUS get the first month absolutely free!
• DNS, 1 IP address, 3 hostnames
  We provide all primary and secondary DNS service for your domain, issue you an IP address, and provide nameservice for 3 hostnames: www.YourOwnName.com, ftp.YourOwnName.com, and mail.YourOwnName.com
  
• You can add additional domain names to your account
  You can add additional domain name aliases into your account. There is no limit on the number of domain names sharing to the same web site. Great if you want to register all of .com, .net, .org; or if you want to protect multiple trademarks and product names.
  There is a $20 setup fee to add each domain alias
• 500 Mbyte disk space
  Enough space for thousands of web pages and graphics. Many businesses can place their entire catalog online.
  Additional disk space available at $1/mo. per 10 Mbyte
• 4000 Mbyte / month transfers
  A generous traffic allowance, about 400,000 hits on a 10K page.
  Additional traffic costs only $0.30 / 100 Mbyte - among the lowest in the industry
• unlimited hits
  Unlike other providers that charge each time someone views your page (called a "hit"), we dont charge additional fees for hits.
• 100 e-mail addresses
  Example: anything@YourOwnName.com.
  We have one of the most flexible facilities for handling electronic mail. Each e-mail address delivery can be user-configured (using our own exclusive e-mail configurator program) to
  • forward to an existing account, example: your ISP
  • POP into a POP mailbox, you can access it with your favorite mail program like Eudora or Netscape/Mail. We can configure your mail to all go into the same POP mailbox, or into separate POP mailboxes.
  • WebMail, our web-based email program allows you to read and send email using any web browser in the world. We have built-in security features that encrypt all transmissions for the ultimate in protection and privacy.
  • Auto-Reply, return a file of your choice to the sender. Perfect for information or catalog requests.
  All other undefined e-mail addressed to your domain, example unknown_user@YourOwnName.com, can either be returned or forwarded to one of your predefined addresses.
  Additional Email addresses are free, assuming you have a legitimate reason for needing more than 100.
• WebMail accounts
  Our WebMail system allows you to access your electronic mail securely from anywhere in the world.
  
• 5+ POP Mail accounts
  Our specially enhanced MULTI-POP server is designed to let you access multiple POP mailboxes. You can setup your favorite POP mail client to pickup mail from any or all of your addresses.
  You get a 5 individual POP accounts to access 5 mailboxes. In addition you also get a master POP account which can read any additional POP mailboxes you define.
• Secure Server Usage
  You can designate any part (or all) of your web site to be served by the secure server (SSL Encryption). Your web transmissions are encrypted when used with a secure browser, like Netscape and Internet Explorer. This allows users to send private information on your forms, like credit card numbers, without worrying about potential eavesdropping.
  Some examples of using the secure server.
  You can share BigBiz's SSL Certificate (no additional charge), or use your own SSL Server Certificate. We can help you obtain and install your own Server Certificate at a discount. We dont charge extra for this service.
• AuthorizeNet
  Secure On-line, real-time, credit card transactions, direct to the banking network. Great for commerce web sites. No scripting needed, you can use it with HTML tags. You will need to obtain your own merchant account through a processor that is AuthorizeNet compatible.
  Authorize Net Programmers Reference
  
• Shopping Cart
  Use AmeriCart for $249 per year, works great with sites hosted with us. We also have a secure order form processing script for simpler sites. Or check the impressive list of Shopping Carts compatible with Authorize Net.
• Open for Resale
  You are welcome to resell your account or portions thereof. Our resale programs are designed for webmasters who maintain web sites for many organizations. You can place different web sites in subdirectories and even register additional domain names to point at those subdirectories. Additional details about our resale programs.
• ssh / telnet access (shell account)
  You get a full unix shell account that you can login to using any SSH compatible program from anywhere on the internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• ftp access
  You can upload or download files to your web site using ftp. Almost all HTML editors use this method to publish web pages. Ftp access is available 24 hours per day.
• Microsoft® FrontPage® 2002 Extensions
  You can request your domain be Microsoft FrontPage 2002 enabled, allowing you to use Microsoft FrontPage to publish your web sites. You can create sophisticated interactive web sites without programming by using FrontPage's web-bots, which are fully supported. We will install the latest Microsoft® FrontPage® server extensions which are fully Microsoft® FrontPage® 2000 and Microsoft® FrontPage® 98 compatible. If you decide to start without FrontPage extensions, you can enable them at any time in the future, no extra charge.
• PHP4 scripting
  Built in scripting language on the webserver allows you to write "smart" web pages, with built in support for forms processing, database access, graphics, and more. See http://php.bigbiz.com.
• cgi scripting
  CGI scripts greatly enhance a web site by providing interaction to the user, and programmability to the designer.
  We fully support user CGI scripts. Place your own cgi scripts anywhere on your web site. Use perl, tcl, python, shell scripts, C/C++, etc... All the tools you need are online.
  Unlike other providers that severly limit cgi scripting, or force users to submit scripts for inspection, we allow unlimited scripting to give web designers the greatest flexibilty in what they can do.
  Our security model ensures that users cannot interfere with each other with their scripts.
  We also have some canned cgi scripts you can copy or modify for your own use: forms handling, mail interface, hit counter, credit card verification, etc...
• Web statistics and Log files
  We supply reports for your web site activities, who looked at your pages, when, how often, from where, which pages were hit the most, etc... Reports are updated daily.
  Your raw log files are also available for you. You can examine them, download then, run your own analysis tools on them, etc...
• 1 SQL database
  Advanced web designers can take advantage of the power of MySQL databases, accessable from PHP or Perl DBI.
  See http://mysql.bigbiz.com.
• Non profit discount
  A full 50% discount for certain non-profit organiazations. Please read Non-profit Organization Discount to see if you qualify.
• Yearly Pre-pay discount
  You can pre-pay an entire years (12 month) hosting by paying for 10 months, you get the other 2 months free!
• Multiple OC3, OC12, and OC48 connectivity - over 3 Gb/s
  When it comes to delivering your content to the internet, you should insist on the best possible connectivity. Our servers are hooked up to the internet backbone with multiple redundant fiber optic connctions too every MAJOR exchange point and Tier-1 carriers. (Mae West, PAIX, Mae-East, MCI, Sprint, UUNET, and on and on...). Our servers are among the best connected machines on the planet. We dare comparison.
  
• No Dialup Contention
  We are not an ISP, and do not offer dialup service. Our connections are not clogged with packets from dialup users "surfing the net". As a web content provider, you can see the significant advantages of hosting at BigBiz Internet Services versus ISPs that offer general access to the public.
• Equipment
  We use only the highest quality hardware, including high performance Unix servers and networking equipment from 3-Com, HP, Intel, and Cisco. Uninterruptible power supplies and backup diesel generators keeps your data flowing, even when the power fails. The network is monitored 24x7.
  
• Backups
  We perform daily backups onto tape. We also maintain spare hardware with copies of the latest data that we can quickly bring online in case of hardware failure.
  
• 30 day money back guarantee
  We offer the best connectivity, the best service, and the most features anywhere. If you are unsatisfied with our service in any way, we will cheerfully refund your money, no questions asked.
• Referral Bonus
  We have a generous referral program.