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West Host
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  • 💡 Plan Name: Essential (sku #p38284)
  • 🔧 Category: Website Builder
  • 💰 Price:$ 4.46/mo.
  • 💿 Disk Space: 250 MB
  • 📶 Traffic bandwidth: unmetered
  • 💲 Setup Fee: free
🆓 free domains :1
📌 Dedicated IPs :0
💳 Payment Methods :Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPal
🔨 Control Panel :[In-house]
🔧 Category :Website Builder
✍️ Support Options :EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7
⚑ Targeting :US
💰 Money-back guarantee :30 days
🚀 Uptime :99.9 %

See also initial Essential plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

Essential is the starter website builder bundle for first-time users who want one place to buy a domain, host a site and publish a clean, responsive presence without touching code. The package includes a domain name plus hosting, a 1 x 10 GB email address to brand your communications, and tools to build up to a 10-page site with a drag-and-drop editor. Storage is a practical 250 MB for page content and media, with automatic image scaling, SSL for HTTPS from day one, and a guided template library so you can pick a look and launch quickly. The editor covers sections, galleries, forms, maps, buttons and embeds; you can set titles and meta descriptions, and the theme is responsive so it renders well on phones, tablets and desktops. If you already own a domain, you can import it and publish there instead of using the included name. When your project grows, upgrading unlocks more pages, more mailboxes and e-commerce features without migration.

Common website builder platform details: All builder tiers run on the same hosted stack with free SSL, an easy dashboard, website analytics, and round-the-clock help. Templates are fully responsive and can be customized without code; you can integrate common widgets, social icons, forms and Google Maps. A short FAQ guides best practices (responsive design, WordPress alternatives, upgrading between tiers). The Business tiers add unmetered storage, larger email allocations, and integrated selling, while Business Unlimited includes full e-commerce with product catalogs and payment acceptance options. Across the platform WestHost emphasizes quick setup, transparent promo pricing with standard renewals later, and a 30-day money-back guarantee on eligible services. Uptime targets mirror the hosting platform and the status page monitors service health. Everything is administered in WestHost’s in-house control panel so your domain, site and email live together.

📄 Editorial Review

WestHost (founded in 1998 by Chris Russell, which is still the CEO), is a long-running hosting brand within THG Ingenuity (formerly UK2 Group acquisition in 2008). They position themselves as a straightforward provider of secure, cost-effective web services with a focus on entry-level and SMB use cases.

The current catalog centers on shared web hosting, email hosting, WordPress hosting, domain registration, a website builder and a paid security clean-up service.

Shared hosting highlights include a free domain, free mailboxes, and free wildcard SSL; higher tiers advertise unlimited disk space, unlimited MySQL databases, and unlimited websites. WordPress plans layer a guided installer and the broader plugin/theme ecosystem on top of the same infrastructure. The website builder line targets non-technical users with bundled domain, email, page limits by tier, and eCommerce features at the top end.

Email hosting remains a clear emphasis, offered in two tiers (Personal and Professional) with POP/IMAP, mobile sync, webmail, spam/virus protection, and optional mailbox storage upgrades. Domains are actively marketed with aggressive first-year promos and useful extras like DNS control, email forwarding, and a free one-page site.

Historically they described VPS options (SSD, multiple Linux/FreeBSD choices), but those services—along with dedicated/bare metal—have been folded into THG’s broader Ingenuity Cloud Services. Public activity on the WestHost brand has slowed (e.g., older blog/social timelines), suggesting the brand now primarily maintains core shared, email, WordPress, domains, and builder offerings.

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