Here is my continuation of my previous article. If you haven’t read that, go read it! 
When I finally got to get my hands on working on my websites, I had already knew what to do. Why? This was because I had already had some experience in using cPanel, as well as with using an FTP client.
Perhaps I’ll make website-making guides in the future. Yeah, I think I will 
Anyway, with the experience there, it was all a matter of uploading stuff. I could figure it out pretty easily.
Although, there were things I did not understand, I figured them out by looking the issue up on Google, or better yet, searching the Lunarpages’ forums. I don’t think I’ve had a case where someone hadn’t already asked the problem I had. Which is totally great because then you already have the answer.
My plan, at $7.95 a month, offered a high amount of bandwidth and hard drive space. It also gave a free domain name for as long as I was with Lunarpages, which was cool because I really wanted two websites.
I really enjoy having unlimited subdomains. Although you can only get them for which site is your main one, it is fun to have. I always liked to build websites, so I could put together and experiment as much as I wanted because of the unlimited amount.
In time, Lunarpages eventually gave unlimited bandwidth and hard drive space. I know that it’s probably not really unlimited, but I don’t think I’ll be making the next YouTube, so I’ll be perfectly fine. 
I knew how to install forums and other web resources, but Lunarpages offered Fantistico, which has a list of forums, CMSs, and other website-wants that it could automatically install for you. This was just more stuff for me to play with.
If you work with Fantistico, you don’t have to worry about setting up MySQL databases or uploading and unzipping stuff. You can get right into using your forum or blog right after you fill you what info you want.
Although, you may have to upload any alternative or custom templates for your site. You can use an FTP client, or cPanel’s File Manager.
Some other things that sweetened the LP deal was the free $700 worth of software you get to use for your site.
PageMason allows you to build your website using an online WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) site builder. This is awesome for anyone who doesn’t really know about HTML or just wants an easier and faster way to put a site together.
You can see more on this list here.
However, I will miss the original offer of free CoffeeCup Software. CoffeeCup made some nice stuff, even custom video players.
Another change that LP made was a new Starter Plan at $2.95 a month, which may be the plan some are looking for. Although you have to pay yearly for your domain, a $20 cost, it’s nice and cheap for a first site. You can only have one domain, and there are limits on bandwidth and space, but if you’re using more than that, you should probably upgrade to the Basic Plan.
Now, there are plans where you can have Lunarpages do everything for you, but you have to be willing to pay a pretty penny.
I think if you’re ready to take on making your own website, Lunarpages is the way to go. It’s best if you’re willing to learn and ask questions, but if you’re not and have the cash, you can fork it over and have them do it for you.
Anyway, go for Lunarpages. They often have coupons, so look for them!
Tags: hosting, Internet, Lunarpages
