Wow! We've come a long way from merely providing online marketing information to actually being able to come up with smart concepts for Texas small businesses to own a website on bare shoestrings. How was this possible? We have scrutinized our very best picks for hosting services and came up with the top 5. The top 5, we guarantee, are cream of the crop. They are inexpensive, with an amazing array of features, free sitebuilders and templates included, ecommerce support, and easy tutorials for non-techies.

1. Yola - For $19.95 a year, you can build your website from scratch or from a template. This price includes both domain name and hosting! What a bargain. The tutorials are easy, if you've used Weebly, then Yola works very much the same way, so there is not much of a learning curve. Everything is drag and drop so even non-technical Texas small business owners can build their website without going to programming school. Oh, and here's another great thing: Since Yola.com is a new company, expect to see a lot of wonderful developments in their software. For example, half a year ago, the only available way to add a form is through FormAssembly.com. Now, you can add a simple form on your website without having to sign up at FormAssembly. Of course, they have ecommerce support so if you own a Paypal account, you can sell through your Yola.com hosted website.

2. Arvixe - Arvixe can provide great hosting support at a mere $4 per month. Texas small business owners will find how easy it is to use the RV Sitebuilder, because it walks them through the step by step procedure without a hassle. There are a lot more options at additional charges. But why fix something that ain't broke? I guarantee you will be satisfied with the business capability of a Personal Class for the small price at Arvixe, you won't look elsewhere.

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