We are happy to announce that a new feature has been made available in the Control Panel. It enables you to sign up quickly for a completely new hosting account when the current hosting account has insufficient resources or in case a new project is about to be started. That’s not all - a new interface has been developed for the signup process. It has the features of a Shopping Cart and the customers have the advantage to manage the items that are being ordered without losing sight of them.

Let’s choose the Setup New Account link in the web hosting control panel and take a short tour through the steps of the signup process using the new interface.

Step 1: Select a hosting plan

In the first step of the wizard you will get acquainted with the hosting plans that are currently on offer. To review the plan features and compare the hosting plans that are available for purchase, choose the Compare plans tab. To proceed to the next step, click the Order button that corresponds to the plan that suits your needs. Note that in the Cart table you can use the Change plan link to switch to another hosting plan at any time during the signup process.

Step 2: Select domain

In this step you must choose the domain name that you want to host in the new hosting account. You can register a domain name, or transfer an existing one registered with another registrar. There is an option also to host your existing domain name without transferring it. Once you enter a domain name for registration / transfer and click the Add domain for hosting button, you must Add to Cart the domain that you’ve chosen. Of course, you can use the Change domain link to change the domain name whenever you want.

Step 3: Account info

Here we come to the place where you must submit the information needed in order to create the new hosting account. It is very important to enter the username of the new Hosting account and make sure that the contact e-mail address is correct because the new account information will be sent there. The same information will appear in the WHOIS of the domain that is ordered for registration or transfer.

Step 4: Select payment

Finally, we come to the last step of the wizard where you must select the preferred payment method (credit card or PayPal). Make your final decision which of the services that you have added to the Cart so far will be ordered or make changes. If everything is in order, use the Next button to complete the signup process and submit the payment.

As you can see, things are getting easier in our Control Panel. Thank you for choosing our services!

Web Hosting Control Panel updates

In addition to the changes that we make to the user interface of the Web Hosting Control Panel, we will be performing maintenance and updates to the backend to resolve some problems that have arised lately. Many of you have probably noticed that your sites load slow from time to time and there has been some downtime lately. We are now working on resolving these issues once and forever.

Upcoming introduction - New Change Plan Wizard

Our continuous work towards tailoring the Control Panel to your specific needs and making it as user-friendly as possible will produce another helpful improvement soon. You will find the Change Plan section in the web hosting Control Panel renovated too. The new Shopping Cart interface has been designed to enhance the appearance of the Change Plan option and to present the hosting plans in a more informative way.
Thus, comparing the hosting plan features, you and your clients will easily upgrade to the right package.

Kind Regards,
Steve Robinson
Head Of Customer Care Dept.
FreeHostia.com