If you are looking for a reliable UK web host, then you need look no further than TSO Host. I’ve personally been using this hosting company for almost a year now and found them to be reliable approachable. If you have any problems, of which I’m happy to say I’ve had very few, then their friendly support staff will sort out the problem quickly and professionally. I’ve had support tickets answered in under 10 minutes.

They offer 2 styles of web hosting, the normal Windows and Linux shared hosting packages with varying amounts of web space and bandwidth, and their Clustered Platform where you can host 100 web sites with 100GB storage and 1000GB of monthly data transfer.

It was the Clustered Platform that first drew me to TSO Host, as I was looking for a UK web hosting account that allowed me to easily set up multiple websites. Most web hosting companies that allow multiple websites use cpanel as the control panel, where you need to set up a sub domain and then point your domain name at the sub domain. I’ve never really liked this set-up as things can quickly become messy, and you can accidentally delete a whole site simply by deleting the wrong folder.

I was considering getting a VPS system but they can be a little expensive. It was while looking at these that I discovered TSO Host. The Clustered Platform is a hydrid system that has many of the benefits of a VPS or dedicated server but at a lower cost.

They have designed their own grid hosting control system from the ground up, which employs load balancing to spread your sites across a cluster of web servers, and ensure that no one site will hog all the resources. This system is capable of running-high traffic volume sites smoothly without costing you an arm and leg.

The user control panel is also a custom one which is very easy to use, allowing you to set up new websites, databases, ftp accounts, cron jobs and so on. On logging in you are greeted with an area where you can access all your current sites or create a new site.

Setting up a new site is just a matter of entering your domain name and clicking ‘G’o. You can then select whether you want it hosted on Linux, Windows or even a combination of both. Now simply point your domain to TSO Host’s Name Servers and upload your site files.

Each site will have it’s own control panel accessible from your main account control panel, where you can access Email, website settings, statistics and preview your site. I find this system a lot nicer and simpler to use than cpanel when hosting multiple sites.

So if you are looking for a reliable, professional web hosting company for hosting multiple websites and at a reasonable price then I suggest you pay TSO Host a visit.

At the time of writing Shared Hosting starts at £14.99 a year (cpanel), and the Clustered Platform just £19.99 a month (Custom Control Panel).