Any company, at any given point in time, cannot function better than its weakest link, which is often their web server or third-party hosting company. If you don’t have training in programming, having to deal with technical jargon can become overwhelming. When things seem messy, we sometimes make a random purchase decision instead of doing a proper evaluation. By learning a few things about hosting, you can end the confusion and avoid this trap.
A lot of web hosts will offer a few add-ons that go with what their service, but these features vary from host to host. Compare the levels of service and fulfillment for the specific features that are important to you. For instance, one host may offer a low price package, but you can find you really have to get the higher priced package to get the feature you want.
Experiences Frequent Outages
Make sure the web host you choose is up more than it is down. Don’t listen to their excuses! Any company that experiences frequent outages has clearly not taken the proper precautions to protect their clients. Regardless of how little they charge, you should never sign on with a host that experiences frequent outages.
Your web hosting company should do business out of the country where your target audience lives. For example, if your target audience is in France, the hosting data center for your site should also be in France.
Pick a web host that can give you room to expand. Will you have the storage space to expand your website if needed? 100MB of space should be good enough to start, for most sites.
Do not go with a free web host just because the service is free. Free services typically come with the requirement of your website displaying ad banners. You have no say in the type and amount of ads that will be shown. Ads will pop up randomly, completely outside of your control. Not only will this give your site an unprofessional appearance, your viewers will likely resent the intrusion.
By gaining an understanding of the information provided in this article, you should now be able to review hosting plans, and decipher the confusing language in order to determine which plans are better. When you register for a hosting plan and it’s contractual, you can prepare everything for the IT guy.