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Choosing A Web Hosting Company
hoosing a web hosting sit down and simply write out
company to host your what they think their website
website isn't easy these (whether for a company or
days. There are literally personal) will need. Do they need
thousands of web hosting a database? If so, what kind of
companies to choose from, each database do they want, MySQL or
offering different combinations something else? Likewise, do they
of web space, bandwidth, extras need support for PHP, CGI, ASP,
(such as databases, asp, php, or some other programming
cgi, free scripts), and customer language? If you have certain
support. Some companies lure scripts you'd like to use on your
customers with extremely low website, these questions can be
prices on the physical assets very important. Also think about
like space and bandwidth. In exactly how much space your
return, however, most customers website is going to need - not
of these extremely low-priced necessarily right now, but
companies get poor - if any - perhaps five years down the road
customer and technical support. after you've expanded a bit. The
In the hosting business, as with same thing goes for bandwidth, or
everything else, you usually get transfer. You want to secure
what you pay for. enough space and bandwidth now so
that you do not have to switch
So how do you determine the web hosts, or pay a premium for extra
hosting company that's right for services, in the future.
your website? Having been in the
hosting business for several On the topic of bandwidth and
years, I've often had friends and storage space, there is an
acquaintances ask me, in so many important financial lesson I'd
words, this very question. I like to impart. Although you want
always suggest that they first to make sure you have enough of
both for the foreseeable future, guarantee that someone will
you don't want to pay for lots actually answer you phone call,
and lots of bandwidth and storage or even be helpful. Look for a
space, month after month, that company that has a good, honest
you will never actually use. For support structure set up with a
instance, there are many hosting variety of support options:
companies out there who are now support tickets, live support
offering 5+ GB of space and chat, e-mail support, and perhaps
perhaps 100 GB of bandwidth from phone support as well. My own web
$7 - $10 a month. This may seem hosting company, for instance,
like a pretty good deal. However, has everything but phone support.
if you are only going to use We are still capable of answering
perhaps 100 MB of space, and 10 inquiries within minutes. If you
GB of transfer, then you are are considering a particular web
wasting money! You can find a host, the best thing you can do
nice 500MB / 20GB plan for under to evaluate their support is
$5 per month. This is where simply send them an e-mail or
planning really comes into play; open a support ticket and see how
know how much space and bandwidth long it takes them to respond to
you will need before you go your inquiry. If it takes more
looking for a host. than 24 hours, that's probably a
bad sign.
Many hosting companies, big and
small, are offering 24/7 In order to substantiate the
technical and customer support credibility of your potential web
these days. Be very weary of hosting company, I suggest
these claims. Most companies that looking for some type of customer
claim 24/7 support don't really testimonials on their webpage. If
live up to expectations. In they list the customer's website
addition, a 1-800 number does not or e-mail address, go the extra
step and contact at least one of tell others about their
the customers. They will be able experience. Looking up these
to confirm that they are real comments is a good way to get a
customers and let you know about third-party assessment of a
their experiences with the given particular hosting company.
company. If they have no
testimonials, or the testimonial If you follow these bits of
listings do not contain a means advice I am certain you will find
of contacting the customers, do a a reliable, affordable hosting
search on the company using a big company that is right for your
search engine like Google and website. If nothing else, you
Yahoo!. Look for forums and other could give my hosting company
webpages that may contain (SitePhase.com) a look and
customer feedback about your compare it to other companies
company. Many times, customers offering similar plans. Whatever
that have either had a very bad company you decide to go with, I
or very good experience with a wish you the best of luck!
hosting company will go onto at
least one webmaster forum and
About the Author:
Matt Smith is the co-owner of SitePhase Web Hosting (http://www.sitephase.com). SitePhase offers affordable and reliable shared and reseller hosting solutions starting at $2.95/ month.
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