There are many exciting things that happen in world of web hosting. One such incidence is given below. John received an email in his email box yesterday. There was a short story over there. John read the story and found it quite interesting. It was around 5 to 6 lines in total and in the end there was a link and it was asked to click on that link. John did the same and waited for around 1 minute or so but no page got downloaded. John thought his internet connection is slow so he checked it but to his surprise it was perfect.
He tried several times but the result was same every time. John again continued his routine work and in the evening tried to open that link but it was same and so due to frustration he deleted that mail.
This incidence makes one think deeply why people don’t choose their web host carefully. It is really important to select web host carefully as one’s whole business depends upon his/her web host only.
After finishing the website the next important step which one needs to take is making it visible on the net, for that he/she needs a web host. One can get a very cheap or even free hosting services but one should not select free hosting if he/she is using his/her site for commercial purpose. There are several reasons for not preferring cheap host for commercial purposes. One such reason is with free web hosting users get pop-ups or ads and as a result their clients get annoyed by seeing every time these pop-ups when they surf user’s page. Thus due to these pop-ups, one not only loses business but also it damages his/her goodwill. Also biggest drawback is with free web hosting the address would be like for example www.myfreehost.com/my_sites now one can image what would be the effect of this on clients. Surely negative!
The following are some of the points one should keep in mind while selecting a web hosting-
1. Space
The first and the foremost point to consider is space. One should plan in advance the amount of space required for his/her site. If one is having just one or two page website with no downloads or big files then he/she should not worry about space but if one is planning to go for resale right product, in that case he/she easily need at least 100 MB space. There are several good web hosts offering minimum 1 GB space to their clients.
2. Bandwidth
Second important feature to consider is bandwidth. This is the only factor if not given considerable attention in beginning tends to cost huge amount of money afterwards. There are incidences where one has to pay fees up to hundreds of dollars for bandwidth and still they lost their host. Thus one should consider this factor before finalizing any web host .Mostly good host provides 25 to 50 GB of Bandwidth.
3. Support System
After space and bandwidth the next factor to consider is support. Support plays a very vital role in one’s success. This is due to the fact that in case of any problem it is only support which is going to help him/her out of the problem. It is also essential to get the response well in time else it would be useless. One should check in advance if the host is proving 24/7 phone support or not.
In addition to above there are some additional features which one should consider while choosing a web host-:
The amount of POP email account being provided by them.
What is the amount of databases they are providing?
Do they possess Web based e-mail?
Do they possess Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus filters?
Is password protected to one’s directories available?
Is there any provision to take regular backup in case of server get crashed?
Are they offering money-back Guarantee, if one is not satisfied with the services?
Do they support Perl, PHP, Crontab and Secure Server Layer? Etc.
The above mentioned facilities are the one which one does not require in the beginning but he/she needs them in the future. Thus one should always keep in mind the above mentioned points and he/she won’t get disappointed with his/her selection afterwards.
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