Tuesday 22 December 2015

How to Avoid a Bad Web Host

The Internet has great communication power which can literally create business empires faster and with less startup capital. If you would like to create legitimate online business, it would be advisable to use a good web host instead of a cheap one that will no cater to all of your needs.
The cost of using a bad web host can cost you a hundred times or more of what you have saved by going for the cheap web host.
Web hosting is very crucial for the success of your online business. That is why it is important that you choose the right web host. Once you know what you want in your website, you can then easily choose the web host that you desire.
If you are looking for a family website or a non commercial blog, then maybe a $5 a month hosting will be exactly what you are looking for. If you have a basic but dependable website that you would like to host, from which you can sell products, then a $9-$20 a month hosting is what you can use. It all just depends on how much handholding you need from your web host’s technical support staff.
If you want to host multiple websites that will generate search engine traffic and at the same time sell your own products, then you should go for $15 – $50 a month web hosting. Lastly, if you would like to run an e-commerce site with the flexibility to grow, then a dedicated server would be the best one for you. This would cost you about $100- $200 a month. Most big businesses tend to use this kind of web hosting.
When you are assessing a web host, there are a few things that you should keep in mind.
Will you have the facility to run scripts on your website?
If the answer is yes, make sure that the web host offers a CGI-bin and a MYSQL database. These will allow you to run almost any kind of script that you will need on a basic to intermediate level site.
Will you have your own “dedicated IP address?”
All domain names should correspond to an IP address. Each domain has its own number. Your domain name can share an IP address with numerous other websites, it just all depends on your web hosting provider. Pay a little extra to get your won dedicated IP.
How much space is needed?
At least you should get 100 megabytes of space from your web host. In addition to this, get at least 10 email forwarding accounts and 10 gigabytes of data transfer per month. The web hosting market right now is so competitive that you should never have to pay a setup fee.
All in all, your web hosting account is the base for your online business, so make sure that you avoid all the bad web hosts because if you don’t, you will only be hurting yourself in the log run.

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