Selecting your web host is one of the most important
decisions that you need to make for your business. It is
imperative that you conduct a lot of research before
finally selecting one.
When I first started my internet business I made a lot of
wrong decisions. I chose the wrong web host and this
hindered my business initially. I went for a big provider
that was not very flexible. If I needed something done
slightly different they would not compromise. Also they
were not willing to go the extra mile to help me.
In this article I would like to go through some very
important criteria that you need to make before selecting a
host.
1) Reliability of the host
You need to check the statistics of how reliable the
company is. Do they have over 99 percent up time? Remember
that your website needs to be up and running 24 hours a
day. If not you will lose a lot of business. Also they need
to have raid servers so that if a hard drive crashes you
can still recover your data.
2) Bandwidth
Many hosts limit bandwidth for a particular website. So if
you have a big content website with lots of images you are
likely to attract a lot of traffic from search engines. In
this case your bandwidth becomes an important consideration.
Some hosts charge a lot less for more bandwidth.
3) Avoid free hosting
If you are starting a business it is very important to
choose a professional host. Your website represents your
business image and if it has unnecessary adverts on or is
down then it will be unlikely that you will succeed online.
4) Big or small hosting company
Generally I have found the smaller hosting companies to
much more flexible and helpful than bigger companies. Just
be careful that you choose one that will be around for a
long time.
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