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Seven steps to finding the best web host
By
Staff
It seems to be a daunting task
for a newbie when it comes to find and choose a
good web host or web hosting services. However
it may not be as simple a procedure as it may
sound but it is not that difficult.
The
following steps are going to expose the simple
ways to find best web hosting services for your
website. You can follow these steps whether you
are a newbie or looking forward to move on to a
better web host.
1. Web server Platform
In order to launch your website on internet
portal you will need to determine between the
platforms such as UNIX or Linux. The platform
enables your website to run on web server.
You can run your website on Microsoft
servers and it would need to construct website
using Microsoft technologies such as ASP or VB.
There are other open source technologies such as
PHP, Python or Perl etc that need to be run on
systems based upon Linux.
2. Features of
web host
Take you adequate time to choose
the web host features. This needs your attention
because the features listed on various web
hosting websites are increasing day by day. Many
of them look alike and they seem to be same as
any other web hosting company. But a deeper look
at them would tell all together a new story.
Although it is only you
Who can decide upon
the best web hosting features but a general list
of features consists of disk space, backups,
bandwidth, Uptime, Domain name registration and
how many are allowed, databases, email accounts
and CGI, PHP etc. you should also look for a
money back guarantee offered by many good web
host website.
The features you will need
also depend on your catering needs and it is
necessary that your web host is able to provide
you every kind of features you need.
3.
Price
It is bit of a more concern to
spend money on your first ever venture online.
Usually people find free web hosting more
attractive and they choose them in a hurry.
After sometime when that web hosting company
appears to be just a scam with poor services you
might regret.
Selection of
best Web hosting service should not be based
upon the price factor only. The total cost of
ownership includes the profit loss due to slow
speed and lethargic upload time, extra charges
for setup, features and per month charges etc.
You can choose the payment mode yourself
such as you can pay on monthly basis or yearly
basis as per your requirement.
4.
Customer help and support
It is very
important to look for this feature when you are
deciding upon web host for your website. The
best web hosting services include excellent
customer service.
Customer service
should be available to you 24/7 the whole year
around. Also your web host should provide your
customer services during the holiday season as
well. Web hosting professional support should be
available by phone or live chat etc.
5.
FAQ
Some best web hosting companies have
a section of FAQ or frequently asked questions.
It is a good way to save your valuable time. It
also indicates the quality and standard of web
services.
Go through these questions
thoroughly and check if they are helpful enough
to let you understand your queries.
6.
Reliability
It is important that your web
host is reliable and around to stay loner than a
year. Many new companies run out of business
within a year and pack up so it is better to do
a lonegevity check. You do that by doing whois
query on the domain name of your web host.
7. Reliable Uptime
It is a truth
that no web host can claim to be online 100%
because like with many other good service
providers the web host server has to be
rebooted. It is necessary to reboot because it
helps updating and increasing security.
Usually the standard guarantee of 100% uptime
assures the clients but they do go down for
their routine service and management. It is
better to seek the web hosting services from a
reliable source because it affects also your own
reliability. Even if they choose to refund for
the downtime back to their customers it may not
be worth considering as it is too little.
In order to choose best web hosting
service you do not need to acquire a degree
online or do PhD in computer sciences. All you
need is little more information and profound
research. A little effort before can save you
much headache in the end. By following the above
simple methods you can definitely get the best
web hosting service for your website.
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