The options available with a web hosting package are very wide ranging, and can be a bit confusing to understand - especially since the options are presenting in a large number of ways, and condensed in various ways, while shopping for a package online. Hopefully I can give you a breakdown of the categories these features fall into and help you to focus on the features that are important to you.
I break the features down into 10 categories, and will discuss the categories one by one to give you a firm grasp of the options and make an informed purchasing decision.
10 Categories of Web Hosting Package Features
1. Operating System
2. Web Server
3. Bandwidth
4. Disk Space
5. Domains
6. Email
7. FTP
8. Database
9. Control Panel
10. Applications / Programming
1. Operating System
The operating system is the underlying software that runs on the host. It manages the physical hardware of the server and attempts to optimize the use of RAM, disk space, network, and CPU for the requests coming into the machine. The underlying OS does not have to be the same as your desktop or even the OS you use to develop your website. In fact, due to most of the management functions being driven through a web GUI, you might never know or care what the server operating system is.
The predominant operating systems you will find while shopping for a web hosting service are Windows and UNIX. With Windows you will see versions available such as Server 2003 or Server 2008, and with UNIX you will see many brands of Linux, usually CentOS, Debian, or Redhat. Choosing between UNIX and Windows is an important decision, and involves a lot of variables, but in the end it simply means deciding if you want to build your website with open source technology or with Microsoft technology.
Research the application you want to use or run as your website and check to see if it has any Microsoft technology requirements (MSSQL database, MSAccess database, ASP, ASP.Net). If you find no pressing reason to use Windows, then UNIX will most likely be a better choice for you. UNIX runs the open source scripting languages slightly faster and is also slightly cheaper than Windows.
There are a few specific sub-features of the operating system that may be of importance to you.
Do you need a virtual private server? This gives you a dedicated virtual operating system all to yourself instead of you sharing the OS with others. You still share a machine with others, but there are stricter walls in place to guarantee you bandwidth, CPU, and memory even if a website on the same machine is getting heavily hit. It also gives you great configuration choices with everything since it is your own OS. These packages are more expensive than the shared options, but are worth if as your site grows. The VPS packages mainly vary is the amount of RAM dedicated to you, so I would recommend going with the smallest package and monitoring the RAM usage over time and upgrading into a bigger package as needed.
Do you need a dedicated SSL certificate? Most sites offer a shared SSL certificate, which is fine for some smaller sites, but if you are running a medium or large ecommerce site you will need a dedicated certificate. Some buyers justifiably will not send in their personal and credit card information without a guaranteed valid SSL private certificate. Also some shopping cart applications require the dedicated certificate as well. Be careful when shopping for this - some hosting services say they give a SSL certificate with all their hosting plans but do not explicitly tell you that it is a shared certificate. If the plan does not include a dedicated IP, then it is a shared certificate.
To directly remotely administer your site, you may need to either shell into with UNIX or Remote Desktop in with Windows. The UNIX shell option is sometimes referred to as SSH Shell, Secure Shell, or telnet. These options are only useful to you if you intend to do low level maintenance and tweaking, mainly in the VPS packages. With a good hosting package with a high powered control panel, you will not need either of these.
You may see mention for the ability to schedule cron jobs - this is the UNIX version of scheduled tasks. This ability is only needed if you wish to run scheduled tasks at set times, such as a nightly backup. Most of the good control panels provide an interface for the cron job entry, but they also provide interfaces for performing maintenance tasks such as backups. You will probably never need this feature.
2. Web Server
The web hosting companies usually offer Microsoft IIS or UNIX Apache web servers. Both have their plusses and minuses, and it will only make a difference to you if the website you are developing or the application you are running requires one or the other. Apache, being open source itself, has slightly better hooks in it to run many of the open source content management systems and blog engines based on PHP, PERL, and Python, so go with Apache if that is all you need. The Windows IIS also has quite good open source content management systems and blog engines based on ASP and ASP.Net, but I would suggest not going with a PHP/PERL/Python web application on Windows IIS - see the above discussion of the operating system as to why.
The SSL certificate is hosted by the web server, and the web server has to do extra processing of SSL HTTPS requests - it has to encrypt/decrypt and verify data passing between the client and the server. For this reason, some would argue that you should shy away from web hosting packages that offer free SSL shared certificates to everyone. You might end up sharing a server with 100s of other websites that overtax the server. A well run website will only go into HTTPS SSL mode for the actual entering of credit card data, not for the entire website - but you do not know if the other websites on your server are well run.
3. Bandwidth
This is a measure of the amount of data transmitted in/out of you website, usually on a monthly basis. Keep in mind that a typical website only transmits a very small amount of the content to each user, and even though a package only offers a few gigs of transfer a month, you will most likely not overshoot your allotment. If you do, then your website is really popular with thousands of visitors, and you should be generating a nice revenue stream. Most of the web hosting companies will spell out what the penalty is for overshooting your allotment - it is usually a dollar to two per gig, which makes it cheaper to upgrade to the next highest package of course. If your website is heavy on images or multimedia, you may need a bigger allotment of monthly bandwidth immediately. Fortunately they all offer a monthly meter to watch your bandwidth usage so that you can plan accordingly as your site grows in popularity.
Some hosting companies offer an unlimited bandwidth package - be wary of this. There is no such thing as unlimited bandwidth, so what they are selling is unmetered bandwidth. Many of them with unmetered offerings will inform you after you purchase an account of what their acceptable use policy is concerning bandwidth and disk space, disallowing you from performing nightly 500gig backups of your personal computer and such activities. In fact, many of these policies also stipulate that you must upgrade to bigger packages if your website begins to infringe on the bandwidth of others on a shared hosted machine. Once again, this is not a bad policy; if you get notified of infringement due to the activity of your website, then it is so popular that your revenue stream covers the additional expense of a bigger package.
4. Disk Space
This is the allotment of bytes on the hard drive given to you for your website. A large website with 100s of pages can easily fit into a gigabyte of space, so you actually do not need that much for a typical website. If you website has a catalog of thousands of items for sale, stored in a database with several images apiece, then you will need a significant upgrade in disk space. Usually as your site grows in popularity and content, you will be upgrading for bandwidth first, and get more disk space along with the upgraded package.
Some of the hosting companies will include your database space and your email space in this disk space allotment, so plan according to how they segregate the space.
As it was with bandwidth, many web hosting providers offer unlimited disk space, and there is no such thing as unlimited disk space. What they are selling is unmetered disk space, with an acceptable use policy. It is difficult to breach their acceptable use policy with a normal website, only by doing something outside the norm, such as hosting and anonymous ftp site of spurious files.
5. Domains
This is the number of web addresses that can point into your web hosting account. Almost all of the providers offer sub domains, where your main site is YourSite.com and you have sub domains of http://www.YourSite.Com and files.YourSite.com. Many will allow you to point externally hosted DNS entries pointed into your account s folder, but some do not. This may be referred to as Add-on domains, and most will offer in one of their packages multiple add-on domains. This allows you to purchase additional domains and point it into separate folders within your hosted account. This way you can run multiple websites, which appear completely unrelated, to be physically located and managed together.
Many of the web hosting providers offer a single or even multiple free domains with their accounts. Some even offer lifetime free domains, saving you the 10 dollars a year for the domain. Be sure and shop for that option if you want to save a few dollars a year.
6. Email
Almost all of the web hosting providers offer email accounts, which gives you an email address of YourName@YourSite.com. Most of them also offer web based email, POP and IMAP access, and spam filtering. Where they will differ is the number of emails accounts they provide, the disk space total or per mailbox, and advanced features such as mail list management. It is up to you as to how important email is to you and your website - there are plenty of free email providers on the internet so this has never been an important set of features for me.
Many of the web hosting providers offer unlimited emails, but again there is no such thing. As your email accounts grow, the bandwidth and disk space used will also grow, and neither of those is unlimited. So you eventually break their acceptable use policies and are forced to upgrade into a bigger package - again, not a bad thing if it is your website that is growing and creating revenue for you.
7. FTP
FTP is the file transfer protocol used to send and receive files back and forth to your website. This feature may or may not be important to you, depending on if you wish to server files up to anonymous people through this protocol. Most websites today deliver files through HTTP through your website, which allows you to manage access and users through your website instead of through the FTP accounts.
8. Database
A database is server package that structures data into an easy to store and retrieve manner. The database is one of the items used to create dynamic websites such as content management systems and blog engines. You will want to take advantage of the database also if you intend to create any sort of ecommerce website to store your user's information, catalogs of items for sale, and orders placed.
MySQL is available on most web hosting packages, whether it is on UNIX or Windows. MySQL is open source and does not require licensing per user, so it usually offers more instances available to your account. This is important so that you can have separation of data within your website. For example, your website may have a database for the content management system, the blog within the CMS, the items for sale catalog, and the shopping cart application. You could push all of those applications to use a single instance within the database, but you may have compatibility problems if one of those applications requires special database connection information, or table name collisions between the applications. Sharing instances between applications is also a security risk, since one part of your website could be hacked exposing all of the data stored, including user's financial information. If you are running multiple websites then these problems, collisions, and security risks will be compounded. Separation of applications into distinct database instances is important.
MSSQL is available on most of the Windows hosting packages, but is usually slightly more expensive due to its commercial licensing restrictions, and usually has lower instances and disk space available. But some website applications are built to take advantage of its feature set, so you may require this as your database. You could still take advantage of MySQL with as many applications as you could, there is not any reason a single website could not use multiple different databases.
MSAccess is the openly available database for Windows that is more of a file level database and not a dedicated server running it. It provides adequate storage for lighter database usage, but would not be sufficient for any larger data storage needs.
Researching the needs of the applications you intend to run on your website, and planning the database requirements needed for each, will drive you to a conclusion of which hosting package to use based on these database needs.
9. Control Panel
The control panel will be the location you will manage all of the details of your web hosting account. All of the providers give you a web based control panel that is easy to use and provide sufficient help to understanding all of its features so that you can avoid calling them for help.
The web hosting providers will vary in the type of control panel they provide, however. The two main control panels are cPanel and Plesk, which are found on about 80% of the providers. The remaining 20% give you a custom built control panel. cPanel and Plesk are so popular because they provide feature rich management utilities right out of the box and both can be branded to appear like the host provider's pages, but they are expensive to license. Both work on UNIX and Windows hosted accounts and allow for complete management of the underlying operating system configuration, web server configuration, web site configuration, email ,ftp, DNS, etc.
If you are new to web hosting then it really does not matter with control panel you choose, but if you are familiar with cPanel or Plesk you may prefer to go with a hosting provider which provides you with the control panel you are comfortable with.
If you are interested in getting into being a hosting reseller, then you will want to ensure you get licenses provided to you for your reseller account through the web hosting provider so that you can brand it and give it to your sub-hosted customers (and not have them call you with configuration needs).
Many on the internet recommend removing cPanel and Plesk from your virtual private server since both can be major bandwidth, CPU, and disk space hogs. One of the great benefits of a virtual private server is being able to login as root or administrator and manage the operating system and web server directly, removing the need to obfuscate into a web GUI those tasks. Of course you would need to be a lot more technically keen on doing those tasks yourself, or you could pay a few dollars more a month and get a managed VPS package.
10. Applications / Programming
No matter the type of website you plan to build, you will most likely use a few pre built packages as the foundation of your site. The pre built packages are built with some sort of programming or scripting language. They may be using PHP, PERL, Python, Java, Ruby, ASP, ASP.Net, or Coldfusion. Most of these languages run on any operating system, except for ASP and ASP.Net, both of which are Microsoft technologies requiring windows (and application probably requires IIS and MSSQL database as well). PHP, PERL, Python, and Java are cross platform, but UNIX runs them slightly faster than Windows and is usually a slightly cheaper package. Ruby is a UNIX only language, and it may be referred to as Ruby on Rails. Not all web hosting providers give access to all of these languages with all of their packages - make sure you shop it carefully to ensure the host and the package you purchase has the language you need.
The applications you decide run will tell you what their requirements are. In fact, the web hosting provider will give you the tools you need to install the applications from the control panel, which makes it a breeze to get up and running with the base installation of whatever application you choose. These days all of the web hosting providers allow you to get up and running with the base installation of the most common blog engines and content management systems within minutes after purchasing.
If you are interested in a blog, read up on WordPress and BlogEngine.Net. If you are interested in a content management system, read up on Joomla, Drupal, DotNetNuke, and mojoPortal. For a message forum, read up on PHPBB and YetAnotherForum applications. There are many more pre built applications to help you get up and running including shopping carts, mail list management, web authoring tools, and catalog databases.
Conclusion
I hope that this article provides you with enough understanding to make a wise decision when selecting a web hosting package. Happy shopping!
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By: Matthew C Thomas
Friday, June 14, 2019
Sunday, May 12, 2019
What You Need to Consider About Shared Web Hosting
Shared hosting refers to a web hosting environment where many websites reside on one web-server. You as a customer share a server with other customers. Usually it's about 100 to 400 accounts in one server. So, what you need to consider before you buy shared web hosting plan?
Windows or Linux Web Hosting
Linux web hosting means that all of your files needed by your site stored in Linux OS server, and Windows web hosting stored in Windows OS server. In the old days, websites just contain html files and picture. It doesn't matter weather Linux or Windows if want to build website contains only html files and pictures. Just setting up right, putting all the html files, pictures and your site is ready.Now website is more complex, contains CSS, databases and scripting language. CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) is the way to stylist your web page appearance. Database like MySQL and MSSQL is used to store data like articles, customer info, site statistics, etc. How to access them and show it on your browser is using Script language.
Scripting language
A set of codes that runs on the web server to access server resources like database and other files and then interpreted into HTML language so you can see it through web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera or Safari and some of them sometimes hidden for statistical or for other purposes. There are PHP, ASP, ASP.Net, etc.
PHP is more common because of the open source and run both on Linux and Windows. PHP even runs better on Windows platform. ASP and ASP.net only run on Windows web hosting platform. If you plan to learn the script language, so choose which fits you more. None of them superior than other.
Database
Most free CMS (Content Management System) like Wordpress, Joomla, drupal, written in PHP and need database to store the contents. You should choose web hosting plan that support database like MySQL. We recommend choosing web hosting plan with more than one database allowed (ex. five or ten). Who knows you need some try-out with different databases? If you just want to set up a blog, just find one of the free CMS mention earlier; most likely you'll stay with Linux and MySQL.
Disk space and Traffic
Disk space or storage or web space is the amount of data or files you can store on the hard disk of the web server. Some web hosting offer 10 GB and some 100+ GB to store your files. Choosing web host plan that allowed 1 GB storage is more than enough if you just start having a blog. Traffic/transfer is the allowed amount of data transfer (upload and download) per month. If your website have 1000 visitors per month and in average they see 10 pages of your site and let's say a page about 60KB in size, than the traffic would be 1000x10x60KB that's 600MB traffic per month. Ten times this number would be adequate for you to start a blog with no worried about bandwidth.
Unlimited storage and Unlimited traffic?
The term unlimited usually consider unlimited when met the web host company term. Read their Term of Service; probably their unlimited term consider limited to you. Commonly files that do not related directly to web pages are not consider this term.
It does not mean that the hosting company which selling unlimited plan will not provide good service. Some even gave high quality service to their customers. Let's simplified matters. If your website traffic really high in time, better move to higher quality web hosting plan like vps or dedicated plan which give you better speed response when visitors open your website.
Web server performance
Linux web server is very well-known that capable of running hundreds of tasks at the same time with stability. But it doesn't mean Windows web server is bad. The right term would be like this; Linux can max out server capacity but windows can not. So web hosting company maybe do this: 400 shared hosting account if using Linux and 350 shared hosting account if using Windows platform.
Price and support
Windows web hosting usually more expensive than Linux base, because Windows is not free and the company must pay the license (so you got to pay the license in small part). Linux is free and open source so the web host company usually charge you cheaper than Windows platform. This condition somewhat not true on some web host. Some charge you the same price whether you choose Linux or Windows.
A lot of reputation web host will charge you expensive whether you choose Linux or Windows. This because the company policy on setting price considering their service-satisfaction guarantee. Like changing the server if trouble occurred, periodic backup which consumes time and personnel, etc. You should remember cheap is not always bad and expensive is not always good either. There are many web host out there which sells their service expensive but not giving a good support and many also which sells rather cheap but good support. You should realize that web host is service business and satisfaction is on customer side not their side. No web host company runs with perfectly 100% no trouble and not all customers need no help. So things like support ticket, phone, live chat or forum became very helpful to solve your hosting needs.
Technology
Somewhat the server which holding hundreds of shared accounts works harder everyday. That's why finding web hosting that stored all of your files in quad-core-processor server is 'more-assured' than stored in dual-core-processor server. Again, if the price take into account, probably newer technology provided by web host will cost you more.
Control Panel
Control panel is use to manage your files, domain, and other task related to your website. There are cPanel, Plesk, H-Sprehe, proprietary which belongs only to that web host company, etc. The most famous is cPanel. Some of the proprietary control panel give you more, but some we can consider bad. A lot of web host giving try-out their panel, so why not then.
Email Account
You do not need a lot of email accounts, unless you are running web site for a big company that has hundreds of employee that also need emails. For personal use web site, web mail would be more important than numbers of email account, because you can access your mail only by internet browser anywhere.
Accredited company
Some of the web host companies join the BBB (Better Business Bureau) or TRUSTe. Most of the web host companies that joined organization like these usually put the logo for accreditation in front of their front webpage.
The benefit choosing web hosting company that already join BBB (for example), you can report your complaints (if you have any) on your web host also to BBB. They also have ratings on their member related to customer satisfaction. Take not that doesn't mean the companies which are not members of BBB have bad services. In fact even a web host already joined BBB, and lots of their customers did not satisfied with their service, we found out that these customers did not report the complaints to BBB.
Conclusion
Choose the right hosting before you buy. At www.Hosting2Choose.Com, we already made the top list in web host industry which we found out they are considerably have good price and good support in hosting business. But in the end the choice is yours not us.
By: Yulius S
Windows or Linux Web Hosting
Linux web hosting means that all of your files needed by your site stored in Linux OS server, and Windows web hosting stored in Windows OS server. In the old days, websites just contain html files and picture. It doesn't matter weather Linux or Windows if want to build website contains only html files and pictures. Just setting up right, putting all the html files, pictures and your site is ready.Now website is more complex, contains CSS, databases and scripting language. CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) is the way to stylist your web page appearance. Database like MySQL and MSSQL is used to store data like articles, customer info, site statistics, etc. How to access them and show it on your browser is using Script language.
Scripting language
A set of codes that runs on the web server to access server resources like database and other files and then interpreted into HTML language so you can see it through web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera or Safari and some of them sometimes hidden for statistical or for other purposes. There are PHP, ASP, ASP.Net, etc.
PHP is more common because of the open source and run both on Linux and Windows. PHP even runs better on Windows platform. ASP and ASP.net only run on Windows web hosting platform. If you plan to learn the script language, so choose which fits you more. None of them superior than other.
Database
Most free CMS (Content Management System) like Wordpress, Joomla, drupal, written in PHP and need database to store the contents. You should choose web hosting plan that support database like MySQL. We recommend choosing web hosting plan with more than one database allowed (ex. five or ten). Who knows you need some try-out with different databases? If you just want to set up a blog, just find one of the free CMS mention earlier; most likely you'll stay with Linux and MySQL.
Disk space and Traffic
Disk space or storage or web space is the amount of data or files you can store on the hard disk of the web server. Some web hosting offer 10 GB and some 100+ GB to store your files. Choosing web host plan that allowed 1 GB storage is more than enough if you just start having a blog. Traffic/transfer is the allowed amount of data transfer (upload and download) per month. If your website have 1000 visitors per month and in average they see 10 pages of your site and let's say a page about 60KB in size, than the traffic would be 1000x10x60KB that's 600MB traffic per month. Ten times this number would be adequate for you to start a blog with no worried about bandwidth.
Unlimited storage and Unlimited traffic?
The term unlimited usually consider unlimited when met the web host company term. Read their Term of Service; probably their unlimited term consider limited to you. Commonly files that do not related directly to web pages are not consider this term.
It does not mean that the hosting company which selling unlimited plan will not provide good service. Some even gave high quality service to their customers. Let's simplified matters. If your website traffic really high in time, better move to higher quality web hosting plan like vps or dedicated plan which give you better speed response when visitors open your website.
Web server performance
Linux web server is very well-known that capable of running hundreds of tasks at the same time with stability. But it doesn't mean Windows web server is bad. The right term would be like this; Linux can max out server capacity but windows can not. So web hosting company maybe do this: 400 shared hosting account if using Linux and 350 shared hosting account if using Windows platform.
Price and support
Windows web hosting usually more expensive than Linux base, because Windows is not free and the company must pay the license (so you got to pay the license in small part). Linux is free and open source so the web host company usually charge you cheaper than Windows platform. This condition somewhat not true on some web host. Some charge you the same price whether you choose Linux or Windows.
A lot of reputation web host will charge you expensive whether you choose Linux or Windows. This because the company policy on setting price considering their service-satisfaction guarantee. Like changing the server if trouble occurred, periodic backup which consumes time and personnel, etc. You should remember cheap is not always bad and expensive is not always good either. There are many web host out there which sells their service expensive but not giving a good support and many also which sells rather cheap but good support. You should realize that web host is service business and satisfaction is on customer side not their side. No web host company runs with perfectly 100% no trouble and not all customers need no help. So things like support ticket, phone, live chat or forum became very helpful to solve your hosting needs.
Technology
Somewhat the server which holding hundreds of shared accounts works harder everyday. That's why finding web hosting that stored all of your files in quad-core-processor server is 'more-assured' than stored in dual-core-processor server. Again, if the price take into account, probably newer technology provided by web host will cost you more.
Control Panel
Control panel is use to manage your files, domain, and other task related to your website. There are cPanel, Plesk, H-Sprehe, proprietary which belongs only to that web host company, etc. The most famous is cPanel. Some of the proprietary control panel give you more, but some we can consider bad. A lot of web host giving try-out their panel, so why not then.
Email Account
You do not need a lot of email accounts, unless you are running web site for a big company that has hundreds of employee that also need emails. For personal use web site, web mail would be more important than numbers of email account, because you can access your mail only by internet browser anywhere.
Accredited company
Some of the web host companies join the BBB (Better Business Bureau) or TRUSTe. Most of the web host companies that joined organization like these usually put the logo for accreditation in front of their front webpage.
The benefit choosing web hosting company that already join BBB (for example), you can report your complaints (if you have any) on your web host also to BBB. They also have ratings on their member related to customer satisfaction. Take not that doesn't mean the companies which are not members of BBB have bad services. In fact even a web host already joined BBB, and lots of their customers did not satisfied with their service, we found out that these customers did not report the complaints to BBB.
Conclusion
Choose the right hosting before you buy. At www.Hosting2Choose.Com, we already made the top list in web host industry which we found out they are considerably have good price and good support in hosting business. But in the end the choice is yours not us.
By: Yulius S
Friday, April 26, 2019
Is Your Web Hosting Company a Good Business Partner?
Is Your Green Web Hosting Company A Good Business Partner?
Ethics in Web Hosting
It Sure Better Be!
Why?
Because your web host is your partner in on-line success. Look, there are lots of options available when you start shopping around for web hosting services. You can go with a free hosting site. Only problem is those freebie hosting services make their money by placing their ads on YOUR website. And you have no control over what ads appear on your site.
Not good. Especially when quality hosting services are available for as little as $7 a month. You lose more than that in the couch! So, hosting is NOT a place you want to cut corners, even if you're taking your first plunge into the world wide web. Especially if this is your first digital endeavor.
Now, there are low-cost hosts but these companies have to cut corners somewhere. So, tech support is 12 time zones away from the server where your web site resides - or used to until you got the dreaded 404 error message when you logged on to your own web site. Site not found! What the heck?
Or, these companies scrimp on things like security, leaving your web site more vulnerable to hacker attacks from the server side - from your low-cost web host. However, you don't have to spend a bucket of cash to find a hosting company that maintains multiple layers of security, protecting your site from malware injections from the server side of your business.
In any on-line endeavor, whether your selling products, services, or just getting out a message to the world, your web host IS your on-line partner so it pays to choose wisely.
What should you look for in a good W3 partner? What should you expect from the web hosting company you choose? A lot and plenty of it.
1. A client-centric corporate culture.
This includes everything from humans who answer the telephone when you call with a question to fair pricing to a tool box full of free goodies.
You want a hosting company with a long lineage of web hosting experience. Anyone can buy disk space and resell it. Anybody can buy a server and cram 2,500 web sites onto that server. Are these the kind of digital partners you want for your new launch? No.
You want reliability (a 99.9% uptime), longevity in the web hosting space (experience), and a business that recognizes that YOUR business success is essential to the hosting company's long-term success.
This is a mind-set that starts at the top and infuses virtually all aspects of delivery of hosting services - from delivering more for less to fixing problems within minutes. This client-centric approach to web hosting should be a critical part of your research and your decision to partner with a hosting company.
You want to partner who's as engaged in the success of your web site as you are.
2. Security like you wouldn't believe.
Quality hosting companies are current on the latest viruses, the fastest hacker tactics and the latest black-hat scam to come down the Information Superhighway.
So, to fend off attacks from hackers, crackers, script-kiddies and other bad guys, your web-host-web-partner maintains a hard-wired firewall, firewall software that's updated regularly, anti-virus software that protects your business assets and anti-spyware software that keeps key-loggers at bay, protecting your on-line business.
You can protect your business network at your end. You should protect against everything from analog theft (someone walks off with a laptop) to subversive viral attacks in unchecked emails (scan it first), but if your web host doesn't deliver server side security, you're much more susceptible to attack - a headache you just don't need.
3. A complete web site tool box - FREE!
Starting a web business shouldn't cost an arm and a leg. It should be available to anyone with the imagination to envision success on the web - and that's millions of us all around the globe.
A good, on-line partner, your web host, should provide virtually all of the tools you need to launch a web site and build it to profitability or some other measure of success.
Look for web site templates to eliminate the cost of a pricey designer - and not just a few cookie-cutter templates. Your web host should offer hundreds of options, and the really good ones offer thousands of template options that you can customize so they don't look like a template site.
How about a free shopping cart and secure checkout. That's a "must-have" for any commercial site and you want it free. Same with a database, client management software, expandability, customization and integrated solutions to routine, on-line activity. Free.
Before you sign on with any host, check to see what the toolbox looks like. You should find everything you need to build a site, launch a site, promote a site and manage daily operations - and all in modular form so each piece of the on-line business puzzle slides right into place.
4. Partnership Benefits
A good business partner brings something to the table - something you can use to your advantage right from the start.
Low-cost and high levels of client care are certainly benefits but what else does your web host bring to the table? How about specialized features you can use - like "green hosting" - a web host with a commitment to the environment and employs green technology to generate the juice, cool the servers and run the office. By going green, you make a statement about your own corporate culture and company values - an important part of building an on-line brand.
How about U.S.-based client support and make that 24/7, please. You know that some web hosts only equip clients to contact home base through email? Is that your best choice for an on-line partner? When your site is down? And you don't know why?
You want to talk to a techie who can walk down the hallway, provide the security data required to enter the locked-down server room, and fix the glitch that took your site off line. When your site is off line, you're invisible to both site visitors and bots and if either is unable to access your site, you're in a heap of trouble.
Look for cost savings opportunities. For example, does your host save you some start-up cash if you pay a year in advance? Take advantage of the savings because, with any start-up, cash is king. Can you buy more server space as your business grows without having to move up to a more expensive tier? A good host will let you grow a gigabyte at a time without gouging you with increased monthly fees that eat away at your margins.
How about a free, 30-day trial period to see if you can make this thing fly? A good partner doesn't lock you in to some long-term deal, either.
Some web hosts take your money and run. Trying to get a hold of top-level tech support is like going through a root canal. So, what does your top-choice web host bring to the table?
5. Easy to get along with.
You want a partner that's easy to get along with - is helpful and always there.
You want a web hosting that's interested in your web-based success. These companies deliver lots of free goodies, security, customization and free and easy access. You want a knowledgeable human being with endless patience to answer the telephone - someone who will work through your questions, provide answers and solutions when you need them, which is like yesterday.
You want to do your research before choosing any web host. It shouldn't be a decision that's based on cost because you can get quality hosting at a low monthly cost in this highly competitive realm of the W3.
Read the terms of service. Take a test drive of the administrator's console and build a test web site the way you want it. And when you have a question or run into a problem, you want a partner who will answer the phone, provide the answer and fix the problem.
Take your time. Choosing the right web hosting company is probably the most important decision you'll make in the early stages of business growth.
Take your time. Read the corporate culture. And go with a green web hosting provider that works hard for your success. After all, isn't that what you want in an on-line business partner.
It sure should be.
Ms. Rosendahl has over 19 years experience in systems analysis, hosted applications, and management as well as 13 years experience in web hosting and Internet marketing. Ms. Rosendahl has a Bachelors from Houston Baptist University with a double major in Computer Information Systems and Business Management. Stephanie is the founder and CEO of Austin, Texas firm - GreenHostIt.com green web hosting.
By: Stephanie Rosendahl
Ethics in Web Hosting
It Sure Better Be!
Why?
Because your web host is your partner in on-line success. Look, there are lots of options available when you start shopping around for web hosting services. You can go with a free hosting site. Only problem is those freebie hosting services make their money by placing their ads on YOUR website. And you have no control over what ads appear on your site.
Not good. Especially when quality hosting services are available for as little as $7 a month. You lose more than that in the couch! So, hosting is NOT a place you want to cut corners, even if you're taking your first plunge into the world wide web. Especially if this is your first digital endeavor.
Now, there are low-cost hosts but these companies have to cut corners somewhere. So, tech support is 12 time zones away from the server where your web site resides - or used to until you got the dreaded 404 error message when you logged on to your own web site. Site not found! What the heck?
Or, these companies scrimp on things like security, leaving your web site more vulnerable to hacker attacks from the server side - from your low-cost web host. However, you don't have to spend a bucket of cash to find a hosting company that maintains multiple layers of security, protecting your site from malware injections from the server side of your business.
In any on-line endeavor, whether your selling products, services, or just getting out a message to the world, your web host IS your on-line partner so it pays to choose wisely.
What should you look for in a good W3 partner? What should you expect from the web hosting company you choose? A lot and plenty of it.
1. A client-centric corporate culture.
This includes everything from humans who answer the telephone when you call with a question to fair pricing to a tool box full of free goodies.
You want a hosting company with a long lineage of web hosting experience. Anyone can buy disk space and resell it. Anybody can buy a server and cram 2,500 web sites onto that server. Are these the kind of digital partners you want for your new launch? No.
You want reliability (a 99.9% uptime), longevity in the web hosting space (experience), and a business that recognizes that YOUR business success is essential to the hosting company's long-term success.
This is a mind-set that starts at the top and infuses virtually all aspects of delivery of hosting services - from delivering more for less to fixing problems within minutes. This client-centric approach to web hosting should be a critical part of your research and your decision to partner with a hosting company.
You want to partner who's as engaged in the success of your web site as you are.
2. Security like you wouldn't believe.
Quality hosting companies are current on the latest viruses, the fastest hacker tactics and the latest black-hat scam to come down the Information Superhighway.
So, to fend off attacks from hackers, crackers, script-kiddies and other bad guys, your web-host-web-partner maintains a hard-wired firewall, firewall software that's updated regularly, anti-virus software that protects your business assets and anti-spyware software that keeps key-loggers at bay, protecting your on-line business.
You can protect your business network at your end. You should protect against everything from analog theft (someone walks off with a laptop) to subversive viral attacks in unchecked emails (scan it first), but if your web host doesn't deliver server side security, you're much more susceptible to attack - a headache you just don't need.
3. A complete web site tool box - FREE!
Starting a web business shouldn't cost an arm and a leg. It should be available to anyone with the imagination to envision success on the web - and that's millions of us all around the globe.
A good, on-line partner, your web host, should provide virtually all of the tools you need to launch a web site and build it to profitability or some other measure of success.
Look for web site templates to eliminate the cost of a pricey designer - and not just a few cookie-cutter templates. Your web host should offer hundreds of options, and the really good ones offer thousands of template options that you can customize so they don't look like a template site.
How about a free shopping cart and secure checkout. That's a "must-have" for any commercial site and you want it free. Same with a database, client management software, expandability, customization and integrated solutions to routine, on-line activity. Free.
Before you sign on with any host, check to see what the toolbox looks like. You should find everything you need to build a site, launch a site, promote a site and manage daily operations - and all in modular form so each piece of the on-line business puzzle slides right into place.
4. Partnership Benefits
A good business partner brings something to the table - something you can use to your advantage right from the start.
Low-cost and high levels of client care are certainly benefits but what else does your web host bring to the table? How about specialized features you can use - like "green hosting" - a web host with a commitment to the environment and employs green technology to generate the juice, cool the servers and run the office. By going green, you make a statement about your own corporate culture and company values - an important part of building an on-line brand.
How about U.S.-based client support and make that 24/7, please. You know that some web hosts only equip clients to contact home base through email? Is that your best choice for an on-line partner? When your site is down? And you don't know why?
You want to talk to a techie who can walk down the hallway, provide the security data required to enter the locked-down server room, and fix the glitch that took your site off line. When your site is off line, you're invisible to both site visitors and bots and if either is unable to access your site, you're in a heap of trouble.
Look for cost savings opportunities. For example, does your host save you some start-up cash if you pay a year in advance? Take advantage of the savings because, with any start-up, cash is king. Can you buy more server space as your business grows without having to move up to a more expensive tier? A good host will let you grow a gigabyte at a time without gouging you with increased monthly fees that eat away at your margins.
How about a free, 30-day trial period to see if you can make this thing fly? A good partner doesn't lock you in to some long-term deal, either.
Some web hosts take your money and run. Trying to get a hold of top-level tech support is like going through a root canal. So, what does your top-choice web host bring to the table?
5. Easy to get along with.
You want a partner that's easy to get along with - is helpful and always there.
You want a web hosting that's interested in your web-based success. These companies deliver lots of free goodies, security, customization and free and easy access. You want a knowledgeable human being with endless patience to answer the telephone - someone who will work through your questions, provide answers and solutions when you need them, which is like yesterday.
You want to do your research before choosing any web host. It shouldn't be a decision that's based on cost because you can get quality hosting at a low monthly cost in this highly competitive realm of the W3.
Read the terms of service. Take a test drive of the administrator's console and build a test web site the way you want it. And when you have a question or run into a problem, you want a partner who will answer the phone, provide the answer and fix the problem.
Take your time. Choosing the right web hosting company is probably the most important decision you'll make in the early stages of business growth.
Take your time. Read the corporate culture. And go with a green web hosting provider that works hard for your success. After all, isn't that what you want in an on-line business partner.
It sure should be.
Ms. Rosendahl has over 19 years experience in systems analysis, hosted applications, and management as well as 13 years experience in web hosting and Internet marketing. Ms. Rosendahl has a Bachelors from Houston Baptist University with a double major in Computer Information Systems and Business Management. Stephanie is the founder and CEO of Austin, Texas firm - GreenHostIt.com green web hosting.
By: Stephanie Rosendahl
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Importance of Web Hosting For An Online Business and How To Choose One
Importance of Web Hosting For An Online Business
More and more people today decide to get involved with an online business, due to the fact that having a business operated through the internet offers a lot of advantages over doing it the traditional way. Online business means that you can do business right at the comforts of your own home. Thus, there is no need for you to get dress and step out of your house to earn a living. However, there are many important things that you need to learn more about in getting your online business off the ground. One of which is the creation of your own website, and the need to obtain hosting, in order to get it launched onto the World Wide Web.
Web hosting can be obtained through a company who have its own servers, where websites are hosted. In other words, a hosting service is one of the necessities in getting your own website visible through the internet. For sure, there are many ways that you can have your own web page today, such as creating a free blog or a free website. However, in most cases, these types of services are limited and having one of those pages does not mean that you entirely own them, since another website is actually hosting it.
In a nutshell, website hosting is very important because you simply could not launch your own website without having it. The hosting service provider is the one that will provide you with the space where you can upload your files that are related to your site, and they are also the ones who will ensure that your website is visible to people when they type your site's address on their favorite web browsers.
Since there are a lot of web hosting service providers available in the market today, selection is very important in order to get associated with a reliable one. When you are able to obtain a hosting account from a reliable provider, you will be able to avoid loss of sales caused by downtimes. There are actually hosting service providers, which do not have reliable servers. In other words, they encounter a lot of downtimes, and because of that, your business would lose a lot of sales opportunities. This is because server downtimes mean that your website would not be visible on the net during those times. Thus, people who are suppose to make certain purchases, may decide to buy the items from your competitors.
In relation to that, aside from the importance of hosting for your online business, you should also become more aware of the importance of selecting a reliable web host; and one of the best ways to do that is by learning about the features of the hosting account that they can offer to you.
Features of a Web Hosting Account
If you are about to start your online business by the launching of your own website, then you should know that in order for that to become a possibility, you will need to have a domain name for your web portal paired up with ahosting account. A domain name is simply the web address that people will type on the address bar of their web browsers, in order to access your website. It should be short, catchy, and easy to remember, so that your potential customers will be able to visit it anytime they want without having to deal with a lot of research. Aside from the creation of a domain name though, it is very important that you take some time in comparing one web hosting company to another, so that you will be able to choose properly. One of the best ways to determine the best out of the rest is by considering the features of the hosting account they can offer to you.
Different web hosting companies offer different hosting account features. However, there are certain features that are offered by most of the reputable web hosting companies available today; and, these features are the ones that you should expect to be offered to you by the hosting company of your choice.
One of the features you need to take note of is called cPanel or what most of the people know as the control panel. This feature allows you to check different things about your website, especially its status in terms of receiving internet traffic. Through the control panel, you will not just be made aware of how many people visited your site for a given time, but it will also provide you information about how they were routed to your site. It will indicate whether a person has been linked to your site from another web portal, from a search engine, or simply through his bookmark. On top of that it will also indicate what search engines were used as well as the keywords such persons made use of in order to find your website.
Keep in mind that you are not limited to building only one single site for your online business. Thus, if you are planning to have more than one domain, the web hosting company should be able to offer you that feature without having to create another account. It is important to note that some web hosts may offer you limited number of domains in one single hosting account, while some can offer unlimited.
To make your online business more professional, it is best that your hosting provider can provide you unlimited email accounts based on your domain name. It is always best that people can contact you through an email address based on the name of your website, than through free web based emails; thus, this is one feature that you should not forget asking about.
These are the basic features of a web hosting account that you need to take note of. By remembering these features, it should become easier for you to choose the company that will provide you with hosting services for your website.
How To Select A Web Host
When it comes to launching your own website to start your online business, one of the more important steps to take is choosing the best web hosting service provider. If you conduct a quick search about hosting service companies through the use of your favorite search engine, you will realize that there are simply a lot of them to choose from. In other words, it can become quite a daunting task to check them out one by one, especially if you don't know what you are looking for. However, to make it easier, all you got to do is to follow a set of guidelines in going about it.
In choosing the best web host companies that are available today, you will need to consider a number of factors, in order to make the process easier. One of the more important factors you need to consider is the reputation of the company. To gather information about them, you can actually check out websites that provide reviews about the top most web hosting services available in the market today. These review pages often compare one web host to another, and there are also times when they rank these companies according to a number of criteria.
It is always better to choose a company that has been around for quite some time, since it clearly indicates that many people support them. When a web host has a lot of loyal followers, it is a sign that they provide quality service. With that, you will have assurance that you won't be transferring from one web hosting service provider to another in just a short period of time. Transferring your hosting account from one provider to another is actually quite hectic, thus, if you can select the very best the first time around, then you won't have to deal with that.
Another thing that you can consider in choosing the best web hosting service provider is the kind of plans that they can offer to you. Different plans usually are offered in different prices, and they usually differ on the kind of features that are offered by this company. Choose the company that offers you the plan that you are looking for, which also provides you with the features that you really need to run your website adequately.
Keep in mind that you should also consider your needs in choosing a web hosting service provider. Try to determine whether you need shared hosting or unshared hosting, unlimited email accounts, the size of storage you need, among others.
Do not forget that hosting service providers can also experience downtimes, and you want to be aware of their frequency when it comes to that. Downtimes simple means technical difficulties that they encounter from time to time, which may affect your business performance. Choose a company that has minimal downtime rate, so that you won't lost too many potential customers in running your business.
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By: Le Thanh Cong
More and more people today decide to get involved with an online business, due to the fact that having a business operated through the internet offers a lot of advantages over doing it the traditional way. Online business means that you can do business right at the comforts of your own home. Thus, there is no need for you to get dress and step out of your house to earn a living. However, there are many important things that you need to learn more about in getting your online business off the ground. One of which is the creation of your own website, and the need to obtain hosting, in order to get it launched onto the World Wide Web.
Web hosting can be obtained through a company who have its own servers, where websites are hosted. In other words, a hosting service is one of the necessities in getting your own website visible through the internet. For sure, there are many ways that you can have your own web page today, such as creating a free blog or a free website. However, in most cases, these types of services are limited and having one of those pages does not mean that you entirely own them, since another website is actually hosting it.
In a nutshell, website hosting is very important because you simply could not launch your own website without having it. The hosting service provider is the one that will provide you with the space where you can upload your files that are related to your site, and they are also the ones who will ensure that your website is visible to people when they type your site's address on their favorite web browsers.
Since there are a lot of web hosting service providers available in the market today, selection is very important in order to get associated with a reliable one. When you are able to obtain a hosting account from a reliable provider, you will be able to avoid loss of sales caused by downtimes. There are actually hosting service providers, which do not have reliable servers. In other words, they encounter a lot of downtimes, and because of that, your business would lose a lot of sales opportunities. This is because server downtimes mean that your website would not be visible on the net during those times. Thus, people who are suppose to make certain purchases, may decide to buy the items from your competitors.
In relation to that, aside from the importance of hosting for your online business, you should also become more aware of the importance of selecting a reliable web host; and one of the best ways to do that is by learning about the features of the hosting account that they can offer to you.
Features of a Web Hosting Account
If you are about to start your online business by the launching of your own website, then you should know that in order for that to become a possibility, you will need to have a domain name for your web portal paired up with ahosting account. A domain name is simply the web address that people will type on the address bar of their web browsers, in order to access your website. It should be short, catchy, and easy to remember, so that your potential customers will be able to visit it anytime they want without having to deal with a lot of research. Aside from the creation of a domain name though, it is very important that you take some time in comparing one web hosting company to another, so that you will be able to choose properly. One of the best ways to determine the best out of the rest is by considering the features of the hosting account they can offer to you.
Different web hosting companies offer different hosting account features. However, there are certain features that are offered by most of the reputable web hosting companies available today; and, these features are the ones that you should expect to be offered to you by the hosting company of your choice.
One of the features you need to take note of is called cPanel or what most of the people know as the control panel. This feature allows you to check different things about your website, especially its status in terms of receiving internet traffic. Through the control panel, you will not just be made aware of how many people visited your site for a given time, but it will also provide you information about how they were routed to your site. It will indicate whether a person has been linked to your site from another web portal, from a search engine, or simply through his bookmark. On top of that it will also indicate what search engines were used as well as the keywords such persons made use of in order to find your website.
Keep in mind that you are not limited to building only one single site for your online business. Thus, if you are planning to have more than one domain, the web hosting company should be able to offer you that feature without having to create another account. It is important to note that some web hosts may offer you limited number of domains in one single hosting account, while some can offer unlimited.
To make your online business more professional, it is best that your hosting provider can provide you unlimited email accounts based on your domain name. It is always best that people can contact you through an email address based on the name of your website, than through free web based emails; thus, this is one feature that you should not forget asking about.
These are the basic features of a web hosting account that you need to take note of. By remembering these features, it should become easier for you to choose the company that will provide you with hosting services for your website.
How To Select A Web Host
When it comes to launching your own website to start your online business, one of the more important steps to take is choosing the best web hosting service provider. If you conduct a quick search about hosting service companies through the use of your favorite search engine, you will realize that there are simply a lot of them to choose from. In other words, it can become quite a daunting task to check them out one by one, especially if you don't know what you are looking for. However, to make it easier, all you got to do is to follow a set of guidelines in going about it.
In choosing the best web host companies that are available today, you will need to consider a number of factors, in order to make the process easier. One of the more important factors you need to consider is the reputation of the company. To gather information about them, you can actually check out websites that provide reviews about the top most web hosting services available in the market today. These review pages often compare one web host to another, and there are also times when they rank these companies according to a number of criteria.
It is always better to choose a company that has been around for quite some time, since it clearly indicates that many people support them. When a web host has a lot of loyal followers, it is a sign that they provide quality service. With that, you will have assurance that you won't be transferring from one web hosting service provider to another in just a short period of time. Transferring your hosting account from one provider to another is actually quite hectic, thus, if you can select the very best the first time around, then you won't have to deal with that.
Another thing that you can consider in choosing the best web hosting service provider is the kind of plans that they can offer to you. Different plans usually are offered in different prices, and they usually differ on the kind of features that are offered by this company. Choose the company that offers you the plan that you are looking for, which also provides you with the features that you really need to run your website adequately.
Keep in mind that you should also consider your needs in choosing a web hosting service provider. Try to determine whether you need shared hosting or unshared hosting, unlimited email accounts, the size of storage you need, among others.
Do not forget that hosting service providers can also experience downtimes, and you want to be aware of their frequency when it comes to that. Downtimes simple means technical difficulties that they encounter from time to time, which may affect your business performance. Choose a company that has minimal downtime rate, so that you won't lost too many potential customers in running your business.
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By: Le Thanh Cong
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Questions You Should Ask Your Web Host Before Signing Up!
So, you're looking to build a web-site or so fed up with your current web host that you are eager to transfer your site elsewhere? You may not even be aware of your current hosts vulnerabilities in an industry where each week there is news about a host going down for one reason or another.
Your first problem is narrowing the thousands of choices down to a few that you can research further. Seek friends or associates that have a web-site and ask for their advice. Visit one of the lots of forums about web hosting, ask the members for advice or search threads from those that have asked before you.
Once you have located a few hosts to research, the ten questions below will take you a long way towards making an informed decision. You may be capable of finding lots of of the answers to these questions on the hosts websites, but always feel free to call the host and quiz them about their operations. The quality of the answers and degree of professionalism you get from a feasible host often transfers to the type of support you will get once you become a customer. Without further ado, the ten query to ask your web host:
1. How long has the net host been in business?
3. How lots of upstream web providers does the net host have?
2. Does the net host own its information middle?
5. Does the net host provide 24/7/365 phone and electronic mail support?
4. Does the net host monitor its customers sites twenty-four hours per day? How?
6. What levels of redundancy does the net hosts architecture provide?
7. Does the net host automatically backup customer websites in case of information loss? How often?
9. Does the net host provide the features that you require for your web-site?
8. what is the net hosts billing policy?
10. Does the net host have the products and services to handle your growth?
1. How long has the net host been in business?
The length of time that a host has been in business can be related to their ability to provide a quality, reliable product. If your host can satisfy its customers, then those customers are likely to stick with the hosts service. Therefore, stay in business. there's, of coursework, situations where this is not applicable or becomes a bit hazy. Be positive to also inquire about whether a host has recently been involved in a merger, acquired what was once a widely known brand name, or launched a used brand. If any of these apply, then delve deeper in to the story behind what has happened and determine whether quality resources are still with the company.
Complete a domain name whois lookup of the host: Type in the net hosts domain name and determine what year the domain was registered. If only registered in the recent past, ask the host about it. If the domain name was recently registered this is not necessarily a red flag. basically inquire with the host about it. they may have recently launched an affinity-based brand to cater to your market.
Type the hosts name in to a search-engine and check out the results that you get, other than those from the host itself. You may run across reviews, interviews, or industry articles about the host.
2. Does the net host own its information middle?
A information middle is the foundation from which all products and services are built on. If your host owns its own information middle, then they are likely entrenched in the hosting business. they also have an experienced staff and knowledge base from which to draw from when supporting your web-site and building new products. In other words, if a host owns its own facility, then it controls more of the variables that can make or break your web presence.
3. How lots of upstream web hosting providers does the net host have?
Your web-site performance is not a measure of your web server's speed. The ability of your web host to route traffic through the cleanest web connections is also of great importance. It is crucial that your provider have multiple connections to the net. Accidental fiber cuts in construction or telecom work and information middle equipment failure may cause your site to go offline for an extended amount of time.
This can be avoided if your web host has other connections to the net that will reroute traffic that would have normally been carried on the failed circuit. Yes, this means your host must also have additional capacity on hand to handle normal traffic levels when one connection is lost; which is another area where a host can try to cut cost. This is much like when driving your automobile, there's several streets that you can take to get to your desired location. sometimes you will encounter construction or an accident that will require you to take an alternative street. Well, the net works the same way. there's several routes that traffic can take to a location. Your host ought to be able to select the cleanest, or most efficient, route to your web-site visitor. In fact, your host ought to be able to continually tune these routes to find the best path to your visitors.
Another way to accomplish this is by minimizing the number of different networks traffic will pass through before reaching its location. It is important for your host to have direct connections to networks that have lots of eyeballs. In other words, your web-site will be served better if your web host is using connections with networks that facilitate web access to large volumes of subscribers.
4. Does the net host monitor its customers' sites twenty-four hours per day? How?
There's a couple of factors that can influence the answer to this query. Does the host own its own information middle? If not, then they are physically removed from their servers and likely paying a co-location company to provide monitoring for them. When another company controls the environmental systems that provide the home for the host, one can argue that you have created another potential point of failure; that being the communication of an issue from the information middle to the net host. That point of failure can increase the latency between an issue and its resolution, leading to increased downtime for your web-site. Second, if your web host has an issue with its own infrastructure, then there may be travel time associated with their engineers getting to the information middle to resolve it or, once again, increased latency by trying to remotely resolve an issue.
You might be surprised at how lots of web hosts don't provide 24/7/365 support. The industry's hosts run the gamut from only electronic mail support to providing phone and electronic mail support 24 hours per day and 365 days per year. The best way to eliminate not having support when you require it, is to select a host that can assist you whenever you require it. When an idea wakes you from a slumber at 3 A.M., it is good to have your host on the other end of the phone to speak about it. When your site malfunctions due to a programming glitch the night before your store is to open, it is amazing to have your web host on the phone to decipher the issue with you. When your cat accidentally deletes some important files, know that your host is there to help recover them. Also make positive that your host is providing support over the major holidays. lots of web hosts will close their support middle, decrease their support to only electronic mail, or send their support team home with a pager to be called in case of emergency. All of these decreases can generate latency if your web-site goes offline. And, holidays are often days which persons will spend time on the net after they have done all of their social designs. Matter of fact, word-of-mouth business is one of the most effective means to customer acquisition. When people get together, they exchange ideas.
5. Does the net host provide 24/7/365 toll free phone and electronic mail support?
6. What levels of redundancy does the net host provide?
A web server is the hardware and application combination that serves requested web pages, files, or other information. Servers answer requests from web browsers to provide information from websites, electronic mail, and databases. they then send that information to the requesting browser. Load balancing divides the amount of work that a server has to do between multiple servers, which also adds redundancy, so that more work gets done in the same amount of time and, in general, all websites requests within the network get served quicker. The load balancers stay in constant contact with the servers to determine how busy they are and/or if one of them has failed. It may sound like a no-brainer, but having your site connected to the net is the whole reason for having a web-site as well as a load-balanced, redundant network is vital to that endeavor.
Failures that cause your site to lose connection can happen. Therefore, it's crucial to discover a provider whose hosting architecture provides the least-risk of failure. Redundancy is necessary. Single points of failure are very bad, but lots of hosts try to cut costs by risking single points of failure. Ask your web host about their redundancy in server architecture (web, electronic mail, and DNS servers), load-balancing, and file storage.
Has your electronic mail server ever been down? Redundancy is also vital for electronic mail and DNS servers. A Domain Name System (DNS) server translates requests to locate a web-site. As you can imagine, keeping electronic mail and DNS servers online is a mission-critical task for a web host. For file storage, seek a host that makes use of a reliable storage solution with multiple auto-fail over and hot-swappable drives to make positive continuous delivery of your web-site.
7. Does the net host automatically backup customer websites in case of information loss? How often?
Backing up websites ought to be a scheme part of your web host's operation. Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that they are going to be preserved in case of equipment failure or any other catastrophe.
Look for a web hosting that provides a money-back guarantee. This will let you try out the hosts service. You ought to you find that the service is sub-par in site performance, reliability, or lacking the features that you seek, the ability to request your cash back, within the parameters of the guarantee, is priceless and liable to save you from later trouble. It is always a good to idea to inquire about the net hosts cancellation procedures. there's lots of hosts out there who require you to send them an electronic mail or make a phone call to cancel, which can extend the timeframe to cancellation. A host who is confident in their service will have a cancellation form or online avenue within their control panel. Now, they will likely also have a retention program, so dont be surprised when they call or electronic mail you to ask why you are leaving. After all, your feedback helps them to evaluate their service.
8. what is the net hosts billing policy?
9. Does the net host provide the features that you require for your web-site?
A domain name, but be positive to look for hidden registration fees or renewal fees sometimes people select a host because it has the exact feature set that they require, but later find that feature set means nothing when access to those features is unreliable. Make positive that a host has your desired features and is also reliable. To make positive that the host you are evaluating has everything you require, use the following list: An ample amount of versatile electronic mail accounts including web-based, POP3, and IMAP electronic mail spam filtering and virus protection are a must these days, unless you are providing this by yourself disk space to meet your sites needs every month bandwidth allotments that will cover your traffic and the ability to increase that allotment based on your sites success Site building tools such as extensions for FrontPage or other online/downloadable site building programs Ease of upload to your site by FTP or other means Access to a sturdy traffic analysis program or the raw logs for you to scheme yourself Programming languages, including CGI, PHP, MIVA (if needed) Database capability, dependent on your application preference ecommerce shopping cart options.
10. Does the net host have the products and services to handle your growth?
You might be surprised how lots of sites that once started for fun or as a hobby have grown in to a number of the most popular sites on the net. Hence, you never know when you will outgrow your current product or service and require to move up the ladder to the next rung. Make positive that your web host can meet your anticipated growth, not only within the product range of shared hosting, but ought to you ever require a dedicated server or co-location solution, your host is there to speak about and provide the best solution.
Do your home-work by using the above questions as a template and you will likely save yourself some major headaches down the road. If you have gathered information about multiple hosts, you can now compare apples to apples and select the best host for your needs. Hopefully, the work that you have done will avoid forcing you to make use of your gut, but make an informed decision based on the facts. perhaps, the best piece advice that you will find in any article or forum about choosing a host is, if something seems good to be true, then it probably is.
David Grace
[http://networldtechs.com]
Web Hosting-Web Design-Marketing
Your first problem is narrowing the thousands of choices down to a few that you can research further. Seek friends or associates that have a web-site and ask for their advice. Visit one of the lots of forums about web hosting, ask the members for advice or search threads from those that have asked before you.
Once you have located a few hosts to research, the ten questions below will take you a long way towards making an informed decision. You may be capable of finding lots of of the answers to these questions on the hosts websites, but always feel free to call the host and quiz them about their operations. The quality of the answers and degree of professionalism you get from a feasible host often transfers to the type of support you will get once you become a customer. Without further ado, the ten query to ask your web host:
1. How long has the net host been in business?
3. How lots of upstream web providers does the net host have?
2. Does the net host own its information middle?
5. Does the net host provide 24/7/365 phone and electronic mail support?
4. Does the net host monitor its customers sites twenty-four hours per day? How?
6. What levels of redundancy does the net hosts architecture provide?
7. Does the net host automatically backup customer websites in case of information loss? How often?
9. Does the net host provide the features that you require for your web-site?
8. what is the net hosts billing policy?
10. Does the net host have the products and services to handle your growth?
1. How long has the net host been in business?
The length of time that a host has been in business can be related to their ability to provide a quality, reliable product. If your host can satisfy its customers, then those customers are likely to stick with the hosts service. Therefore, stay in business. there's, of coursework, situations where this is not applicable or becomes a bit hazy. Be positive to also inquire about whether a host has recently been involved in a merger, acquired what was once a widely known brand name, or launched a used brand. If any of these apply, then delve deeper in to the story behind what has happened and determine whether quality resources are still with the company.
Complete a domain name whois lookup of the host: Type in the net hosts domain name and determine what year the domain was registered. If only registered in the recent past, ask the host about it. If the domain name was recently registered this is not necessarily a red flag. basically inquire with the host about it. they may have recently launched an affinity-based brand to cater to your market.
Type the hosts name in to a search-engine and check out the results that you get, other than those from the host itself. You may run across reviews, interviews, or industry articles about the host.
2. Does the net host own its information middle?
A information middle is the foundation from which all products and services are built on. If your host owns its own information middle, then they are likely entrenched in the hosting business. they also have an experienced staff and knowledge base from which to draw from when supporting your web-site and building new products. In other words, if a host owns its own facility, then it controls more of the variables that can make or break your web presence.
3. How lots of upstream web hosting providers does the net host have?
Your web-site performance is not a measure of your web server's speed. The ability of your web host to route traffic through the cleanest web connections is also of great importance. It is crucial that your provider have multiple connections to the net. Accidental fiber cuts in construction or telecom work and information middle equipment failure may cause your site to go offline for an extended amount of time.
This can be avoided if your web host has other connections to the net that will reroute traffic that would have normally been carried on the failed circuit. Yes, this means your host must also have additional capacity on hand to handle normal traffic levels when one connection is lost; which is another area where a host can try to cut cost. This is much like when driving your automobile, there's several streets that you can take to get to your desired location. sometimes you will encounter construction or an accident that will require you to take an alternative street. Well, the net works the same way. there's several routes that traffic can take to a location. Your host ought to be able to select the cleanest, or most efficient, route to your web-site visitor. In fact, your host ought to be able to continually tune these routes to find the best path to your visitors.
Another way to accomplish this is by minimizing the number of different networks traffic will pass through before reaching its location. It is important for your host to have direct connections to networks that have lots of eyeballs. In other words, your web-site will be served better if your web host is using connections with networks that facilitate web access to large volumes of subscribers.
4. Does the net host monitor its customers' sites twenty-four hours per day? How?
There's a couple of factors that can influence the answer to this query. Does the host own its own information middle? If not, then they are physically removed from their servers and likely paying a co-location company to provide monitoring for them. When another company controls the environmental systems that provide the home for the host, one can argue that you have created another potential point of failure; that being the communication of an issue from the information middle to the net host. That point of failure can increase the latency between an issue and its resolution, leading to increased downtime for your web-site. Second, if your web host has an issue with its own infrastructure, then there may be travel time associated with their engineers getting to the information middle to resolve it or, once again, increased latency by trying to remotely resolve an issue.
You might be surprised at how lots of web hosts don't provide 24/7/365 support. The industry's hosts run the gamut from only electronic mail support to providing phone and electronic mail support 24 hours per day and 365 days per year. The best way to eliminate not having support when you require it, is to select a host that can assist you whenever you require it. When an idea wakes you from a slumber at 3 A.M., it is good to have your host on the other end of the phone to speak about it. When your site malfunctions due to a programming glitch the night before your store is to open, it is amazing to have your web host on the phone to decipher the issue with you. When your cat accidentally deletes some important files, know that your host is there to help recover them. Also make positive that your host is providing support over the major holidays. lots of web hosts will close their support middle, decrease their support to only electronic mail, or send their support team home with a pager to be called in case of emergency. All of these decreases can generate latency if your web-site goes offline. And, holidays are often days which persons will spend time on the net after they have done all of their social designs. Matter of fact, word-of-mouth business is one of the most effective means to customer acquisition. When people get together, they exchange ideas.
5. Does the net host provide 24/7/365 toll free phone and electronic mail support?
6. What levels of redundancy does the net host provide?
A web server is the hardware and application combination that serves requested web pages, files, or other information. Servers answer requests from web browsers to provide information from websites, electronic mail, and databases. they then send that information to the requesting browser. Load balancing divides the amount of work that a server has to do between multiple servers, which also adds redundancy, so that more work gets done in the same amount of time and, in general, all websites requests within the network get served quicker. The load balancers stay in constant contact with the servers to determine how busy they are and/or if one of them has failed. It may sound like a no-brainer, but having your site connected to the net is the whole reason for having a web-site as well as a load-balanced, redundant network is vital to that endeavor.
Failures that cause your site to lose connection can happen. Therefore, it's crucial to discover a provider whose hosting architecture provides the least-risk of failure. Redundancy is necessary. Single points of failure are very bad, but lots of hosts try to cut costs by risking single points of failure. Ask your web host about their redundancy in server architecture (web, electronic mail, and DNS servers), load-balancing, and file storage.
Has your electronic mail server ever been down? Redundancy is also vital for electronic mail and DNS servers. A Domain Name System (DNS) server translates requests to locate a web-site. As you can imagine, keeping electronic mail and DNS servers online is a mission-critical task for a web host. For file storage, seek a host that makes use of a reliable storage solution with multiple auto-fail over and hot-swappable drives to make positive continuous delivery of your web-site.
7. Does the net host automatically backup customer websites in case of information loss? How often?
Backing up websites ought to be a scheme part of your web host's operation. Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that they are going to be preserved in case of equipment failure or any other catastrophe.
Look for a web hosting that provides a money-back guarantee. This will let you try out the hosts service. You ought to you find that the service is sub-par in site performance, reliability, or lacking the features that you seek, the ability to request your cash back, within the parameters of the guarantee, is priceless and liable to save you from later trouble. It is always a good to idea to inquire about the net hosts cancellation procedures. there's lots of hosts out there who require you to send them an electronic mail or make a phone call to cancel, which can extend the timeframe to cancellation. A host who is confident in their service will have a cancellation form or online avenue within their control panel. Now, they will likely also have a retention program, so dont be surprised when they call or electronic mail you to ask why you are leaving. After all, your feedback helps them to evaluate their service.
8. what is the net hosts billing policy?
9. Does the net host provide the features that you require for your web-site?
A domain name, but be positive to look for hidden registration fees or renewal fees sometimes people select a host because it has the exact feature set that they require, but later find that feature set means nothing when access to those features is unreliable. Make positive that a host has your desired features and is also reliable. To make positive that the host you are evaluating has everything you require, use the following list: An ample amount of versatile electronic mail accounts including web-based, POP3, and IMAP electronic mail spam filtering and virus protection are a must these days, unless you are providing this by yourself disk space to meet your sites needs every month bandwidth allotments that will cover your traffic and the ability to increase that allotment based on your sites success Site building tools such as extensions for FrontPage or other online/downloadable site building programs Ease of upload to your site by FTP or other means Access to a sturdy traffic analysis program or the raw logs for you to scheme yourself Programming languages, including CGI, PHP, MIVA (if needed) Database capability, dependent on your application preference ecommerce shopping cart options.
10. Does the net host have the products and services to handle your growth?
You might be surprised how lots of sites that once started for fun or as a hobby have grown in to a number of the most popular sites on the net. Hence, you never know when you will outgrow your current product or service and require to move up the ladder to the next rung. Make positive that your web host can meet your anticipated growth, not only within the product range of shared hosting, but ought to you ever require a dedicated server or co-location solution, your host is there to speak about and provide the best solution.
Do your home-work by using the above questions as a template and you will likely save yourself some major headaches down the road. If you have gathered information about multiple hosts, you can now compare apples to apples and select the best host for your needs. Hopefully, the work that you have done will avoid forcing you to make use of your gut, but make an informed decision based on the facts. perhaps, the best piece advice that you will find in any article or forum about choosing a host is, if something seems good to be true, then it probably is.
David Grace
[http://networldtechs.com]
Web Hosting-Web Design-Marketing
Friday, February 1, 2019
Web Hosting Types and How to the Choose Best Hosting Service For Your Business
We understand your curiosity to get your website online and begin selling your product or services there, sharing the world your story or just sharing some pictures/snaps and experiences with family and friends. Before you get started take a flash, read our post on types of web hosting services and get an understanding of the pros and cons of each. All hosting services aren't distributed equally. No one is better than the other, they are specific as per your needs. They all have merits and demerits. However assured hosting plans are better suited for certain types of websites. This will base on the traffic you're looking for, security you'll need and your data storage needs.
Before deciding on your final steps or giving a heads up, wait for a moment as you've got a great product and great marketing plan so how can the type of website hosting determine your success or failure? In brief, if you choose the incorrect plan, although you can make changes in the future they can be costly [you will be lost with credibility etc]. Consider that the typical internet user is a pretty inconsistent. They look for instant results and if your site is having problems because your site is hosted on an untrustworthy provider; you've chosen a plan that doesn't provide enough bandwidth transfer or memory storage well, then you will be responsible for diminishing your customer's base. If your requirements are low for example If you're just posting some family photos or events online then you won't need that much of bandwidth or disk space. So, why it? Some of the hosting are very affordable and some even free depending on your application choice. Selection of the wrong type hosting could determine the growth or failure of your business. Analyse first the type of web hosting you need and then decide which side needs to be moved on.
What Is a Web Hosting?
Before we start discussing these topics on hosting you'll have to choose from we'll start by explaining what web hosting is and why it's required. It is so simple to elaborate. When you get a domain name from reputed domain name provider, you need to park or host that domain with opting server space on web. Its required because when you upload all your website data online, you need that space. Reason is so simple as your website has all incoming as well as outgoing data demand like database requests, files downloading/uploading etc thus you need to have web space to govern all these. It isn't much different from the way your computer works, only your files on your website will be available to anyone online. Just as your computer has files on your hard drive, your website has files on your server. When someone access to your website they are able to view your files. A website is a set of files/data that is shared on the Internet and a web hosting provider is a company that holds or stores your files in a way that they are available online [Hence its a must for a web server to available up for 24 hours if you want to be visible always]. Based on the type of web hosting plan that you choose you'll be given a definite quantity of bandwidth and storage web space.
What is Bandwidth in Web Hosting?
What is storage space?
You definitely need to understand this bandwidth first as based on this, you will be able to decide what's your need on web server. A basic understanding of bandwidth could save you some time and money i.e. its a small investment from your side in grasping it.
Bandwidth is the sum of data that your site will be authorized to transfer. You'll use a certain amount of bandwidth, or data transfer each time somebody visits your site. So to calculate the amount of bandwidth you'll need say your website is only one page.It probably isn't going to be, but it'll give you a basic understanding. If the file size of this webpage is say 10k and you'll be expecting 1,000 visitors a month. Then your bandwidth or data transfer limit will be 10 MB. The bandwidth available to your site will also differ as per the type of web hosting plan/type that you select, so it is in your court to understand it. Storage space is the quantity of data you'll be allowed to store on the web server. We repeat, if you have a small number of files i.e. you own a small website, you'll of course need reduced space in comparison to a larger site.
Free Web Hosting
Why Not Host For Free If Someone is Providing?
Its sound really very cool to have a Free Web Hosting as there are loads of providers available in the market. You ever think about it i.e. why would anyone want to offer free hosting? It seems that the cost of offering hosting would be fairly expensive. How do they manage it?
Matter is s simple, why someone will provide you such free services!! Answer is "Advertisements" If you registered for a free hosting service, you'll generally get paid ads in the sidebar [Left, right etc] of your site, much like they do on Facebook paid ads i.e. sponsored. Being a free customer, you can't make them remove/edit etc as you have to have keep them with your website. This is the reason why they offer you a free web hosting. Many times it happens that you get a sub-domain as a free web hosting. With free hosting you get a sub-domain instead of a TLD [Top Level Domain Name]. Your website naming is very important and essential for branding your business. Instead of getting a domain name such as yourdomainname.com. You'll get something that looks like yourdomainname.freehostingsiteprovider.com. Having a sub domain may make your site seem less professional and unstructured. Free hosting could be a good preference if you're just sharing photos/personal stuffs with your family/colleagues and they don't want the expense or mind the ads. It would also be great choice for those who write personal blogs and it's a great way to judge the depth of water with a single foot. Shared Hosting
Shared hosting-as the name itself suggests that you are going to host your website files on a server that keeps files from many other websites provider i.e. getting a shared hosting plan will mean that you share a server with possibly hundreds of other websites. This type of hosting plans are cheaper as you are not owing them privately and its about many website owners. This type of hosting greatly minimises costs for all. The plans are very reasonable; many can be purchased for as little as $4-$5/month depending on the storage and bandwidth you'll require.
Shared hosting is appropriate for small businesses and personal websites as they are really. Choose your hosting service provider carefully as many a times He is responsible for your online success. If the hosting company serves and places too many websites on a single server, this could cause performance problems. If performance will be a case, your website will suffer from being reputed likewise via search engines results pages. These could be slow loading times or even the worst case scenario your site could be offline for extended periods of time.
What is a Virtual Private Server - (VPS)
A Virtual Private Server can be understood at a glance via between shared hosting and a dedicated server. A VPS hosting company takes a large server and segments it to several smaller servers [A slab is divided in many but with a complete smaller slabs]. Thus offering a sort of smaller dedicated server. A virtual server doesn't provide you with the physical disk space or the bandwidth that a dedicated server does, but it is a step up front. Adding more security, access and bandwidth than you'd be getting with shared hosting [Promised Performance]. You could move from shared hosting plan to VPS if your site starts receiving high traffic, and your budget isn't ready to bear a cost on dedicated server.
What is Dedicated Hosting?
As the name itself explain that its a completely private hosting services. Its dedicatedly purchased server for hosting website privately. The buyer of this kind of servers is sole property of owner. This type of hosting allows a client to have complete access to one server. Managed hosting lets you to lease the entire server [For a certain period of time]. You'll be able to install the OS that best suits your business needs.
Large businesses or websites that need a higher level of security is the better choice.
The conclusion of this article is to select your web hosting provider wisely and as per your business needs. You could have access to various web hosting companies [http://aaanetsolution.com/web-hosting] online hence it's up to the company's ratings/reviews and services based on that you could have a final choice.
Vikas Tailor is a professional business writer for A Web Hosting Company [http://www.aaanetsolution.com]. The website is treating as a web portal and serving services in various segments like Web Hosting, Domain Registration, Business Phone Support Systems, Internet Promotional services etc. AaaNetSolution Inc is a world-wide leading provider of managed VoIP services trusted by hundreds of customers not only in the US but worldwide. Their new business services include predictive, but security, reliability and high quality of service that meets every need of business enterprises and their users. For more information on these communication systems, must browse the business web portal.
By: Vikas K Tailor
Before deciding on your final steps or giving a heads up, wait for a moment as you've got a great product and great marketing plan so how can the type of website hosting determine your success or failure? In brief, if you choose the incorrect plan, although you can make changes in the future they can be costly [you will be lost with credibility etc]. Consider that the typical internet user is a pretty inconsistent. They look for instant results and if your site is having problems because your site is hosted on an untrustworthy provider; you've chosen a plan that doesn't provide enough bandwidth transfer or memory storage well, then you will be responsible for diminishing your customer's base. If your requirements are low for example If you're just posting some family photos or events online then you won't need that much of bandwidth or disk space. So, why it? Some of the hosting are very affordable and some even free depending on your application choice. Selection of the wrong type hosting could determine the growth or failure of your business. Analyse first the type of web hosting you need and then decide which side needs to be moved on.
What Is a Web Hosting?
Before we start discussing these topics on hosting you'll have to choose from we'll start by explaining what web hosting is and why it's required. It is so simple to elaborate. When you get a domain name from reputed domain name provider, you need to park or host that domain with opting server space on web. Its required because when you upload all your website data online, you need that space. Reason is so simple as your website has all incoming as well as outgoing data demand like database requests, files downloading/uploading etc thus you need to have web space to govern all these. It isn't much different from the way your computer works, only your files on your website will be available to anyone online. Just as your computer has files on your hard drive, your website has files on your server. When someone access to your website they are able to view your files. A website is a set of files/data that is shared on the Internet and a web hosting provider is a company that holds or stores your files in a way that they are available online [Hence its a must for a web server to available up for 24 hours if you want to be visible always]. Based on the type of web hosting plan that you choose you'll be given a definite quantity of bandwidth and storage web space.
What is Bandwidth in Web Hosting?
What is storage space?
You definitely need to understand this bandwidth first as based on this, you will be able to decide what's your need on web server. A basic understanding of bandwidth could save you some time and money i.e. its a small investment from your side in grasping it.
Bandwidth is the sum of data that your site will be authorized to transfer. You'll use a certain amount of bandwidth, or data transfer each time somebody visits your site. So to calculate the amount of bandwidth you'll need say your website is only one page.It probably isn't going to be, but it'll give you a basic understanding. If the file size of this webpage is say 10k and you'll be expecting 1,000 visitors a month. Then your bandwidth or data transfer limit will be 10 MB. The bandwidth available to your site will also differ as per the type of web hosting plan/type that you select, so it is in your court to understand it. Storage space is the quantity of data you'll be allowed to store on the web server. We repeat, if you have a small number of files i.e. you own a small website, you'll of course need reduced space in comparison to a larger site.
Free Web Hosting
Why Not Host For Free If Someone is Providing?
Its sound really very cool to have a Free Web Hosting as there are loads of providers available in the market. You ever think about it i.e. why would anyone want to offer free hosting? It seems that the cost of offering hosting would be fairly expensive. How do they manage it?
Matter is s simple, why someone will provide you such free services!! Answer is "Advertisements" If you registered for a free hosting service, you'll generally get paid ads in the sidebar [Left, right etc] of your site, much like they do on Facebook paid ads i.e. sponsored. Being a free customer, you can't make them remove/edit etc as you have to have keep them with your website. This is the reason why they offer you a free web hosting. Many times it happens that you get a sub-domain as a free web hosting. With free hosting you get a sub-domain instead of a TLD [Top Level Domain Name]. Your website naming is very important and essential for branding your business. Instead of getting a domain name such as yourdomainname.com. You'll get something that looks like yourdomainname.freehostingsiteprovider.com. Having a sub domain may make your site seem less professional and unstructured. Free hosting could be a good preference if you're just sharing photos/personal stuffs with your family/colleagues and they don't want the expense or mind the ads. It would also be great choice for those who write personal blogs and it's a great way to judge the depth of water with a single foot. Shared Hosting
Shared hosting-as the name itself suggests that you are going to host your website files on a server that keeps files from many other websites provider i.e. getting a shared hosting plan will mean that you share a server with possibly hundreds of other websites. This type of hosting plans are cheaper as you are not owing them privately and its about many website owners. This type of hosting greatly minimises costs for all. The plans are very reasonable; many can be purchased for as little as $4-$5/month depending on the storage and bandwidth you'll require.
Shared hosting is appropriate for small businesses and personal websites as they are really. Choose your hosting service provider carefully as many a times He is responsible for your online success. If the hosting company serves and places too many websites on a single server, this could cause performance problems. If performance will be a case, your website will suffer from being reputed likewise via search engines results pages. These could be slow loading times or even the worst case scenario your site could be offline for extended periods of time.
What is a Virtual Private Server - (VPS)
A Virtual Private Server can be understood at a glance via between shared hosting and a dedicated server. A VPS hosting company takes a large server and segments it to several smaller servers [A slab is divided in many but with a complete smaller slabs]. Thus offering a sort of smaller dedicated server. A virtual server doesn't provide you with the physical disk space or the bandwidth that a dedicated server does, but it is a step up front. Adding more security, access and bandwidth than you'd be getting with shared hosting [Promised Performance]. You could move from shared hosting plan to VPS if your site starts receiving high traffic, and your budget isn't ready to bear a cost on dedicated server.
What is Dedicated Hosting?
As the name itself explain that its a completely private hosting services. Its dedicatedly purchased server for hosting website privately. The buyer of this kind of servers is sole property of owner. This type of hosting allows a client to have complete access to one server. Managed hosting lets you to lease the entire server [For a certain period of time]. You'll be able to install the OS that best suits your business needs.
Large businesses or websites that need a higher level of security is the better choice.
The conclusion of this article is to select your web hosting provider wisely and as per your business needs. You could have access to various web hosting companies [http://aaanetsolution.com/web-hosting] online hence it's up to the company's ratings/reviews and services based on that you could have a final choice.
Vikas Tailor is a professional business writer for A Web Hosting Company [http://www.aaanetsolution.com]. The website is treating as a web portal and serving services in various segments like Web Hosting, Domain Registration, Business Phone Support Systems, Internet Promotional services etc. AaaNetSolution Inc is a world-wide leading provider of managed VoIP services trusted by hundreds of customers not only in the US but worldwide. Their new business services include predictive, but security, reliability and high quality of service that meets every need of business enterprises and their users. For more information on these communication systems, must browse the business web portal.
By: Vikas K Tailor
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Picking the Right Web Host: 10 Important Questions To Ask Your Web Hosting Provider
Choosing a Web Hosting Provider
Choosing a web host isn't hard, though sifting through the good and not-so-good options can be a head-twisting experience - especially if you're taking the plunge and building a web site or blog for the first time.
For example, FREE web hosting companies place ads on YOUR web site. That's how they make their money, and you've got no idea what ads will appear on your site. So, if you're a medical doctor looking to build trust among site visitors, an ad for a "weekend" dating service isn't going to make you shine. Avoid free hosts.
That means it's going to cost you something every month. You may have to pay a sign-up fee, a maintenance fee, and a bunch of other fees that nibble away at your margins. No, choosing a web host isn't rocket science but you should at least know what questions to ask.
Here they are.
1. How do I ask questions?
Whoa, good question right off the bat. You can't ask questions of a web host if there's no contact information, no help desk, no tech support. Some hosts manage client care via email and when your web site has disappeared and you're wondering about that 404 error message appearing on your computer screen, an e-mail response 28 hours after you e-mailed the host means you're effectively invisible for 28 hours.
And if your site is spidered when it's off line, you'll get slammed. SEOs (search engine optimizers) point to "Lack of accessibility to the site" as the number one negative ranking factor among search engines. Google isn't going to send visitors to an inaccessible site so you need a quick fix quick.
Make sure the web host displays a variety of means of contact - especially a toll-free telephone number. E-mails are fine for billing questions and other matters that aren't time sensitive. A down web site needs fixing now. You want that toll-free number 24/7/365.
2. Where is customer care and tech support located.
Start here during your "interview" with prospective hosts. (See #1. If no telephone number is provided, you can't ask questions 2-10 so move on.)
First, you want customer care and tech support based in the U.S. A lot of web hosting companies outsource this task so you're talking to someone 12 time zones away trying to "figure out" where you web site went.
Tech support should be right down the hall from the server room so when a problem arises, someone can fix it fast.
3. What do I get with my web site?
You should get everything you need to build whatever kind of website you want and whatever kind of website is in the budget. Your web host should provide web site templates for beginners (use them if you're just starting out) to simple integration of a blog, a checkout, and the ability to hand code the site with a blank-slate option.
No tool kit, no bag of goodies, keep looking.
4. How much experience do you have?
Look for a company that has a long lineage on the web. Experience in handling a large client base, dozens of servers and running a collaborative business with clients. A college kid can rent server space and become a hosting reseller. So you think you're working with Bob's Hosting Company, when in fact, you site's on a server in the earthquake zone of the Philippines.
Oh, and when Bob graduates, he can just unplug his laptop and move on to greener pastures, leaving you trying to figure out where you web business went to.
5. What kind of server side security do you use?
Look for hard-wired fire walls, firewall software, anti-spyware and anti-virus protection on the server side. A reputable host has multiple layers of security so ask about security redundancy. Your host's rep will be proud to explain, assuming you're talking to a quality hosting company.
6. What happens when my web-business grows?
Well, for one thing, you start making money. But you may want to expand. Look for a flexible host with a flexible plan that allows you to expand incrementally as you add more products, more services, archives and other site features.
7. What if I hate it?
The W3 isn't for everyone, though there are more than 122 million web sites and 6,000 new launches every day. But you may find that it's too complicated, too unproductive or just too something.
Quality hosts don't want to lock you in to some long-term contract. They don't want unhappy clients, they want happy clients. So, a quality web host will offer a 30-day trial period so you can take your new web site out for a test drive. BTW, using templates, building and maintaining a web site is pretty automated and, therefore, simple and it doesn't take a lot of time.
But if a web site isn't your cup of tea, look for a host that offers a 30-day, money-back guarantee.
8. Can I register my domain through you?
Any web hosting company is equipped to register a domain name - your URL or web address. But, if you register your domain with host B and then choose host A, you have to redirect your domain or migrate it to the new host. You get the idea.
Register your domain name with the hosting company that will rent you that disk space each month. Simplifies life on the web.
9. What can I learn from the host's web site?
A lot, if you read between the lines.
The web site identifies the hosts "brand" - its corporate culture. Some use funny logos and radical type fonts, targeting a "younger" demographic. Other hosts have a more professional appearance and take the time to explain its corporate values, i.e. commitment to client satisfaction, tech support, fair prices and good value. If you're serious about your web site, go with a host that is serious about hosting.
Everything from the company logo to the site text language defines the company brand. Which would you choose? The wild techno-geek or the clean design and quality information provided by a host with a different take on its own corporate culture.
10. Does the host employ green technology?
The web grows exponentially, expanding from business novelty to business necessity in just a few years. From the spare-room entrepreneur to multi-national conglomerates, a web presence is almost a requirement.
That means more energy consumption, expanded infrastructure and a lot of out-dated servers, loaded with toxins, ending up in our landfills, and it's a problem that will only expand.
Green hosting isn't some passing fad or some 60s hippie thing. It's the future of hosting. It has to be. So, look for a host that employs wind power to generate the juice to run the servers to host the web site - yours.
Look for water-cooled servers that use recycled water instead of energy gobbling blowers to cool off those racks of servers, one of which is where your website resides.
Green hosting also makes a statement about your company's corporate culture and your concern for the future of the planet. That's a good thing. Seeing the "green" logo on your site's home page is a trust builder and a brand builder, as well.
See, that wasn't so hard. Pick up the phone (assuming there's a telephone contact option) and start asking questions. The fact is, your web host is your on-line partner.
Pick a good one.
Ms. Rosendahl has over 19 years experience in systems analysis, hosted applications, and management as well as 13 years experience in web hosting and Internet marketing. Ms. Rosendahl has a Bachelors from Houston Baptist University with a double major in Computer Information Systems and Business Management. Stephanie is the founder and CEO of Austin, Texas firm - GreenHostIt.com green web hosting. [http://www.greenhostit.com/]
By: Stephanie Rosendahl
Choosing a web host isn't hard, though sifting through the good and not-so-good options can be a head-twisting experience - especially if you're taking the plunge and building a web site or blog for the first time.
For example, FREE web hosting companies place ads on YOUR web site. That's how they make their money, and you've got no idea what ads will appear on your site. So, if you're a medical doctor looking to build trust among site visitors, an ad for a "weekend" dating service isn't going to make you shine. Avoid free hosts.
That means it's going to cost you something every month. You may have to pay a sign-up fee, a maintenance fee, and a bunch of other fees that nibble away at your margins. No, choosing a web host isn't rocket science but you should at least know what questions to ask.
Here they are.
1. How do I ask questions?
Whoa, good question right off the bat. You can't ask questions of a web host if there's no contact information, no help desk, no tech support. Some hosts manage client care via email and when your web site has disappeared and you're wondering about that 404 error message appearing on your computer screen, an e-mail response 28 hours after you e-mailed the host means you're effectively invisible for 28 hours.
And if your site is spidered when it's off line, you'll get slammed. SEOs (search engine optimizers) point to "Lack of accessibility to the site" as the number one negative ranking factor among search engines. Google isn't going to send visitors to an inaccessible site so you need a quick fix quick.
Make sure the web host displays a variety of means of contact - especially a toll-free telephone number. E-mails are fine for billing questions and other matters that aren't time sensitive. A down web site needs fixing now. You want that toll-free number 24/7/365.
2. Where is customer care and tech support located.
Start here during your "interview" with prospective hosts. (See #1. If no telephone number is provided, you can't ask questions 2-10 so move on.)
First, you want customer care and tech support based in the U.S. A lot of web hosting companies outsource this task so you're talking to someone 12 time zones away trying to "figure out" where you web site went.
Tech support should be right down the hall from the server room so when a problem arises, someone can fix it fast.
3. What do I get with my web site?
You should get everything you need to build whatever kind of website you want and whatever kind of website is in the budget. Your web host should provide web site templates for beginners (use them if you're just starting out) to simple integration of a blog, a checkout, and the ability to hand code the site with a blank-slate option.
No tool kit, no bag of goodies, keep looking.
4. How much experience do you have?
Look for a company that has a long lineage on the web. Experience in handling a large client base, dozens of servers and running a collaborative business with clients. A college kid can rent server space and become a hosting reseller. So you think you're working with Bob's Hosting Company, when in fact, you site's on a server in the earthquake zone of the Philippines.
Oh, and when Bob graduates, he can just unplug his laptop and move on to greener pastures, leaving you trying to figure out where you web business went to.
5. What kind of server side security do you use?
Look for hard-wired fire walls, firewall software, anti-spyware and anti-virus protection on the server side. A reputable host has multiple layers of security so ask about security redundancy. Your host's rep will be proud to explain, assuming you're talking to a quality hosting company.
6. What happens when my web-business grows?
Well, for one thing, you start making money. But you may want to expand. Look for a flexible host with a flexible plan that allows you to expand incrementally as you add more products, more services, archives and other site features.
7. What if I hate it?
The W3 isn't for everyone, though there are more than 122 million web sites and 6,000 new launches every day. But you may find that it's too complicated, too unproductive or just too something.
Quality hosts don't want to lock you in to some long-term contract. They don't want unhappy clients, they want happy clients. So, a quality web host will offer a 30-day trial period so you can take your new web site out for a test drive. BTW, using templates, building and maintaining a web site is pretty automated and, therefore, simple and it doesn't take a lot of time.
But if a web site isn't your cup of tea, look for a host that offers a 30-day, money-back guarantee.
8. Can I register my domain through you?
Any web hosting company is equipped to register a domain name - your URL or web address. But, if you register your domain with host B and then choose host A, you have to redirect your domain or migrate it to the new host. You get the idea.
Register your domain name with the hosting company that will rent you that disk space each month. Simplifies life on the web.
9. What can I learn from the host's web site?
A lot, if you read between the lines.
The web site identifies the hosts "brand" - its corporate culture. Some use funny logos and radical type fonts, targeting a "younger" demographic. Other hosts have a more professional appearance and take the time to explain its corporate values, i.e. commitment to client satisfaction, tech support, fair prices and good value. If you're serious about your web site, go with a host that is serious about hosting.
Everything from the company logo to the site text language defines the company brand. Which would you choose? The wild techno-geek or the clean design and quality information provided by a host with a different take on its own corporate culture.
10. Does the host employ green technology?
The web grows exponentially, expanding from business novelty to business necessity in just a few years. From the spare-room entrepreneur to multi-national conglomerates, a web presence is almost a requirement.
That means more energy consumption, expanded infrastructure and a lot of out-dated servers, loaded with toxins, ending up in our landfills, and it's a problem that will only expand.
Green hosting isn't some passing fad or some 60s hippie thing. It's the future of hosting. It has to be. So, look for a host that employs wind power to generate the juice to run the servers to host the web site - yours.
Look for water-cooled servers that use recycled water instead of energy gobbling blowers to cool off those racks of servers, one of which is where your website resides.
Green hosting also makes a statement about your company's corporate culture and your concern for the future of the planet. That's a good thing. Seeing the "green" logo on your site's home page is a trust builder and a brand builder, as well.
See, that wasn't so hard. Pick up the phone (assuming there's a telephone contact option) and start asking questions. The fact is, your web host is your on-line partner.
Pick a good one.
Ms. Rosendahl has over 19 years experience in systems analysis, hosted applications, and management as well as 13 years experience in web hosting and Internet marketing. Ms. Rosendahl has a Bachelors from Houston Baptist University with a double major in Computer Information Systems and Business Management. Stephanie is the founder and CEO of Austin, Texas firm - GreenHostIt.com green web hosting. [http://www.greenhostit.com/]
By: Stephanie Rosendahl
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Choosing Cheap Web Hosting That Meets Your Needs
There are several different web hosts on the market that range in price from expensive to cheap. You may assume that a cheap host is inferior to an expensive host, but there are actually several less expensive web hosts available that are top quality. You just have to do a little research to select the right one. So, here are a few things you should consider when selecting a cheap web hosting that meets your needs.
* Time in Business- While this isn't the biggest factor that determines the quality of a cheaper host, it can help you choose the right one. If a hosting company has been in business for several years, there's a better chance that it is a quality company. Of course, there are new companies that are just as good, so this should not be your only consideration when selecting a hosting provider.
* Reputation- This is a very important consideration when selecting a cheap hosting company. One way to find out if a specific web hosting company has a bad reputation is to read online reviews and comments from people that have used the service you're interested in. If there are several complaints, you should look for a company with a better reputation.
* Customer Service- The quality of customer service and technical support is another very important consideration when selecting cheap hosting sercices. You need to make sure that whatever company you choose has 24/7 support through phone and email. Many companies also offer a live chat option that's very convenient.
* Features- Most web hosting services whether cheap or expensive offer the same general features. Some of the features you should look for when selecting web hosting is unlimited bandwidth, disk space and domains. You might also want a web host that uses control panel to make setting up and managing your hosting account quick and easy.
* Guarantees- When selecting a cheaper hosting service, you should check to see if they offer any type of guarantee. Many will offer a general money back guarantee in case you're not satisfied with their service. They also have an up-time guarantee. Most hosting services guarantee a 99.9% up-time, so your website will never be offline more than 0.1% of the time.
When searching for the best deal that will meet your site hosting needs, the features above are just a few of the things you should consider. Just make sure that you take your time when selecting the hosting package and don't just sign up with the first company you find, since there are quite a few low quality web hosts.
Web Hosting Comparison- Why Free Isn't Always Better......
When you look at a web hosting comparison of all of the different companies, you will see that there are some services that charge a fee for hosting services and others that are completely free. While free hosting may sound like the ideal situation, it may not be the best choice. Below, you can read a website hosting comparison of free versus paid web hosting companies, so you can decide which one is right for you.
For our hosting comparison, we'll look at free hosting services first. With a free service, you can usually do whatever you would like to your website. However, you will not usually have your own domain. Instead, your website will be an extension of the web hosting service's site. This can cause you to have a lot more limitations with your website rather than if you were to use a paid service.
Also with free hosting services, you will not have a guarantee of up-time. So, your site could be down a lot, and there's not much you can do except switch services. Another problem is that most free hosting services will put banner advertisements on your site, which you can't remove. Some people don't mind this, but others want to have more control over anything that is posted on their website.
While these issues may not be a problem for you if you plan to have a personal website that talks about your hobbies or keeps your family updated on major life events, they can be a problem if you are trying to run a professional looking website. So, you definitely need to think about the concerns with a free service and decide if they are worth saving the monthly fee or not.
Of course, our web hosting comparison wouldn't be complete if we didn't look at paid web hosting services. With a paid service, you will be charged a monthly fee that can range from $4-$20, depending on the company and plan you choose. There are a wide range of companies that offer web hosting, so you'll definitely want to do some research to find the best ones.
Unlike free web hosting, you will be able to buy your own domain name for your website when you use a paid hosting service. You will also have complete control over your website, without having to worry about advertisements being posted without your consent. Another great benefit of using a reputable paid web hosting service is that they usually guarantee their up-time, so your website will be live on the internet almost 100% of the time.
As you can see from this web hosting comparison, there are some definite risks of using free web hosting. However, if you're only interested in a personal website and aren't concerned about it being online all of the time, then a free service might be just fine for you. Otherwise, it's almost always better to use a hosting company that charges a small fee for their service.
How to Find the Best Rated Web Hosting...
If you're building a website, there's no doubt that you'll need hosting to get your site live on the internet. Of course, you probably don't want just any hosting. You want the best you can get for a reasonable price. So, how do you find the best rated web hosting? Well, there are actually a few things you can do to sort through all of the web hosting companies to find the best one for your budget and needs.
First of all, you need to know what's actually available before you can start to narrow down your options. The easiest way to do this is just to get online and start doing a little research on the hosting companies that are out there, what they offer, and what they charge for web hosting.
Once you have a basic idea of what's available, you can start to decide exactly what kind of hosting you need for your website. You should determine how much you're willing to spend monthly on hosting and what features are most important to you. This will usually help you narrow down the options.
Now that you know what you need and how much you're willing to spend, it should be pretty easy to find the best rated web hosting. All you really need to do is spend a little time to read reviews over the web hosting companies you're interested in. There are literally thousands of reviews online from experts and regular people that have tried many different hosting companies.
Reading these reviews can give you a lot of information about different companies so you can find the best rated web hosting. For instance, an online review can tell you if the company has excellent customer support or if they hardly answer questions at all. A review can also tell you if the hosting company went offline more than what they advertise and tons of other important information to help you decide on a company.
Of course, it's a good idea to read more than one review on each company, since this will give you a much better idea of the best rated web hosting companies. You should also keep in mind that no matter how great a company is, it's bound to have a few negative reviews. This is why it's important to read multiple reviews, and not just assume that one person's opinion reflects the majority.
Check out this web hosting comparison review site for help in making the right choice that meets your needs.
http://www.compare-best-cheap-web-hosting.com
http://www.compare-best-cheap-web-hosting.com
By: Daniel J Craig
* Time in Business- While this isn't the biggest factor that determines the quality of a cheaper host, it can help you choose the right one. If a hosting company has been in business for several years, there's a better chance that it is a quality company. Of course, there are new companies that are just as good, so this should not be your only consideration when selecting a hosting provider.
* Reputation- This is a very important consideration when selecting a cheap hosting company. One way to find out if a specific web hosting company has a bad reputation is to read online reviews and comments from people that have used the service you're interested in. If there are several complaints, you should look for a company with a better reputation.
* Customer Service- The quality of customer service and technical support is another very important consideration when selecting cheap hosting sercices. You need to make sure that whatever company you choose has 24/7 support through phone and email. Many companies also offer a live chat option that's very convenient.
* Features- Most web hosting services whether cheap or expensive offer the same general features. Some of the features you should look for when selecting web hosting is unlimited bandwidth, disk space and domains. You might also want a web host that uses control panel to make setting up and managing your hosting account quick and easy.
* Guarantees- When selecting a cheaper hosting service, you should check to see if they offer any type of guarantee. Many will offer a general money back guarantee in case you're not satisfied with their service. They also have an up-time guarantee. Most hosting services guarantee a 99.9% up-time, so your website will never be offline more than 0.1% of the time.
When searching for the best deal that will meet your site hosting needs, the features above are just a few of the things you should consider. Just make sure that you take your time when selecting the hosting package and don't just sign up with the first company you find, since there are quite a few low quality web hosts.
Web Hosting Comparison- Why Free Isn't Always Better......
When you look at a web hosting comparison of all of the different companies, you will see that there are some services that charge a fee for hosting services and others that are completely free. While free hosting may sound like the ideal situation, it may not be the best choice. Below, you can read a website hosting comparison of free versus paid web hosting companies, so you can decide which one is right for you.
For our hosting comparison, we'll look at free hosting services first. With a free service, you can usually do whatever you would like to your website. However, you will not usually have your own domain. Instead, your website will be an extension of the web hosting service's site. This can cause you to have a lot more limitations with your website rather than if you were to use a paid service.
Also with free hosting services, you will not have a guarantee of up-time. So, your site could be down a lot, and there's not much you can do except switch services. Another problem is that most free hosting services will put banner advertisements on your site, which you can't remove. Some people don't mind this, but others want to have more control over anything that is posted on their website.
While these issues may not be a problem for you if you plan to have a personal website that talks about your hobbies or keeps your family updated on major life events, they can be a problem if you are trying to run a professional looking website. So, you definitely need to think about the concerns with a free service and decide if they are worth saving the monthly fee or not.
Of course, our web hosting comparison wouldn't be complete if we didn't look at paid web hosting services. With a paid service, you will be charged a monthly fee that can range from $4-$20, depending on the company and plan you choose. There are a wide range of companies that offer web hosting, so you'll definitely want to do some research to find the best ones.
Unlike free web hosting, you will be able to buy your own domain name for your website when you use a paid hosting service. You will also have complete control over your website, without having to worry about advertisements being posted without your consent. Another great benefit of using a reputable paid web hosting service is that they usually guarantee their up-time, so your website will be live on the internet almost 100% of the time.
As you can see from this web hosting comparison, there are some definite risks of using free web hosting. However, if you're only interested in a personal website and aren't concerned about it being online all of the time, then a free service might be just fine for you. Otherwise, it's almost always better to use a hosting company that charges a small fee for their service.
How to Find the Best Rated Web Hosting...
If you're building a website, there's no doubt that you'll need hosting to get your site live on the internet. Of course, you probably don't want just any hosting. You want the best you can get for a reasonable price. So, how do you find the best rated web hosting? Well, there are actually a few things you can do to sort through all of the web hosting companies to find the best one for your budget and needs.
First of all, you need to know what's actually available before you can start to narrow down your options. The easiest way to do this is just to get online and start doing a little research on the hosting companies that are out there, what they offer, and what they charge for web hosting.
Once you have a basic idea of what's available, you can start to decide exactly what kind of hosting you need for your website. You should determine how much you're willing to spend monthly on hosting and what features are most important to you. This will usually help you narrow down the options.
Now that you know what you need and how much you're willing to spend, it should be pretty easy to find the best rated web hosting. All you really need to do is spend a little time to read reviews over the web hosting companies you're interested in. There are literally thousands of reviews online from experts and regular people that have tried many different hosting companies.
Reading these reviews can give you a lot of information about different companies so you can find the best rated web hosting. For instance, an online review can tell you if the company has excellent customer support or if they hardly answer questions at all. A review can also tell you if the hosting company went offline more than what they advertise and tons of other important information to help you decide on a company.
Of course, it's a good idea to read more than one review on each company, since this will give you a much better idea of the best rated web hosting companies. You should also keep in mind that no matter how great a company is, it's bound to have a few negative reviews. This is why it's important to read multiple reviews, and not just assume that one person's opinion reflects the majority.
Check out this web hosting comparison review site for help in making the right choice that meets your needs.
http://www.compare-best-cheap-web-hosting.com
http://www.compare-best-cheap-web-hosting.com
By: Daniel J Craig
Monday, November 19, 2018
Is Your Web Host Your Friend? 8 Ways to Find Out
Your Web Hosting Provider Is Your Online Partner.
The web hosting company you choose to store your web site and provide access to the world wide web SHOULD be your friend - your business partner. In fact, your web host SHOULD put your interests first. After all, if your web business soars to success, your web host shares in that success with a stable client base.
If you're hitting a home run with your URL, you aren't going anywhere. You'll stick with the host, the keywords, the site architecture - you won't want to change. You're a web success so don't rock the boat.
Ah, but how do you know if your web host is truly your friend or just a service provider that charges your business credit card every three months. It's not always easy to tell, but you can tell a lot by looking around a little before you sign up.
1. How long has the hosting company been around?
Look for a long history of web-based success. Look for a company that's been delivering hosting services for more than 10 years and has management in place to handle an expanding client base efficiently.
A provider that looks after its clients sticks around and a company management with years of experience knows how to treat clients. They even know how to help clients achieve web success - something good for the client and good for the host - a win-win.
And good management knows that.
2. Does the web host kick you to more expensive pricing tier to get more disk space?
You rent disk space from your provider. Most hosts have pricing tiers based on the amount of disk space you take up on the server ( a server is nothing more than a big ol' hard drive that has a bunch of web sites stored on it) and what "features" you're willing to pay for.
Some hosts think it's unfair to force you to pay more for space and features that you don't need or intend to use. So, many top hosts have created a system that allows you to grow at your own pace without paying for a few more gigabytes that you won't use, even though you're paying an extra $50 a year for that dead zone.
Instead, buy space a gig at a time. And when it IS time to move up big time, you move to the next tier and actually save money. A good web host knows what's good for web site owners, and these hosts customize their services to suit you, not the other way around.
So grow fast. Grow slow. A good provider will work with you every step of the way. The less-friendly providers don't do this. You want more disk space, you move up to the next pricing tier, whether you need all that extra space or not. In other words, you're wasting cash and when you've got a "penny jar" budget, every penny counts.
3. Does your web host offer free SSL security?
If you're selling products or services, or if you're collecting sensitive customer data (like credit card numbers) you need a secure web site - one that sends and receives data that's encrypted so hackers can't steal it and use it to buy and sell stolen stuff bought on the web.
A web host that DOESN'T much care about the success of your business will make you obtain your own SSL certification to create a secure web site capable of taking and keeping secure sensitive client data. And that costs money.
On the other hand, a web host that's rooting for your success helps you achieve that success by letting you piggyback on their SSL certification. Your server is secure so your site is secure, thanks to a friendly web host and a pro-active partner in your success.
4. Does your web host require you to sign a long-term contract?
That tells you something right there. These companies want to lock you in for three months, six months, a year, knowing that you might not hit that home run. Even so, you'll be paying those hosting fees for the full term of the contract.
If your web host is your friend - a partner that delivers value - there's no need for a long-term contract. No need for any contract at all. Buy your server space and your features a month at a time. As you grow, you can add more space. Or, if you move on to something else, a client centric host isn't going to FORCE you to keep paying for services you no longer need.
What kind of friend is that?
5. Real People Helping Real People
If you're just starting out in the web world and launching your first e-venture, wouldn't it be nice to have someone you could call with questions? Someone with endless patience? Someone who recognizes that your web success is the basis of the web host's success?
And you want access to that friend, or a friendly, helpful sub, 24/7. You want someone to explain how to install a blog or to walk you through installing a secure checkout - one-step-at-a-time, even if it takes all night. (it won't.)
A provider that wants to be friends offers that level of service for as little as seven bucks a month! Web hosts that are less "friendly" limit access to certain hours, they make you pay for the call and some don't even have telephone customer or tech support. If you have a question or problem, you have to drop the web hosting company an e-mail and they'll get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, your web site isn't getting built and your waiting for a long-distance email response from tech support - and guaranteed, 50% of the time the email answer doesn't solve the problem.
Do a little research before you register your web site domain name and sign a long-term contract. Any new venture is a risk so work with a company that puts you first, answers questions (even the really stupid ones), provides downloadable guides to help you build and manage a quality web site.
Is your provider your friend? Well, not if they nickel-and-dime you to death. Not if they sell your email address to every "blue pill" pharmacy west of Beijing. Not if they lock you into a contract for a year.
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
6. Everything You Need
A good friend will give you what you need to achieve your objectives.
Some web hosts rent you some disk space and leave the rest up to you. Other, friendlier web hosts, provide a tool box that's filled with free apps and services:
web site building software
1000s of customizable site templates so (1) you don't have to know diddly about programming and (2) because these templates are customizable, they don't look like cookie cutter web sites
free shopping cart and checkout
free payment gateways
free blog modules, forum mods and bulletin boards so you create the exact web site to suit the needs of your visitors and your needs.
security and a ton of it. A friendly web host wants to protect your sensitive client data as much as you do
100% up time because when your server is down your business is down. Not very friendly.
7. Would a good friend leave you high and dry?
There are lots of web hosts from which to choose. Some are host resellers who buy disk space at wholesale and sell it at retail. So you don't REALLY know who's hosting your site.
Some of these less-than-best-friends are in the business of collecting client data and splitting for the coast. You log on to your site one morning and it's gone. For good.
In the middle of the night, while you were sleeping, your friendly web host closed up shop took down the server and now has all of your client data that they can sell on hacker sites.
Happens all the time. A quality host is here today, here tomorrow and here for years to come. Now that's a good friend.
8. Does your friendly web host put you first in all things?
This is a question of corporate culture. There are web hosts who are in it for the short term (see #7) and web hosts who recognize that your success is the basis for the web hosting company's success so you always come first.
These web hosts deliver quality services, 100% uptime, a toll-free number and a human to help you with questions. These hosts provide all the tools you need to build a web site and the human touch - a person to walk you through the process - even if it takes hours (it never does when you have knowledgeable techies and customer support personnel who are empowered by company management to fix things so you're happy.)
It starts at the top with a client-centric view of business growth - your business growth and the business growth of the hosting service. It's built into the corporate culture. It's simply the way the web host does business.
So, before you start your on-line businesses, do the research, the legwork, the heavy lifting to find a web host that's going to be your friend and partner in the week, months and years ahead.
Those companies are out there. In fact, you're on a friendly, green web hosting site right now. So look around at Green Host It. You'll quickly discover that everything we do is about YOUR success. Why?
Because our success depends on your success. So let's be friends and build an on-line business together.
A good provider is your on-line friend for life.
Ms. Rosendahl has over 19 years experience in systems analysis, hosted applications, and management as well as 13 years experience in web hosting and Internet marketing. Ms. Rosendahl has a Bachelors from Houston Baptist University with a double major in Computer Information Systems and Business Management. Stephanie is the founder and CEO of Austin, Texas firm - GreenHostIt.com green web hosting. [http://www.greenhostit.com/]
By: Stephanie Rosendahl
The web hosting company you choose to store your web site and provide access to the world wide web SHOULD be your friend - your business partner. In fact, your web host SHOULD put your interests first. After all, if your web business soars to success, your web host shares in that success with a stable client base.
If you're hitting a home run with your URL, you aren't going anywhere. You'll stick with the host, the keywords, the site architecture - you won't want to change. You're a web success so don't rock the boat.
Ah, but how do you know if your web host is truly your friend or just a service provider that charges your business credit card every three months. It's not always easy to tell, but you can tell a lot by looking around a little before you sign up.
1. How long has the hosting company been around?
Look for a long history of web-based success. Look for a company that's been delivering hosting services for more than 10 years and has management in place to handle an expanding client base efficiently.
A provider that looks after its clients sticks around and a company management with years of experience knows how to treat clients. They even know how to help clients achieve web success - something good for the client and good for the host - a win-win.
And good management knows that.
2. Does the web host kick you to more expensive pricing tier to get more disk space?
You rent disk space from your provider. Most hosts have pricing tiers based on the amount of disk space you take up on the server ( a server is nothing more than a big ol' hard drive that has a bunch of web sites stored on it) and what "features" you're willing to pay for.
Some hosts think it's unfair to force you to pay more for space and features that you don't need or intend to use. So, many top hosts have created a system that allows you to grow at your own pace without paying for a few more gigabytes that you won't use, even though you're paying an extra $50 a year for that dead zone.
Instead, buy space a gig at a time. And when it IS time to move up big time, you move to the next tier and actually save money. A good web host knows what's good for web site owners, and these hosts customize their services to suit you, not the other way around.
So grow fast. Grow slow. A good provider will work with you every step of the way. The less-friendly providers don't do this. You want more disk space, you move up to the next pricing tier, whether you need all that extra space or not. In other words, you're wasting cash and when you've got a "penny jar" budget, every penny counts.
3. Does your web host offer free SSL security?
If you're selling products or services, or if you're collecting sensitive customer data (like credit card numbers) you need a secure web site - one that sends and receives data that's encrypted so hackers can't steal it and use it to buy and sell stolen stuff bought on the web.
A web host that DOESN'T much care about the success of your business will make you obtain your own SSL certification to create a secure web site capable of taking and keeping secure sensitive client data. And that costs money.
On the other hand, a web host that's rooting for your success helps you achieve that success by letting you piggyback on their SSL certification. Your server is secure so your site is secure, thanks to a friendly web host and a pro-active partner in your success.
4. Does your web host require you to sign a long-term contract?
That tells you something right there. These companies want to lock you in for three months, six months, a year, knowing that you might not hit that home run. Even so, you'll be paying those hosting fees for the full term of the contract.
If your web host is your friend - a partner that delivers value - there's no need for a long-term contract. No need for any contract at all. Buy your server space and your features a month at a time. As you grow, you can add more space. Or, if you move on to something else, a client centric host isn't going to FORCE you to keep paying for services you no longer need.
What kind of friend is that?
5. Real People Helping Real People
If you're just starting out in the web world and launching your first e-venture, wouldn't it be nice to have someone you could call with questions? Someone with endless patience? Someone who recognizes that your web success is the basis of the web host's success?
And you want access to that friend, or a friendly, helpful sub, 24/7. You want someone to explain how to install a blog or to walk you through installing a secure checkout - one-step-at-a-time, even if it takes all night. (it won't.)
A provider that wants to be friends offers that level of service for as little as seven bucks a month! Web hosts that are less "friendly" limit access to certain hours, they make you pay for the call and some don't even have telephone customer or tech support. If you have a question or problem, you have to drop the web hosting company an e-mail and they'll get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, your web site isn't getting built and your waiting for a long-distance email response from tech support - and guaranteed, 50% of the time the email answer doesn't solve the problem.
Do a little research before you register your web site domain name and sign a long-term contract. Any new venture is a risk so work with a company that puts you first, answers questions (even the really stupid ones), provides downloadable guides to help you build and manage a quality web site.
Is your provider your friend? Well, not if they nickel-and-dime you to death. Not if they sell your email address to every "blue pill" pharmacy west of Beijing. Not if they lock you into a contract for a year.
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
6. Everything You Need
A good friend will give you what you need to achieve your objectives.
Some web hosts rent you some disk space and leave the rest up to you. Other, friendlier web hosts, provide a tool box that's filled with free apps and services:
web site building software
1000s of customizable site templates so (1) you don't have to know diddly about programming and (2) because these templates are customizable, they don't look like cookie cutter web sites
free shopping cart and checkout
free payment gateways
free blog modules, forum mods and bulletin boards so you create the exact web site to suit the needs of your visitors and your needs.
security and a ton of it. A friendly web host wants to protect your sensitive client data as much as you do
100% up time because when your server is down your business is down. Not very friendly.
7. Would a good friend leave you high and dry?
There are lots of web hosts from which to choose. Some are host resellers who buy disk space at wholesale and sell it at retail. So you don't REALLY know who's hosting your site.
Some of these less-than-best-friends are in the business of collecting client data and splitting for the coast. You log on to your site one morning and it's gone. For good.
In the middle of the night, while you were sleeping, your friendly web host closed up shop took down the server and now has all of your client data that they can sell on hacker sites.
Happens all the time. A quality host is here today, here tomorrow and here for years to come. Now that's a good friend.
8. Does your friendly web host put you first in all things?
This is a question of corporate culture. There are web hosts who are in it for the short term (see #7) and web hosts who recognize that your success is the basis for the web hosting company's success so you always come first.
These web hosts deliver quality services, 100% uptime, a toll-free number and a human to help you with questions. These hosts provide all the tools you need to build a web site and the human touch - a person to walk you through the process - even if it takes hours (it never does when you have knowledgeable techies and customer support personnel who are empowered by company management to fix things so you're happy.)
It starts at the top with a client-centric view of business growth - your business growth and the business growth of the hosting service. It's built into the corporate culture. It's simply the way the web host does business.
So, before you start your on-line businesses, do the research, the legwork, the heavy lifting to find a web host that's going to be your friend and partner in the week, months and years ahead.
Those companies are out there. In fact, you're on a friendly, green web hosting site right now. So look around at Green Host It. You'll quickly discover that everything we do is about YOUR success. Why?
Because our success depends on your success. So let's be friends and build an on-line business together.
A good provider is your on-line friend for life.
Ms. Rosendahl has over 19 years experience in systems analysis, hosted applications, and management as well as 13 years experience in web hosting and Internet marketing. Ms. Rosendahl has a Bachelors from Houston Baptist University with a double major in Computer Information Systems and Business Management. Stephanie is the founder and CEO of Austin, Texas firm - GreenHostIt.com green web hosting. [http://www.greenhostit.com/]
By: Stephanie Rosendahl
Saturday, October 13, 2018
How to Find a Good Web Host?
Usually when someone contacts me online, one of the most frequent questions I get asked is this: "How do I find a good web host?" or "Which web host do you use?"
This is one of those essential things you will need in order to earn that online income. You will need a web site and you will need a web host; somewhere to place that web site.
Sure there are countless marketers who work without a site but most have at least one main site which acts as their online calling card; where people can find them on the web. Of course, you can always use the social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter... but that's like operating your office out of Starbucks!
Instead, a well designed site is just more professional and business like. It also means you're serious about your online business.
Picking a good web host is not easy. I have had numerous different web hosts over the years. Most of them have been very good and served their purpose, but I have had some bad experiences too -what long term webmaster or marketer hasn't? Something always goes wrong eventually, especially if you have a lot of sites and many different web hosts.
Sometimes having a web host can be downright scary. Several years ago, the web host that I had my main site on was first sold and then went bankrupt. One day your site is running fine and the next day the web host is completely gone. Shut down. Your site and all your files completely gone. Vanished. Your host can't be reached. Total blackout!
Fortunately, I had my site backed up on several systems and since that experience I always back my sites up on several computers and I go even further by copying them onto DVDs should those computers crash. If you have a site, I always suggest you back up your site files and make it redundant. The very worst can happen to you.
Overall quality and good 24/7 support should be your first objectives in choosing a good web host. You want a site that's fast, easy to use, rarely down and has good support that you can reach at all times, should something go wrong.
You need to check exactly what features your web host is offering and for what price:
- How much storage space?
- Daily traffic limit or transfer?
- Email system? How many accounts...
- What type of server Linux or Windows?
- How many other sites will be sharing your IP address?
- Do You need SSL or a secure site?
- Are sites/files backed up? How often?
- What are the support hours?
- And of course the Price?
But don't always try to get the cheapest price hosting, keep in mind, you always get what you pay for. A cheap web host won't save you money if it's a poor service and your site is always going down. So don't always pick the cheapest web host.
Match up your hosting service with the type of site you will be running; a simple HTML site will have or make simple demands on your hosting service. So a shared hosting service may be quite adequate to meet your hosting needs. For SEO reasons, you should always check the location of your site, I have found which country your site is hosted in, plays a role in your rankings, especially in Google.
However, if you have a site that's extremely interactive with forums, discussion groups, get large bursts of traffic or you're running a lot of server-side scripts and programs; then you may need a more robust hosting service to meet your needs.
In this case, you might need a dedicated server to handle just your site. Many web hosts offer this service and it's worth looking into if you have a site with extreme amounts of traffic or if you're running forums, affiliate programs, email services... from your site. Most of my own sites are very simple and I have them on many different web hosts. Mainly because of my own experiences, I just don't want to have all my sites on one host... the old "don't put all your eggs in one basket" reasoning.
At the moment I am quite pleased with all my web hosts... many of my sites are on GoDaddy and I find them OK for simple sites like mine. I also find it convenient because they are also a domain registry so I can easily use them to buy my domains. Although many experts suggest you should always keep your domain registration separate from your hosting service because if your host should suddenly vanish, it is only a simple matter of moving your site to a different host. If your host controls your domain, this can be a major problem. Always keep control of your domain in your own hands, but you probably already knew that.
Another web host I use is Bluehost which is very good, can't remember the last time my site was down. They are very popular with around a million sites and my only concern is that they may become too popular and their services will be spread too thin. However, I have had very few problems with them and you can always reach their support.
I also have a site with Ken Evoy's SBI (Site Build It), but I created that one mainly to get access to the enormous resources connected with SBI. It is slightly more expensive than some of the ones listed above, but SBI is an overall online marketing system that in my opinion can't be equaled on the web. Well, perhaps the Warriors group could give them a run for their money, but it's the community of like-minded webmasters with SBI which makes it special. They are always ready and willing to help you out, doesn't matter if you're an experienced pro or a complete newcomer. Several years ago, I took a very close first-hand look at the hosting service provided by SBI. You can find my opinions/review on SBI located in the resource box below.
There are countless web hosts you can choose from when picking a web host. But do your homework, check around to the different forums and see how everyone is rating the web hosts they are using. First-hand experiences are the best judge of whether or not a web host is good and reliable.
Although moving a site from one web host to another can be a real pain, especially if you have a large scale site, but if you're not totally satisfied with a web host and are having serious problems -- simply change your hosting. Just make sure you're not going from bad to worst.
Still, finding a good quality web host will be a major chore, no matter how you look at it.
Perhaps, in the final analysis, nothing beats checking with your friends and fellow webmasters you trust. Ask them which hosts they're using and if they're satisfied with it. Nothing beats first-hand experiences when it comes to choosing a web host. Just make sure you're comparing oranges to oranges, that is: make sure you have similar site requirements as your webmaster friends. If you both have similar type sites, then finding a good quality web host can be as easy as having a friendly chat over a cup of coffee.
...
The author is a full-time professional online marketer who has numerous niche websites. Here's a review of Ken Evoy's popular marketing/hosting system: Site Build It Review [http://www.bizwaremagic.com/site_build_it_review.htm]
For the latest web marketing tools try: Internet Marketing Tools [http://www.marketingtoolguide.com/]
Copyright © 2009 Titus Hoskins. This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached.
By: Titus Hoskins
This is one of those essential things you will need in order to earn that online income. You will need a web site and you will need a web host; somewhere to place that web site.
Sure there are countless marketers who work without a site but most have at least one main site which acts as their online calling card; where people can find them on the web. Of course, you can always use the social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter... but that's like operating your office out of Starbucks!
Instead, a well designed site is just more professional and business like. It also means you're serious about your online business.
Picking a good web host is not easy. I have had numerous different web hosts over the years. Most of them have been very good and served their purpose, but I have had some bad experiences too -what long term webmaster or marketer hasn't? Something always goes wrong eventually, especially if you have a lot of sites and many different web hosts.
Sometimes having a web host can be downright scary. Several years ago, the web host that I had my main site on was first sold and then went bankrupt. One day your site is running fine and the next day the web host is completely gone. Shut down. Your site and all your files completely gone. Vanished. Your host can't be reached. Total blackout!
Fortunately, I had my site backed up on several systems and since that experience I always back my sites up on several computers and I go even further by copying them onto DVDs should those computers crash. If you have a site, I always suggest you back up your site files and make it redundant. The very worst can happen to you.
Overall quality and good 24/7 support should be your first objectives in choosing a good web host. You want a site that's fast, easy to use, rarely down and has good support that you can reach at all times, should something go wrong.
You need to check exactly what features your web host is offering and for what price:
- How much storage space?
- Daily traffic limit or transfer?
- Email system? How many accounts...
- What type of server Linux or Windows?
- How many other sites will be sharing your IP address?
- Do You need SSL or a secure site?
- Are sites/files backed up? How often?
- What are the support hours?
- And of course the Price?
But don't always try to get the cheapest price hosting, keep in mind, you always get what you pay for. A cheap web host won't save you money if it's a poor service and your site is always going down. So don't always pick the cheapest web host.
Match up your hosting service with the type of site you will be running; a simple HTML site will have or make simple demands on your hosting service. So a shared hosting service may be quite adequate to meet your hosting needs. For SEO reasons, you should always check the location of your site, I have found which country your site is hosted in, plays a role in your rankings, especially in Google.
However, if you have a site that's extremely interactive with forums, discussion groups, get large bursts of traffic or you're running a lot of server-side scripts and programs; then you may need a more robust hosting service to meet your needs.
In this case, you might need a dedicated server to handle just your site. Many web hosts offer this service and it's worth looking into if you have a site with extreme amounts of traffic or if you're running forums, affiliate programs, email services... from your site. Most of my own sites are very simple and I have them on many different web hosts. Mainly because of my own experiences, I just don't want to have all my sites on one host... the old "don't put all your eggs in one basket" reasoning.
At the moment I am quite pleased with all my web hosts... many of my sites are on GoDaddy and I find them OK for simple sites like mine. I also find it convenient because they are also a domain registry so I can easily use them to buy my domains. Although many experts suggest you should always keep your domain registration separate from your hosting service because if your host should suddenly vanish, it is only a simple matter of moving your site to a different host. If your host controls your domain, this can be a major problem. Always keep control of your domain in your own hands, but you probably already knew that.
Another web host I use is Bluehost which is very good, can't remember the last time my site was down. They are very popular with around a million sites and my only concern is that they may become too popular and their services will be spread too thin. However, I have had very few problems with them and you can always reach their support.
I also have a site with Ken Evoy's SBI (Site Build It), but I created that one mainly to get access to the enormous resources connected with SBI. It is slightly more expensive than some of the ones listed above, but SBI is an overall online marketing system that in my opinion can't be equaled on the web. Well, perhaps the Warriors group could give them a run for their money, but it's the community of like-minded webmasters with SBI which makes it special. They are always ready and willing to help you out, doesn't matter if you're an experienced pro or a complete newcomer. Several years ago, I took a very close first-hand look at the hosting service provided by SBI. You can find my opinions/review on SBI located in the resource box below.
There are countless web hosts you can choose from when picking a web host. But do your homework, check around to the different forums and see how everyone is rating the web hosts they are using. First-hand experiences are the best judge of whether or not a web host is good and reliable.
Although moving a site from one web host to another can be a real pain, especially if you have a large scale site, but if you're not totally satisfied with a web host and are having serious problems -- simply change your hosting. Just make sure you're not going from bad to worst.
Still, finding a good quality web host will be a major chore, no matter how you look at it.
Perhaps, in the final analysis, nothing beats checking with your friends and fellow webmasters you trust. Ask them which hosts they're using and if they're satisfied with it. Nothing beats first-hand experiences when it comes to choosing a web host. Just make sure you're comparing oranges to oranges, that is: make sure you have similar site requirements as your webmaster friends. If you both have similar type sites, then finding a good quality web host can be as easy as having a friendly chat over a cup of coffee.
...
The author is a full-time professional online marketer who has numerous niche websites. Here's a review of Ken Evoy's popular marketing/hosting system: Site Build It Review [http://www.bizwaremagic.com/site_build_it_review.htm]
For the latest web marketing tools try: Internet Marketing Tools [http://www.marketingtoolguide.com/]
Copyright © 2009 Titus Hoskins. This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached.
By: Titus Hoskins
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