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
Sunday, May 12, 2019
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
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