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Home Business Web Site Hosting
When first stepping into the web hosting arena, you may find yourself gong a little crazy trying to figure it all out and sort through the many providers out there vying for your business.
A good way to begin the research process is to talk to friends and other professionals who may have had some experience with web hosting. Get their opinions and start from there.
home businessWhen searching for home business web site hosting, ask people what companies they recommend.
Another way to find out other people’s experiences is to check out sites such as CNET and Epinions, because these sites let users share their opinions about web hosting companies and can provide very valuable input regarding who to choose and who to stay away from.
Once you’ve narrowed down the list the next step in the process is to make a comparison chart. The following are some things you should look out for when comparing
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Money Back Guarantee:
This is key if you want to make certain you won’t be locked in with a provider you’re unhappy with. Good companies usually offer a 30-day money-back guarantee so you will trust the company, but this usually also means they don’t have anything to worry about because they provide stellar service.
Storage space:
This is how much space you will need to keep your site up and running. Don’t pay too much for space you don’t need, but keep a little extra to make way for future growth. Small sites usually do well with 10-15 MB.
Bandwidth/data transfer:
Data transfer (bandwidth usage) is simply how much data or information is sent and received from your hosting account on the server over a particular time period. This is usually measured out month to month. If you have more visitors to your website you will need to have more bandwidth. Smaller sites work well with 1 GB per month.
Site speed:
You may not realize just how important site speed is to the running of a successful online business. This simply means how fast your site’s pages will load for visitors. Because online surfers are impatient, you need a fast server, otherwise you’ll lose business.
Before signing on the dotted line, make sure to ask the provider for a list of some of their client’ sites so you can see how they are doing. You can actually check the speed of a site by using online tools designed to do just that.
Customer service:
always the most important factor, especially with web hosting, if you don’t’ have good customer service, you have nothing. Choose a company that you can contact in more than one way, quickly and efficiently. Test the company’s response time before making a final decision.
Uptime guarantee:
Because a website acts like a virtual store, you can’t afford to suddenly “disappear” off the face of the planet. How will customers shop at your store and how will you make a decent profit? If your website is down too often, you’re going to be in big trouble. Look for a provider with a 99% uptime guarantee.
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