Saturday, January 19, 2013

Web Site Hosting - Tips For Choosing The Best Service Provider

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Some years ago, it was somewhat easier for organizations to find a reliable web site hosting providing firm as there were only a few firms offering this service. But, nowadays, companies and individuals are finding it difficult to find a reliable service provider as there are many such companies and they are also offering different types of hosting plans, which confuses them to arrive at a decision regarding the best service provider and the best plan. Some organizations, who have created a new website recently are looking for a good service provider to bring their website live on the World Wide Web, while some of them are looking for shifting from one service provider to another for one reason or another. Irrespective of whether a person is looking for the first time hosting company or shifting from one company to another, here are some tips for finding the best:

Platform: The first and foremost point to be considered when it comes to finding a web site hosting company is to identify the platform in which the web server should run. There are different types of servers like Windows, Linux, etc... and the choice can be made by the service seeker depending on his website and the technologies used in its creation. For instance, if Microsoft technologies like VB and ASP are used in its creation, Windows servers would be suitable.

Features: Next point to be considered is the features that the company needs for hosting a web site. Many service providers are offering a long list of features and all of them should be considered when selecting a firm. Some of the features to be looked upon are disk space, uptime, money back guarantee, domains allowed, bandwidth, backup, etc...

Cost: Generally, cost is an important factor considered by people, when it comes to purchase of any items and this is applicable to selecting a service provider for hosting a web site as well. When a service provider is quoting a cost, it is better to ensure whether the cost quoted by them is reasonable and the web site owner should satisfy himself that the cost paid by him for the services obtained is worth for the money.

Customer service: The service provider selected should be good at customer service. They should be in a position to offer round the clock customer support. This is because when there is some sudden problem in the live website, they should be ready to attend the same.

4 comments:

  1. thanks for sharing good tips about web site hosting.hope can use and learn about web site hosting.

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  2. Nice post , thanks for sharing the information. I will come to look for update. Keep up the good work.

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  3. Thanks for giving information.
    Through your Article,I got more information about web hosting
    I followed your web hosting selections tips and i hosted my own site with a help of 9CubeHosting.com I never had any server down problem.

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