Internet Hosting

Best Hosting Provider

Published at 03/15/2012 23:26:53

Introduction

Web hosting can be used for a variety of reasons. However, the main purpose of a web host is to allow individuals to let their site become accessible to the general public online. These web hosting companies, rent out or lease their 'space' on the internet so that their clients can put whatever it is they'd like on their website that's being hosted. Web hosting is a perfect way to get your personal, hobbie, work, professional or small business web page out there. In order to find a hosting provider that meets your needs, you'll need to consider a couple things.

Step 1

Reliability- Reliability is one of the most important factors to consider when determining which hosting provider suites your needs. You will want the hosting provider to have stability as well, meaning they have been in business for years, have a large client base and have a decent sized company.

Step 2

Network and hardware- Another important thing to consider when picking a hosting provider is if the company is a a reseller or if it owns it's own in infrastructure . Owning their own infrastructure is preferred over a company that is a reseller.

Step 3

Support- Another very important thing to consider when picking a hosting provider is their support and help system. You will want to be with a company that has 24-7 customer support via telephone and email. You will also want to consider the time frame that the company promises they will respond back to your concern, technical problem or complaint.

Step 4

Upgrading- Another important thing to consider when picking a hosting provider is if there is the chance for you to upgrade within the company if you choose to. Most people start off with standard hosting accounts but eventually want to upgrade for more features or space.

Step 5

You Get What You Pay For- Some people want to save a few bucks when picking a hosting provider and may actually go with the cheapest hosting provider they've researched. However, like most things in life, you get what you pay for. If you get a cheap hosting provider, you may find that there is a lot of down time on that particular service, that their customer service is never available and many other set backs. It is important to be on a budget but also to understand that cheapest is not always best.

What Basic Service Should Offer

When getting a basic service hosting, you should make sure you're offered these services:

  • server availability
  • speedy  loading
  • reasonable bandwidth and disk space
  • good support service

Tips and Comments

There are a ton of great hosting companies out there. All you need to do is a bit of research, service comparisons and price comparisons. Below, I've listed some great inexpensive hosting providers for your convenience:

Blue Host
Host Monster
JustHost
iPage
Fat Cow
Hub
In Motion Hosting
Host Gator
Go Daddy
Yahoo Small Business Hosting

All of these hosting providers have been proven to have reliability, great cost, up time, support, a control panel and are also easily navigated.

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