Choosing a web host can be a tricky business – after all, there are lots of web hosts out there to choose from, and it's often hard to tell which is the best. When choosing one there a few key things you can look out for:
Disk space
Make sure that you get enough disk space for your needs. Most websites do not utilize as much disk space as you think. Most people when looking to buy web hosting they see the different packages that a certain host offers and always want to get the bigger one to ensure that they have enough disk space, bandwidth and features. The general rule of thumb is to get the middle package.
Bandwidth
Bandwidth can be trick business. First I will explain what bandwidth is. When someone loads one of your web pages it uses bandwidth. It is pretty easy for you to run out of bandwidth which is why most people recommend to get the middle package. Usually the middle package has enough bandwidth to ensure your website does not run out. If bandwidth runs out for that month people cannot view your website. So make you choose a package with sufficient bandwidth.
Server speed
When buying from a host make sure that they list their servers technical specifications on their website. If they do not that usually means that the servers are not top quality. You want a server that is up to date and has the latest in processing power, memory, hard drives and network connections. The faster the server the faster your website will be viewed in most cases.
Features -
Some key features you want to make sure you have are; FTP (File Transfer Protocol), Perl, PHP, CGI, SSL, MYSQL, Email such as POP3, subdomains and more.
Customer Service -
Make sure that the web host you are looking at has good customer support. How fast do they respond to emails? When they do respond is it helpful information or are you getting the run-around? If they respond in a timely manner with useful information, they are probably the right host for you!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Choosing The Right Web Hosting Company For Your Business
Whether you are a first-time website designer looking for a parking place in cyberspace or you are a novice webmaster who is looking for new web hosting, there is no shortage of companies to compete for your business.
When shopping for web hosting, it is important to consider your primary use of a website. Will it be for business or personal use? How many visitors do you anticipate having each month? Each web hosting company provides a variety of packages, each of which has a bandwidth limit. This is the number of visitors that can access your website on a monthly basis and the price of your web hosting will be largely determined by this and other factors.
Many companies offer free web hosting services in exchange for them placing banner advertisements on the website owner’s page. The majority of free web hosting services, however, are designed for personal or small business use. The reason is because they offer a small amount of megabyte availability for website storage and do not provide a URL that is easy to remember.
Affordable web hosting services are ideal for new startup businesses due to the fact that they offer a modest bandwidth and megabyte availability for the website, along with FTP access and customized e-mail addresses. Most paid web hosting packages start at $20.00 per month and go up from there depending on the owner’s wishes.
An organization who plans to advertise their website and generate increasing amounts of traffic may want to go ahead and purchase a web hosting package that will fit their needs during the first few months of service. Once a website reaches it’s bandwidth, the web hosting company may suspend visitor access to the site until the owner upgrades to a more expensive package to accommodate the customers. It is always best to select a web hosting company that offers various packages so that, if you are pleased with their service, your website can grow with them.
As a final thought to choosing a web hosting company, it is best to deal with a business that offers a toll-free customer service number with extended hours. It is important to know that your web hosting company will be there incase of interrupted service or delays, advice and general questions. At the same time, it is important that your web hosting company have a toll-free number so that you aren’t spending your dime in the event that you are placed on hold while calling customer service.
When shopping for web hosting, it is important to consider your primary use of a website. Will it be for business or personal use? How many visitors do you anticipate having each month? Each web hosting company provides a variety of packages, each of which has a bandwidth limit. This is the number of visitors that can access your website on a monthly basis and the price of your web hosting will be largely determined by this and other factors.
Many companies offer free web hosting services in exchange for them placing banner advertisements on the website owner’s page. The majority of free web hosting services, however, are designed for personal or small business use. The reason is because they offer a small amount of megabyte availability for website storage and do not provide a URL that is easy to remember.
Affordable web hosting services are ideal for new startup businesses due to the fact that they offer a modest bandwidth and megabyte availability for the website, along with FTP access and customized e-mail addresses. Most paid web hosting packages start at $20.00 per month and go up from there depending on the owner’s wishes.
An organization who plans to advertise their website and generate increasing amounts of traffic may want to go ahead and purchase a web hosting package that will fit their needs during the first few months of service. Once a website reaches it’s bandwidth, the web hosting company may suspend visitor access to the site until the owner upgrades to a more expensive package to accommodate the customers. It is always best to select a web hosting company that offers various packages so that, if you are pleased with their service, your website can grow with them.
As a final thought to choosing a web hosting company, it is best to deal with a business that offers a toll-free customer service number with extended hours. It is important to know that your web hosting company will be there incase of interrupted service or delays, advice and general questions. At the same time, it is important that your web hosting company have a toll-free number so that you aren’t spending your dime in the event that you are placed on hold while calling customer service.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Web Hosting: Six Things You Should Consider
Some of the features you may be looking for when it comes to a web host for your website include cost, dependability, customer service, features, bandwidth and disk space.
Cost
When reviewing the price structure of any web hosting solution you should always take into account the total package of services offered, reputation of firm, testimonials from customers, and ease of use.
Dependability
Has the web host had a problem with down time? Have other customers had a problem with the service? Have all functions of the service proven useful to other customers?
You should always investigate the reliability of the firm.
Customer Service
Some web-hosting firms talk a good game, but will they be there for you when you have difficulties. Many netrepreneurs have horror stories about poor customer service and unresponsive web hosts. Ask questions and check out any guarantees they may offer.
Features
Some web hosts provide a minimal cost but have fewer features than other firms. It’s possible a company has a significant package of services, but may not provide enough space for future growth. You may also find there are add on features that you are interested in, but add significantly to the overall cost of the service. Determine the features you need and look for a match that can manage those features.
Bandwidth
Can the web host keep up with the information load for your website? Do they have a limitation? Will those limits work for your ecommerce site?
Disk Space
Your web host should have adequate space set aside for you to grow. It may seem like a shoe that is too big, but dream big because your business footprint may one day match the size of the shoe.
Choosing a web host is kind of like picking out a new computer. You need to determine what you want it to do now and what you believe it will need to do a year or two from now. If you chose a computer that is only adequate for your immediate needs you will not have any room for future growth. The same is true with a quality web host find one that exceeds your current needs. If you don’t you severely limit your ability to grow your ecommerce site.
A good web host can provide the building blocked needed to develop a quality online presence and keep the doors open for expansion at a moments notice. Without the flexibility the web host may be less than adequate for your ongoing needs.
Cost
When reviewing the price structure of any web hosting solution you should always take into account the total package of services offered, reputation of firm, testimonials from customers, and ease of use.
Dependability
Has the web host had a problem with down time? Have other customers had a problem with the service? Have all functions of the service proven useful to other customers?
You should always investigate the reliability of the firm.
Customer Service
Some web-hosting firms talk a good game, but will they be there for you when you have difficulties. Many netrepreneurs have horror stories about poor customer service and unresponsive web hosts. Ask questions and check out any guarantees they may offer.
Features
Some web hosts provide a minimal cost but have fewer features than other firms. It’s possible a company has a significant package of services, but may not provide enough space for future growth. You may also find there are add on features that you are interested in, but add significantly to the overall cost of the service. Determine the features you need and look for a match that can manage those features.
Bandwidth
Can the web host keep up with the information load for your website? Do they have a limitation? Will those limits work for your ecommerce site?
Disk Space
Your web host should have adequate space set aside for you to grow. It may seem like a shoe that is too big, but dream big because your business footprint may one day match the size of the shoe.
Choosing a web host is kind of like picking out a new computer. You need to determine what you want it to do now and what you believe it will need to do a year or two from now. If you chose a computer that is only adequate for your immediate needs you will not have any room for future growth. The same is true with a quality web host find one that exceeds your current needs. If you don’t you severely limit your ability to grow your ecommerce site.
A good web host can provide the building blocked needed to develop a quality online presence and keep the doors open for expansion at a moments notice. Without the flexibility the web host may be less than adequate for your ongoing needs.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Host Wars! The Battle of Space (Disk Space)
Just recently, I received an email from one of the twenty hosting companies that I'm affiliated with and before I even opened it I knew what it was going to say. Pretty much the same thing that the last five emails from other hosting companies have said. "Dear Affiliate, we're happy to announce that we've included more disk space to our basic hosting plans which now offer over 20,000 Mb (mega-bytes) of disk/storage space to your customers." And the Hosting companies battle on!
Now don't get me wrong, from a marketing and advertising viewpoint, offering my customer 20,000 Mb of disk space instead of 5 or 10 thousand is something that just "sweetens the pot." Why not have extra space? Sometimes more is better. But unless you're the only person on an island with an internet connection and a hosting account thats going to be used by a small third world nation, or unless you're Ebay (TM), I don't see where the average company, even with a website that has 100 or more pages with many graphics, is even going to come close to using 20,000 Mb of disk/storage space per month.
My modestly small website wbwebhosts dot com has twelve pages that get a total of around 200 page hits a day. Last time I checked I was averaging 2 Mb of disk/storage usage per month. Naturally, I'm sure that if everybody who was hosted with a certain company was somehow able to use 20,000 Mb of disk each month, the hosting company would run out of server space.
But thats OK though! Advertising all that storage space is a "Hook" to lure people in. Nothing wrong with that. As I said above it's better to have too much storage space then not enough. But look for other things that the company offers they may set them apart from other web hosting services. Is the set-up and Domain free? Where are there servers located? C-panel control (very easy control panel for beginners)? Price per month? Transfer (monthly traffic allowed)?
Well the Host wars will continue! Maybe by this time next year they'll be offering 30,000 Mb to attract new customers. To most unsuspecting people this will seem like a great deal and will be happy and feel lucky that they have found such a hosting company. By offering more disk/storage space, the hosting companies will lure more customers and affiliates, affiliates in turn will gain more customers and the customers will be happy with the excess of space. Oh well, as long as everybody is happy.....
Now don't get me wrong, from a marketing and advertising viewpoint, offering my customer 20,000 Mb of disk space instead of 5 or 10 thousand is something that just "sweetens the pot." Why not have extra space? Sometimes more is better. But unless you're the only person on an island with an internet connection and a hosting account thats going to be used by a small third world nation, or unless you're Ebay (TM), I don't see where the average company, even with a website that has 100 or more pages with many graphics, is even going to come close to using 20,000 Mb of disk/storage space per month.
My modestly small website wbwebhosts dot com has twelve pages that get a total of around 200 page hits a day. Last time I checked I was averaging 2 Mb of disk/storage usage per month. Naturally, I'm sure that if everybody who was hosted with a certain company was somehow able to use 20,000 Mb of disk each month, the hosting company would run out of server space.
But thats OK though! Advertising all that storage space is a "Hook" to lure people in. Nothing wrong with that. As I said above it's better to have too much storage space then not enough. But look for other things that the company offers they may set them apart from other web hosting services. Is the set-up and Domain free? Where are there servers located? C-panel control (very easy control panel for beginners)? Price per month? Transfer (monthly traffic allowed)?
Well the Host wars will continue! Maybe by this time next year they'll be offering 30,000 Mb to attract new customers. To most unsuspecting people this will seem like a great deal and will be happy and feel lucky that they have found such a hosting company. By offering more disk/storage space, the hosting companies will lure more customers and affiliates, affiliates in turn will gain more customers and the customers will be happy with the excess of space. Oh well, as long as everybody is happy.....
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Changing Web Hosts Made Easy
It is recommended you start the process at least a few days before the time runs out on the account with your present host. This will keep your website from experiencing any downtime between the moves.
The first thing to do, after you have searched and found a new web hosts, is create a backup of your website. Make a new folder somewhere on your computer. Using your favourite FTP program, such as WS_FTP or Cute FTP (these and other FTP programs can be obtained at download.com), download all the files and folders on your website to the new folder you just made on your computer while maintaining the same folder and file structure (this will be important when uploading your files and folders onto your new host's server later). Make a note of any special CHMOD permissions you have set on any file or folder (look in your FTP program's help documents for information on checking a folder or file's CHMOD permissions). You will need to reset the permissions after you upload your files and folders to your new web host's server.
If you have any scripts or programs that you made a database for, make a backup of each database. If you have a database other than MySQL, check with your present web host for instructions on backing up your database. If you don't have any databases. If your web host offers phpMyAdmin, log in to your control panel and go to the database section. Look for a link to phpMyAdmin and click on it. If required, log in using the username and password you gave for your database. If you assigned a different username and password for each database, you will have to repeat this process for each database. After you log in, click on "databases" and then click on the database you want to backup/export. Click "Export" on the top menu.
If you are using phpMyAdmin 2.4.0, highlight all the tables under "View dump (schema) of database." Make sure the "Structure and data" radio button is selected. Check "Save as file" and select either "zipped" or "gzipped." Click "Go" and save the file (it would be a good idea to create a new folder in which to save all your databases).
If you are using phpMyAdmin 2.6.0-pl1, highlight all the tables under "Export." Check the "Structure" and "Data" boxes and select "SQL" under the tables you highlighted. Check "Save as file" and under "Compression" select either "zipped" or "gzipped." Click "Go" and save the file. (It would be a good idea to create a new folder in which to save all your databases). If you don't have phpMyAdmin, you can backup your database using MySQLdump.
Next, setup your databases.
If you have MySQL databases, log in to your control panel. Go to the database section and create databases. Also, assign usernames and passwords for the databases (if you have a database other than MySQL, check with your new web host for instructions on creating and importing databases). Now, find the link to phpMyAdmin. If required, log in using the usernames and passwords you just created. If you assigned a different username and password for each database, you will have to repeat this process for each database. After logging in, click on "databases" and select a database by clicking on it. From the top menu, click "SQL."
Go to the folder you saved your databases in and select the database that corresponds to the one you have open in phpMyAdmin. Open the file and copy and paste the database in the large text area in phpMyAdmin. Click "Go" under the text area field. You can also use the browse button to find the file on your computer and click "Go" below the browse field. If you don't see any errors, with whichever method you chose, you have just successfully imported the database. If you have more than one database, go back and repeat this process for each one, starting with logging in with your database username and password. If you don't have phpMyAdmin, you can use this method to create your databases.
You may need to edit some files before uploading them in the next step, by changing MySQL database name, username and password settings within the files, if any information has changed. If you don't remember which files contain MySQL settings, check the installation instructions for each script/program.
Next, upload the files from the folder in which you saved your website content onto the new web host's server, maintaining the same folder and file structure, using your FTP program. The only difference in structure may be the location of the cgi-bin. Some web hosts have your cgi-bin inside the www or public_html directory and some have it placed outside. If you had any programs or scripts on your website, you may need to edit some files by changing paths within them. If you don't remember which files contain paths that may need to be changed, check the installation instructions for each script/program. Also, change any file or folder permissions as needed (look in your FTP program's help documents for information on changing a folder or file's CHMOD permissions).
The final step is to point your domain name to your new web host's name servers. This information probably came in an email from your new web host soon after you registered with them. If not, send them an email asking them what the name servers are for your domain. Once you have this information, go to the website where you have your domain name registered. Log in to your account and set the name servers for your domain. Please note that changes to name servers may take as much as a couple of days to take effect. If you still have a few days left on your old account, your website shouldn't experience any downtime. Once the name server’s change has taken effect, cancel the account with your old host (this is so you don't get charged for another term). That's it. You have successfully switched web hosts.
The first thing to do, after you have searched and found a new web hosts, is create a backup of your website. Make a new folder somewhere on your computer. Using your favourite FTP program, such as WS_FTP or Cute FTP (these and other FTP programs can be obtained at download.com), download all the files and folders on your website to the new folder you just made on your computer while maintaining the same folder and file structure (this will be important when uploading your files and folders onto your new host's server later). Make a note of any special CHMOD permissions you have set on any file or folder (look in your FTP program's help documents for information on checking a folder or file's CHMOD permissions). You will need to reset the permissions after you upload your files and folders to your new web host's server.
If you have any scripts or programs that you made a database for, make a backup of each database. If you have a database other than MySQL, check with your present web host for instructions on backing up your database. If you don't have any databases. If your web host offers phpMyAdmin, log in to your control panel and go to the database section. Look for a link to phpMyAdmin and click on it. If required, log in using the username and password you gave for your database. If you assigned a different username and password for each database, you will have to repeat this process for each database. After you log in, click on "databases" and then click on the database you want to backup/export. Click "Export" on the top menu.
If you are using phpMyAdmin 2.4.0, highlight all the tables under "View dump (schema) of database." Make sure the "Structure and data" radio button is selected. Check "Save as file" and select either "zipped" or "gzipped." Click "Go" and save the file (it would be a good idea to create a new folder in which to save all your databases).
If you are using phpMyAdmin 2.6.0-pl1, highlight all the tables under "Export." Check the "Structure" and "Data" boxes and select "SQL" under the tables you highlighted. Check "Save as file" and under "Compression" select either "zipped" or "gzipped." Click "Go" and save the file. (It would be a good idea to create a new folder in which to save all your databases). If you don't have phpMyAdmin, you can backup your database using MySQLdump.
Next, setup your databases.
If you have MySQL databases, log in to your control panel. Go to the database section and create databases. Also, assign usernames and passwords for the databases (if you have a database other than MySQL, check with your new web host for instructions on creating and importing databases). Now, find the link to phpMyAdmin. If required, log in using the usernames and passwords you just created. If you assigned a different username and password for each database, you will have to repeat this process for each database. After logging in, click on "databases" and select a database by clicking on it. From the top menu, click "SQL."
Go to the folder you saved your databases in and select the database that corresponds to the one you have open in phpMyAdmin. Open the file and copy and paste the database in the large text area in phpMyAdmin. Click "Go" under the text area field. You can also use the browse button to find the file on your computer and click "Go" below the browse field. If you don't see any errors, with whichever method you chose, you have just successfully imported the database. If you have more than one database, go back and repeat this process for each one, starting with logging in with your database username and password. If you don't have phpMyAdmin, you can use this method to create your databases.
You may need to edit some files before uploading them in the next step, by changing MySQL database name, username and password settings within the files, if any information has changed. If you don't remember which files contain MySQL settings, check the installation instructions for each script/program.
Next, upload the files from the folder in which you saved your website content onto the new web host's server, maintaining the same folder and file structure, using your FTP program. The only difference in structure may be the location of the cgi-bin. Some web hosts have your cgi-bin inside the www or public_html directory and some have it placed outside. If you had any programs or scripts on your website, you may need to edit some files by changing paths within them. If you don't remember which files contain paths that may need to be changed, check the installation instructions for each script/program. Also, change any file or folder permissions as needed (look in your FTP program's help documents for information on changing a folder or file's CHMOD permissions).
The final step is to point your domain name to your new web host's name servers. This information probably came in an email from your new web host soon after you registered with them. If not, send them an email asking them what the name servers are for your domain. Once you have this information, go to the website where you have your domain name registered. Log in to your account and set the name servers for your domain. Please note that changes to name servers may take as much as a couple of days to take effect. If you still have a few days left on your old account, your website shouldn't experience any downtime. Once the name server’s change has taken effect, cancel the account with your old host (this is so you don't get charged for another term). That's it. You have successfully switched web hosts.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Benefits Of Choosing Internet Hosting
If you are using an old computer system to host your online Internet storefront, then you will undoubtedly find out very quickly about some of the benefits of choosing Internet hosting services. The benefits wills stand out loud and clear, when your business is no longer online due to a flaw in the operating system.
Other ways that you might discover the benefits of choosing Internet hosting services, is when you are reminded abruptly, by a computer hard drive crash, that you have no system in place to restore your business files.
Your logical reasoning for this mishap was that your antiquated personal computer system did not have enough memory to support an upgrade, let alone handle the amount of information that you were storing on it. As a result of not realizing the benefits of choosing internet hosting services, you find yourself suddenly out-of-business.
Even if your computer system is state-of-the-art, there are still more benefits of choosing Internet hosting services over your own personal computer. The amount of information that many customers online at one time, might slow your computer system to a crawl and make their shopping experience less than pleasant.
One of the many benefits of choosing Internet hosting services is that they have planned in advance to be able to support a busy commercial storefront such as yours. They have several servers operating at any given time that will not only be able to handle all of your information on a secure server connection, but they will be able to handle all of your photographic storage needs too.
The many benefits of choosing Internet hosting services will be quickly recognized by the number of visitors that you have on your virtual storefront website. These prospective customers found their way to your web address through the clever email marketing software that is part of the Internet packages that they offer you as one of the benefits of choosing Internet hosting services with them.
A large number of benefits can be found in choosing Internet hosting services in place of choosing to host your own site. These benefits can be found in the marvelous software programs that will help you create your own personalized website, and give you a nice email capability to contact your customers with.
Your customers will certainly be impressed by your savvy business methods that exhibited in benefits of choosing Internet hosting sites that offered them the opportunity to enjoy fast page loading through the lightning fast speeds of your web hosting services websites multi-gigabyte broadband internet connections.
Your web store customers will certainly enjoy doing business with a technologically advanced company such as yours. At other stores they were only afforded one or two links to find the products that might meet their need. Their shopping experience was totally different when they visited your technologically advanced storefront. The experience will remain memorable because the benefits of fast navigation links, and search engines that sorted through the product types made their task of finding what they needed quite delightful.
Other ways that you might discover the benefits of choosing Internet hosting services, is when you are reminded abruptly, by a computer hard drive crash, that you have no system in place to restore your business files.
Your logical reasoning for this mishap was that your antiquated personal computer system did not have enough memory to support an upgrade, let alone handle the amount of information that you were storing on it. As a result of not realizing the benefits of choosing internet hosting services, you find yourself suddenly out-of-business.
Even if your computer system is state-of-the-art, there are still more benefits of choosing Internet hosting services over your own personal computer. The amount of information that many customers online at one time, might slow your computer system to a crawl and make their shopping experience less than pleasant.
One of the many benefits of choosing Internet hosting services is that they have planned in advance to be able to support a busy commercial storefront such as yours. They have several servers operating at any given time that will not only be able to handle all of your information on a secure server connection, but they will be able to handle all of your photographic storage needs too.
The many benefits of choosing Internet hosting services will be quickly recognized by the number of visitors that you have on your virtual storefront website. These prospective customers found their way to your web address through the clever email marketing software that is part of the Internet packages that they offer you as one of the benefits of choosing Internet hosting services with them.
A large number of benefits can be found in choosing Internet hosting services in place of choosing to host your own site. These benefits can be found in the marvelous software programs that will help you create your own personalized website, and give you a nice email capability to contact your customers with.
Your customers will certainly be impressed by your savvy business methods that exhibited in benefits of choosing Internet hosting sites that offered them the opportunity to enjoy fast page loading through the lightning fast speeds of your web hosting services websites multi-gigabyte broadband internet connections.
Your web store customers will certainly enjoy doing business with a technologically advanced company such as yours. At other stores they were only afforded one or two links to find the products that might meet their need. Their shopping experience was totally different when they visited your technologically advanced storefront. The experience will remain memorable because the benefits of fast navigation links, and search engines that sorted through the product types made their task of finding what they needed quite delightful.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Affordable Domain Hosting
Searching for affordable domain hosting for your personal or business website needs could get confusing. There are so many plans to choose from, and plans are offered from so many companies. While it is often thought you need to pay more for quality hosting, this is not necessarily the case. By knowing exactly which features you need for your website, you will find that using the cheaper providers will fulfill your needs for much less money.
Many companies will offer the same or similar packages for less, offering a more affordable domain hosting service. When you pay more you probably are just paying for the name of the company. While companies such as GoDaddy.com offer site hosting with 5GB of disk space for only $3.95 per month, other companies such as SBC Yahoo! are charging $11.95 per month for the same plan features. Both remain affordable, though SBC Yahoo! is an established company and able to charge more for their services. GoDaddy.com is a relatively new start-up venture, though their services are no less reliable.
For a small, personal website, cheaper is the way to go, as fewer features will be needed. However, for a large-scale business site, spending a few extra dollars will provide you with the options you will need in the long term. Just remember that when searching for an affordable domain hosting service, comparing plans is extremely important. By knowing exactly what each plan offers you pay only for the services you need and avoid paying for features that you simply won’t use.
Many companies will offer the same or similar packages for less, offering a more affordable domain hosting service. When you pay more you probably are just paying for the name of the company. While companies such as GoDaddy.com offer site hosting with 5GB of disk space for only $3.95 per month, other companies such as SBC Yahoo! are charging $11.95 per month for the same plan features. Both remain affordable, though SBC Yahoo! is an established company and able to charge more for their services. GoDaddy.com is a relatively new start-up venture, though their services are no less reliable.
For a small, personal website, cheaper is the way to go, as fewer features will be needed. However, for a large-scale business site, spending a few extra dollars will provide you with the options you will need in the long term. Just remember that when searching for an affordable domain hosting service, comparing plans is extremely important. By knowing exactly what each plan offers you pay only for the services you need and avoid paying for features that you simply won’t use.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
A Local Web Host That Offers No Phone Support
When considering to get a web hosting, most of the people I talk to start with setting a budget. The next thing they look at is whether they should get a foreign or a local web hosting provider.
In most instances, foreign web hosting companies offer similar services at lower prices. At first glance, it does seem that it doesn't make any sense to buy from a local web hosting provider. At this point, customers should be aware of the following checks.
One, test the speed of the servers by doing a ping test. "Ping what?" When you perform a ping test, you are using a utility to forward data packets to test the quality of a connection to a machine from where you reside.
You can run a ping test from the DOS command using Windows. Click Start > Run and type in "cmd" (without the quotation marks). A Dos window should be launched. In the Dos prompt, enter "ping www.your-test-host.com".
When you do that, your machine will send 4 data packets and you should see the response time of the reply from the web server. Pay attention to the Approximate Round Trip in milli-seconds. Our local servers average 34ms. A ping test on a server residing in the United States average 289ms.
Sometimes, packets are dropped due to a poor quality connection. In such cases, you should see a "Request Timed Out" in one or more of the replies. Note that there are exceptions. Some servers run protection software that prevents outsiders from pinging their servers.
Most customers can live with the difference in milli-seconds. However, if the servers are unstable or unreliable, it becomes a big turn off. The second check on your checklist is to double check the reliability of the servers. Most reputable web hosting companies come with a 99.9% server uptime guarantee. They claim to have backup hardware for almost everything and if something goes wrong, the standby kicks in immediately.
I'm sure you would immediately recognize the challenge of verifying such claims. One way to do this is to sign up for the cheapest package from the company and upload a website. Use a monitoring tool to monitor the downtime of their web servers. Some of them come free and some come with a small monthly fee. I get an alert from http://www.internetseer.com if my website goes down and another alert when it goes back up. It's free to signup and you only pay if you want their advance reports.
However, this takes time and if you are in a hurry, a convenient way of assessing a provider's reliability is to depend of reviews. You can get pretty good feedback from online forums. http://www.sgwebhostingtalk.com and http://www.sgwebmasterforum.com are a couple of active local forums for web hosting reviews. For foreign host reviews, I would personally recommend http://www.webhostingtalk.com or http://www.webhostingforum.com. If you come across any deals over the Internet and would like to check up on these companies, be sure to make a search on these forums.
You should also make it a point to check how long the web hosting company has been in business. Some big companies may setup smaller companies to offer lower prices to acquire customers. They vanish after a few years and the customers are acquired by the parent company and they end up paying higher prices.
Do some detective work by doing a whois search at http://www.internic.net/whois.html. A whois search reveals information about the registrant of the domain name. The creation date should throw some light on how long the company has been in business. For .sg domains, visit http://www.sgnic.sg. Although this is not 100% accurate, it's a fast way of learning something about a company. If you are still not convinced, start looking at the customers that they have. You may even go as far as emailing some of them to ask for their feedback.
After doing all that, there is still one last issue to look into. Be sure to check out the support that the web hosting company is offering. I was dismayed when I heard a local company say that they don't offer phone support. I personally felt phone support would be one critical competitive advantage over foreign companies who usually offer cheaper prices. I want to know I can call someone if my web server goes down and a foreign company may not be able to offer that convenience.
Most decent web hosting companies should at least have an active forum, a well documented knowledge base and a ticketing response system in place. Nowadays, many even come with Live Chat for faster response time. Test out those tools by sending them an email to chatting with a Live Chat operator to ensure that they live up to their promises.
So there you go, three checks on your checklist to choose a web hosting provider. In this article, you've learnt how to check the speed and reliability as well as the support systems of a of a web hosting provider.
In most instances, foreign web hosting companies offer similar services at lower prices. At first glance, it does seem that it doesn't make any sense to buy from a local web hosting provider. At this point, customers should be aware of the following checks.
One, test the speed of the servers by doing a ping test. "Ping what?" When you perform a ping test, you are using a utility to forward data packets to test the quality of a connection to a machine from where you reside.
You can run a ping test from the DOS command using Windows. Click Start > Run and type in "cmd" (without the quotation marks). A Dos window should be launched. In the Dos prompt, enter "ping www.your-test-host.com".
When you do that, your machine will send 4 data packets and you should see the response time of the reply from the web server. Pay attention to the Approximate Round Trip in milli-seconds. Our local servers average 34ms. A ping test on a server residing in the United States average 289ms.
Sometimes, packets are dropped due to a poor quality connection. In such cases, you should see a "Request Timed Out" in one or more of the replies. Note that there are exceptions. Some servers run protection software that prevents outsiders from pinging their servers.
Most customers can live with the difference in milli-seconds. However, if the servers are unstable or unreliable, it becomes a big turn off. The second check on your checklist is to double check the reliability of the servers. Most reputable web hosting companies come with a 99.9% server uptime guarantee. They claim to have backup hardware for almost everything and if something goes wrong, the standby kicks in immediately.
I'm sure you would immediately recognize the challenge of verifying such claims. One way to do this is to sign up for the cheapest package from the company and upload a website. Use a monitoring tool to monitor the downtime of their web servers. Some of them come free and some come with a small monthly fee. I get an alert from http://www.internetseer.com if my website goes down and another alert when it goes back up. It's free to signup and you only pay if you want their advance reports.
However, this takes time and if you are in a hurry, a convenient way of assessing a provider's reliability is to depend of reviews. You can get pretty good feedback from online forums. http://www.sgwebhostingtalk.com and http://www.sgwebmasterforum.com are a couple of active local forums for web hosting reviews. For foreign host reviews, I would personally recommend http://www.webhostingtalk.com or http://www.webhostingforum.com. If you come across any deals over the Internet and would like to check up on these companies, be sure to make a search on these forums.
You should also make it a point to check how long the web hosting company has been in business. Some big companies may setup smaller companies to offer lower prices to acquire customers. They vanish after a few years and the customers are acquired by the parent company and they end up paying higher prices.
Do some detective work by doing a whois search at http://www.internic.net/whois.html. A whois search reveals information about the registrant of the domain name. The creation date should throw some light on how long the company has been in business. For .sg domains, visit http://www.sgnic.sg. Although this is not 100% accurate, it's a fast way of learning something about a company. If you are still not convinced, start looking at the customers that they have. You may even go as far as emailing some of them to ask for their feedback.
After doing all that, there is still one last issue to look into. Be sure to check out the support that the web hosting company is offering. I was dismayed when I heard a local company say that they don't offer phone support. I personally felt phone support would be one critical competitive advantage over foreign companies who usually offer cheaper prices. I want to know I can call someone if my web server goes down and a foreign company may not be able to offer that convenience.
Most decent web hosting companies should at least have an active forum, a well documented knowledge base and a ticketing response system in place. Nowadays, many even come with Live Chat for faster response time. Test out those tools by sending them an email to chatting with a Live Chat operator to ensure that they live up to their promises.
So there you go, three checks on your checklist to choose a web hosting provider. In this article, you've learnt how to check the speed and reliability as well as the support systems of a of a web hosting provider.
7 essentials of moving to anew web host
When a site has outgrown its web host on all counts or when a web host does not keep its promises, moving web hosts becomes imperative. If a web host fails to provide much needed expansion requirements or technical support you need to upgrade to one that can meet your growth needs.
The first step is to ensure that you have all legal documents and contracts with you. Then make sure you have accurate and updated copies of all content, databases, scripts, and clientele lists. A back up needs to be done as a matter of routine not just when you need to move. Trouble can rear it head in the form of hardware failure or unexplained data losses.
Research the market thoroughly before deciding on a new hosting service. List your requirements and look for a host that can exceed your needs. It is not just bandwidth that you need to look at. Consider technical support, upgrading options, as well as whether the host is keeping up with new developments in the field.
It is important to run from the two web hosts simultaneously for a period until all debugging is carried out and problems are solved. Activate your new solution and upload all your pages, databases, and scripts. Use the new IP address provided by the new company and test the site.
Once things function satisfactorily you must transfer the DNS servers from your previous host to the new one. The transition may take around two weeks so it is essential to keep both sites functional during that transition period. Check mails from both sites until such time you don’t receive any communications to the old site. Once you are sure, discontinue your old hosting service.
Be sure to:
• Select a new service that is similar to your old one as far as technology is concerned. And that you are using the latest design software and that the host has the latest server versions. This will maximize site efficacy.
• Check carefully the hosting service agreement pertaining to the new host.
• Choose a dedicated environment that will offer more capacity for dealing with online customers and provide adequate bandwidth allowances.
• Check out the benefits of an annual plan against a monthly one.
• Find out if your new web hosts are reliable, honest, and competent. The people running the web hosting service must comprehend the technology thoroughly and keep abreast of new developments.
• Check forums to see if the new host you have selected has good reviews and whether there are any valid complaints.
• The host must ensure that your site is up and running 24/7 for 365 days. The pages must load instantly; to this end the web host must have state of the art computer systems. CGI routines, autoresponders, PHP, ASP, SSI scripts, credit card gateways, and so on. All systems must function smoothly.
Be a wise and informed mover.
The first step is to ensure that you have all legal documents and contracts with you. Then make sure you have accurate and updated copies of all content, databases, scripts, and clientele lists. A back up needs to be done as a matter of routine not just when you need to move. Trouble can rear it head in the form of hardware failure or unexplained data losses.
Research the market thoroughly before deciding on a new hosting service. List your requirements and look for a host that can exceed your needs. It is not just bandwidth that you need to look at. Consider technical support, upgrading options, as well as whether the host is keeping up with new developments in the field.
It is important to run from the two web hosts simultaneously for a period until all debugging is carried out and problems are solved. Activate your new solution and upload all your pages, databases, and scripts. Use the new IP address provided by the new company and test the site.
Once things function satisfactorily you must transfer the DNS servers from your previous host to the new one. The transition may take around two weeks so it is essential to keep both sites functional during that transition period. Check mails from both sites until such time you don’t receive any communications to the old site. Once you are sure, discontinue your old hosting service.
Be sure to:
• Select a new service that is similar to your old one as far as technology is concerned. And that you are using the latest design software and that the host has the latest server versions. This will maximize site efficacy.
• Check carefully the hosting service agreement pertaining to the new host.
• Choose a dedicated environment that will offer more capacity for dealing with online customers and provide adequate bandwidth allowances.
• Check out the benefits of an annual plan against a monthly one.
• Find out if your new web hosts are reliable, honest, and competent. The people running the web hosting service must comprehend the technology thoroughly and keep abreast of new developments.
• Check forums to see if the new host you have selected has good reviews and whether there are any valid complaints.
• The host must ensure that your site is up and running 24/7 for 365 days. The pages must load instantly; to this end the web host must have state of the art computer systems. CGI routines, autoresponders, PHP, ASP, SSI scripts, credit card gateways, and so on. All systems must function smoothly.
Be a wise and informed mover.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
5 Things To Look For In A Promising Web Host
Finding a promising web hosting company for your internet based business is an essential piece to the puzzle. This is the company that has control of your server space, web services and file maintenance, so you want to make sure you are protected. Here are 5 things to look for in a promising web host.
1. Reliability
There is nothing more important than reliability when it comes to selecting a web hosting company. There are a number of things that can go wrong within an internet based business and it is assuring to know that your web host is there for you. Prior to selecting a company, take the time to look at the percentage of time their server is working properly. If the server tends to be down 15% of the time or more, this kills valuable time that you could be working.
2. Contact info
Part of a web hosting company being reliable is also them being available. If your server goes down, you want to know that you can get a hold of the company as soon as possible. The best way to check on the support personnel is to call them up prior to agreeing to anything to test them out.
3. Domain name
With thousands of internet based businesses on the web and millions of web addresses already taken, it can be difficult coming up with an original domain name. However, every web host should be able to provide you with one for a reasonable price. Check into the support they give you for finding a quality domain name and the prices each company charges for a domain name.
4. CGI access
Depending on the type of internet based business you have, you may want to or need to run your own programs. In order to do this, you must have CGI access. Not every web host offers this, and not every company offers the same capabilities for their CGI access. When researching into a web hosting company, check to make sure they offer CGI access that allows you to read, write, and execute on your server.
5. POP account
Having a POP account is vital for your business because of the protection that it offers. A POP account gives you password-protected access to mail that is sent through your website email address.
There are several things you want to look into prior to selecting a web hosting company. The more questions you can come up with to ask the company and the more research you put into your decision, the better off you will be.
1. Reliability
There is nothing more important than reliability when it comes to selecting a web hosting company. There are a number of things that can go wrong within an internet based business and it is assuring to know that your web host is there for you. Prior to selecting a company, take the time to look at the percentage of time their server is working properly. If the server tends to be down 15% of the time or more, this kills valuable time that you could be working.
2. Contact info
Part of a web hosting company being reliable is also them being available. If your server goes down, you want to know that you can get a hold of the company as soon as possible. The best way to check on the support personnel is to call them up prior to agreeing to anything to test them out.
3. Domain name
With thousands of internet based businesses on the web and millions of web addresses already taken, it can be difficult coming up with an original domain name. However, every web host should be able to provide you with one for a reasonable price. Check into the support they give you for finding a quality domain name and the prices each company charges for a domain name.
4. CGI access
Depending on the type of internet based business you have, you may want to or need to run your own programs. In order to do this, you must have CGI access. Not every web host offers this, and not every company offers the same capabilities for their CGI access. When researching into a web hosting company, check to make sure they offer CGI access that allows you to read, write, and execute on your server.
5. POP account
Having a POP account is vital for your business because of the protection that it offers. A POP account gives you password-protected access to mail that is sent through your website email address.
There are several things you want to look into prior to selecting a web hosting company. The more questions you can come up with to ask the company and the more research you put into your decision, the better off you will be.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Important Hosting Plan Features
Most Web hosts offer a range of features to attract potential customers to their hosting plans. These features may include disk space, free bandwidth, e-mail boxes, auto responders, FTP access, templates, and more. The customer must then decide which of the available packages best suits their needs.
The first requirement to consider is space. The Web site will require a certain amount of disk space based on the volume of content it will contain, with concern given for potential future growth. If the site is not already designed, a designer should be able to give a specific target range to look for.
The second big requirement is bandwidth. It is absolutely critical to buy sufficient bandwidth to cover the traffic generated by the Web site. In the early years of the Internet there simply wasn’t very much bandwidth available at any price. Today the technology has caught up and some Web hosts offer as much as 1,000 GB of data transfer free each month. Again, the required amount is something a Web designer should be able to predict.
Some Web hosts also offer Web analytics. This very useful service provides an insight into the way a Web site is being used, showing the where the traffic is originating and the pages that are being read. It can even display the amount of time a visitor is spending on the site and the search engines that are sending the traffic. While not usually provided for free, this information is usually considered invaluable to Web site owners.
The disadvantage of this is that the log files used to do traffic analysis take up valuable space. With daily logs, it is possible download and delete them every day, but if monthly logs are preferred it will not be possible to delete them until the end of each month. It’s important to clarify where the Web host will store these files or several megabytes of log files may begin crowding the Web site’s designated storage space as information builds up.
Also check to see where the storage for the e-mail boxes will go. If it will go to the same limited area provided for the Web site a maximum limit for each mailbox should be set. This will prevent incoming mail from causing the site to exceed the storage limit, resulting in an overage fee.
If the Web site is going to be a business site, auto responders should be required. This software allows for visitors who show interest in the site to have and automated reply sent to them. Additionally, the inclusion of forwarding aliases can be useful by allowing email to be sent to a filtering program for sorting prior to final delivery.
Finally, FTP access is another of the things a host absolutely must provide. Very few Web hosts charge for FTP access, since without it hosting of most content becomes very difficult if not impossible.
The first requirement to consider is space. The Web site will require a certain amount of disk space based on the volume of content it will contain, with concern given for potential future growth. If the site is not already designed, a designer should be able to give a specific target range to look for.
The second big requirement is bandwidth. It is absolutely critical to buy sufficient bandwidth to cover the traffic generated by the Web site. In the early years of the Internet there simply wasn’t very much bandwidth available at any price. Today the technology has caught up and some Web hosts offer as much as 1,000 GB of data transfer free each month. Again, the required amount is something a Web designer should be able to predict.
Some Web hosts also offer Web analytics. This very useful service provides an insight into the way a Web site is being used, showing the where the traffic is originating and the pages that are being read. It can even display the amount of time a visitor is spending on the site and the search engines that are sending the traffic. While not usually provided for free, this information is usually considered invaluable to Web site owners.
The disadvantage of this is that the log files used to do traffic analysis take up valuable space. With daily logs, it is possible download and delete them every day, but if monthly logs are preferred it will not be possible to delete them until the end of each month. It’s important to clarify where the Web host will store these files or several megabytes of log files may begin crowding the Web site’s designated storage space as information builds up.
Also check to see where the storage for the e-mail boxes will go. If it will go to the same limited area provided for the Web site a maximum limit for each mailbox should be set. This will prevent incoming mail from causing the site to exceed the storage limit, resulting in an overage fee.
If the Web site is going to be a business site, auto responders should be required. This software allows for visitors who show interest in the site to have and automated reply sent to them. Additionally, the inclusion of forwarding aliases can be useful by allowing email to be sent to a filtering program for sorting prior to final delivery.
Finally, FTP access is another of the things a host absolutely must provide. Very few Web hosts charge for FTP access, since without it hosting of most content becomes very difficult if not impossible.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
How To Choose A Right Web Hosting Service?
Indeed, hustings a right web hosting comfort for your website is not an slight mishap especially when experienced are thousands of lacework hosting providers all remembrance almost specific web hosting packages. Therefore, it is important to know few major considerations even before you start your web hosting search. Below are three major criteria for web host seeker:
Web hosting traits demand
This is unvaried the mightily necessary account to build adjustment a innkeeper for your site. You solicitude to resolve the technical requirements for your website, this including:
a) Server suggestion and hardware requirements
If you happening to concur flowering a website that uses programming environments analogous as Active Server Pages (ASP), Visual Basic scripts, Cold Fusion or Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL database, in this case, you consign will to gem a lattice hosting hand that supports Windows proposition such as Windows NT or Windows 2000 servers.
Likewise, if you dash to gravy train programming languages comparable as Perl, CGI, SSI, PHP or mySQL database, hence gob interlacing hosting plans that help Unix/Linux strategy should be operative to hang out your hosting requirements. Once you have these server platform and hardware requirements in mind, you can decide the best web hosting plans for your need. For more information, you can read "How to select a web server and server platform?"
b) Disk turn & Bandwidth desideratum
Here is bounteous technical requisite that you covetousness to rest assured before selecting a interlacing hosting plan, i.e. disk scope and bandwidth. If you intend to impart a website that does not have a platoon of contents (meaning, web pages), then the disk space requirement may not be a big concern to you. In general, a disk space with 200MB to 500MB should be enough to meet your hosting requirement. In contrast, if you plan to host a website with enormous amount of graphic pictures, mp3 or video files, then you should consider a web hosting plan that provide huge disk space, for example, 500 MB to 1,000 MB.
Similarly, the bandwidth exigency bequeath depend on your suburb traffic estimation. Obviously, a website that gather to haul upset traffic leave smash the daily bandwidth premium very fast. If so, you will need to find one web hosting service that offer huge bandwidth with 40 GB to 100 GB per month. Depending upon your website requirement, choosing a web hosting service that provide sufficient amount of disk space and bandwidth is crucial consideration to prevent paying extra costs in the future should you overuse the monthly disk space and bandwidth allowance.
c) Other hosting traits
While the larger requirements are uttermost
important, practiced are poles apart hosting like that you have to presume true too. Can interlacing hosting provider aid video clips on your website, if you have? Is the lattice hosting assistance compatible with Dreamweaver or FrontPage web authoring tool? Do you plan to set up a virtual store online? Can the host support the e-commerce features without adding extra cost to your monthly payments? On top of that, you may also want to find out the number of email accounts provided, number of FTP accounts, web statistic software (analyze your web traffic), type of control panel supported (manage your web hosting account), database and scripting languages supported and etc.
Reliability and scalability
A culminating netting
hosting provider offers undisguised server uptime and flashing Internet connection. You should diagnostic pour in a lacework hosting aid that guarantee at inaugural 99% server uptime with high-speed Internet backbones using at number one OC3 (Optical Carrier) lines (155 Megabits per second) or above instead of T1 or T3 lines. A reliable web hosting provider usually invests heavily on their data center infrastructure with high performance servers, high speed multiple backbones providers with fail-over redundancy, backup power generators and firewall software protection in place to ensure they meet the uptime guarantee specified in the terms of service.
Similarly, you should aggregate a net hosting helping hand with hardware facilities that designed for scalability, thereupon that they can thrive
with your business. For example, if you need to elaborating further disk space, bandwidth or accommodate of mySQL databases, you should be telling to upgrade as needed without any problems.
Customer cooperation and sustain
The never cease basic basis in poll a netting
hosting furtherance is to catch a mesh hosting providers that offers admirable customer backing and support. You should always search for a web hosting provider that offers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week technical support that fielded with highly experience technicians, so that any web hosting problems will be resolved within a reasonable amount of time. You may also want to consider to test how responsive is their customer support by sending few inquiry emails to the web hosting provider. In general, any response in less than 24 hours is considered acceptable. It is a sign of poor customer support if they take more than one day to response.
In addition, a lacework hosting provider with elegant sustain
should and guard confused support channels, such as toll-free phone support, 24/7 email support, convincing chat, online knowledgebase, Interactive form tutorials and FAQ.
Web hosting traits demand
This is unvaried the mightily necessary account to build adjustment a innkeeper for your site. You solicitude to resolve the technical requirements for your website, this including:
a) Server suggestion and hardware requirements
If you happening to concur flowering a website that uses programming environments analogous as Active Server Pages (ASP), Visual Basic scripts, Cold Fusion or Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL database, in this case, you consign will to gem a lattice hosting hand that supports Windows proposition such as Windows NT or Windows 2000 servers.
Likewise, if you dash to gravy train programming languages comparable as Perl, CGI, SSI, PHP or mySQL database, hence gob interlacing hosting plans that help Unix/Linux strategy should be operative to hang out your hosting requirements. Once you have these server platform and hardware requirements in mind, you can decide the best web hosting plans for your need. For more information, you can read "How to select a web server and server platform?"
b) Disk turn & Bandwidth desideratum
Here is bounteous technical requisite that you covetousness to rest assured before selecting a interlacing hosting plan, i.e. disk scope and bandwidth. If you intend to impart a website that does not have a platoon of contents (meaning, web pages), then the disk space requirement may not be a big concern to you. In general, a disk space with 200MB to 500MB should be enough to meet your hosting requirement. In contrast, if you plan to host a website with enormous amount of graphic pictures, mp3 or video files, then you should consider a web hosting plan that provide huge disk space, for example, 500 MB to 1,000 MB.
Similarly, the bandwidth exigency bequeath depend on your suburb traffic estimation. Obviously, a website that gather to haul upset traffic leave smash the daily bandwidth premium very fast. If so, you will need to find one web hosting service that offer huge bandwidth with 40 GB to 100 GB per month. Depending upon your website requirement, choosing a web hosting service that provide sufficient amount of disk space and bandwidth is crucial consideration to prevent paying extra costs in the future should you overuse the monthly disk space and bandwidth allowance.
c) Other hosting traits
While the larger requirements are uttermost
important, practiced are poles apart hosting like that you have to presume true too. Can interlacing hosting provider aid video clips on your website, if you have? Is the lattice hosting assistance compatible with Dreamweaver or FrontPage web authoring tool? Do you plan to set up a virtual store online? Can the host support the e-commerce features without adding extra cost to your monthly payments? On top of that, you may also want to find out the number of email accounts provided, number of FTP accounts, web statistic software (analyze your web traffic), type of control panel supported (manage your web hosting account), database and scripting languages supported and etc.
Reliability and scalability
A culminating netting
hosting provider offers undisguised server uptime and flashing Internet connection. You should diagnostic pour in a lacework hosting aid that guarantee at inaugural 99% server uptime with high-speed Internet backbones using at number one OC3 (Optical Carrier) lines (155 Megabits per second) or above instead of T1 or T3 lines. A reliable web hosting provider usually invests heavily on their data center infrastructure with high performance servers, high speed multiple backbones providers with fail-over redundancy, backup power generators and firewall software protection in place to ensure they meet the uptime guarantee specified in the terms of service.
Similarly, you should aggregate a net hosting helping hand with hardware facilities that designed for scalability, thereupon that they can thrive
with your business. For example, if you need to elaborating further disk space, bandwidth or accommodate of mySQL databases, you should be telling to upgrade as needed without any problems.
Customer cooperation and sustain
The never cease basic basis in poll a netting
hosting furtherance is to catch a mesh hosting providers that offers admirable customer backing and support. You should always search for a web hosting provider that offers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week technical support that fielded with highly experience technicians, so that any web hosting problems will be resolved within a reasonable amount of time. You may also want to consider to test how responsive is their customer support by sending few inquiry emails to the web hosting provider. In general, any response in less than 24 hours is considered acceptable. It is a sign of poor customer support if they take more than one day to response.
In addition, a lacework hosting provider with elegant sustain
should and guard confused support channels, such as toll-free phone support, 24/7 email support, convincing chat, online knowledgebase, Interactive form tutorials and FAQ.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Web Hosting , Real Estate In CyberSpace
As the internet market has grown and assimilated into global culture, becoming an integral part of our daily lives, more and more companies, small businesses, non-profits, and individuals are embracing the web, all desiring their own websites, tailored to their specific needs and interests, and expressing their goals and visions, while targeting specific audiences. Even individuals and companies known for their old-fashioned tenets and inflexible standards, are giving way to new standards in advertising and mass-marketing so easily and readily available on the web.
One of the greatest assets of the web is its ready accessibility from anywhere on the globe by the click of a mouse. All one needs is a computer, handheld device, or such peripheral with an Internet connection, and presto! You are connected to an enormous database of information on everything possible: from real estate and brokerage negotiations, to educational documents, research, and studies, to entertainment, media, and games; to libraries, health resources, and so much more - the list is 'virtually' endless.
Numerous web hosting companies have sprouted all over the globe, each outfitting clients with hundreds of MB of web space and domain names, as well as extra features such as easy to use templates for building websites, numerous mailboxes, large quotas for data transfer (20-60GB per month), marketing strategies, visitor statistical reports such as Urchin, password protection, FTP access, web blogs, audio and video streaming, PERL Debuggers, Message boards, Guestbooks, and hit counters in CGI script, mailing lists and autoresponders, file management and tech support resources, as well as live telephone support, often 24 hours a day. E-commerce sites will want to have additional special features that enable quick and seamless financial transactions, with secure encryption and SSL Digital Certificates, for visitors to their sites wishing to purchase products or services online.
Some web hosting companies such as the award-winning Earthlink Company based in Atlanta, GA in the United States, offer dual platforms, such as Unix and Windows. Considered the most versatile operating system, the Unix system supports freeware and shareware programs and offers maximal security. On the other hand, the Windows system hosts webpages designed in Microsoft Access as well as ASP or Active Server Programs. Depending on the needs of the client, web hosting companies offer a wide variety of services and amenities, with each increase in web space offering a substantial increase in web services accordingly. A general rule of thumb is that the client gets as much as they are willing to pay for.
There are three kinds of web hosting: shared, dedicated, or collocation. Shared web hosting, the least expensive, involves sharing a portion of an existing file server with other companies. Dedicated hosting is more expensive and allows for full control and access to a web server, with absolute control of processing power and storage space. This type of web hosting more than suffices for most businesses and enterprises.
The last but not least kind of web hosting, is collocation, in which the client provides all services such as hardware and software and the only task relegated to the web host is to ensure that the server remains connected to the internet. Collocation is truly for only the "die-hard" techie that has exceeded the generous boundaries of dedicated hosting.
One of the greatest assets of the web is its ready accessibility from anywhere on the globe by the click of a mouse. All one needs is a computer, handheld device, or such peripheral with an Internet connection, and presto! You are connected to an enormous database of information on everything possible: from real estate and brokerage negotiations, to educational documents, research, and studies, to entertainment, media, and games; to libraries, health resources, and so much more - the list is 'virtually' endless.
Numerous web hosting companies have sprouted all over the globe, each outfitting clients with hundreds of MB of web space and domain names, as well as extra features such as easy to use templates for building websites, numerous mailboxes, large quotas for data transfer (20-60GB per month), marketing strategies, visitor statistical reports such as Urchin, password protection, FTP access, web blogs, audio and video streaming, PERL Debuggers, Message boards, Guestbooks, and hit counters in CGI script, mailing lists and autoresponders, file management and tech support resources, as well as live telephone support, often 24 hours a day. E-commerce sites will want to have additional special features that enable quick and seamless financial transactions, with secure encryption and SSL Digital Certificates, for visitors to their sites wishing to purchase products or services online.
Some web hosting companies such as the award-winning Earthlink Company based in Atlanta, GA in the United States, offer dual platforms, such as Unix and Windows. Considered the most versatile operating system, the Unix system supports freeware and shareware programs and offers maximal security. On the other hand, the Windows system hosts webpages designed in Microsoft Access as well as ASP or Active Server Programs. Depending on the needs of the client, web hosting companies offer a wide variety of services and amenities, with each increase in web space offering a substantial increase in web services accordingly. A general rule of thumb is that the client gets as much as they are willing to pay for.
There are three kinds of web hosting: shared, dedicated, or collocation. Shared web hosting, the least expensive, involves sharing a portion of an existing file server with other companies. Dedicated hosting is more expensive and allows for full control and access to a web server, with absolute control of processing power and storage space. This type of web hosting more than suffices for most businesses and enterprises.
The last but not least kind of web hosting, is collocation, in which the client provides all services such as hardware and software and the only task relegated to the web host is to ensure that the server remains connected to the internet. Collocation is truly for only the "die-hard" techie that has exceeded the generous boundaries of dedicated hosting.
Choosing Internet Hosting Choices
Many people are unimpressed with the choosing internet hosting choices that they have made in the past. They probably spent the whole day searching for the right internet hosting site, and finally just decided to pick one out of the vast array of offers that they saw on the Internet.
One plan seemed just as good as another from the unlimited number of Internet sites offered in choosing Internet hosting choices they had to pick from, and they chose that specific one without taking into account, all of the services that they would actually be receiving from the Internet hosting site they chose.
They made the mistake in choosing the wrong internet hosting site because they were probably overwhelmed by the sheer number they had to choose from. The method of choosing internet hosting choices will vague in some cases and those internet hosting choices were easy to ignore.
The were probably just as confused on choosing Internet hosting choices to be the right Internet hosting company because the wording used in all of the Internet ads was so confusing. The Internet hosting choices were so attractively packaged by all of the direct marketing advertising that the Internet is famous for throwing at you.
If you want to find good Internet hosting choices, look carefully at what you are paying for. Learn the lingo, and read customer reviews to make sure you are making the right choices in all of the choosing Internet hosting choices available to you.
There may be quite a few that offer the same thing, but at least you can make the right choice from the stellar reviews offered by people that renew their memberships, and choosing online hosting choices by the year is the very best way than by choosing some Internet hosting sites that might not be around next week.
With over 1000 true testimonials to review, you will get a true feel of what the excellent Internet hosting choices are that are being offered to you. Choosing Internet hosting choices do not require a lot of work sometimes. Some of these companies will come directly to you with their marketing programs that promise to dazzle you with their benefits, and you will quickly find out that their boasting is not true.
You will know that you have an outstanding success rate of finding the right site, when choosing Internet hosting choices are right at your fingertips. When you can call day or night, and find a customer service representative ready to help you, you know you have a great hosting site you can pick that you can depend on. This form of service is not offered at the less than beneficial internet hosting choices that you might find on discounted Internet hosting offers in your email.
They may sound like they would move the world for you, if you would only commit to a yearly plan, but after all of the frequently asked questions come up short on good answers, you know they are definitely not going to be one of the final choices when choosing Internet hosting choices can be found better elsewhere.
One plan seemed just as good as another from the unlimited number of Internet sites offered in choosing Internet hosting choices they had to pick from, and they chose that specific one without taking into account, all of the services that they would actually be receiving from the Internet hosting site they chose.
They made the mistake in choosing the wrong internet hosting site because they were probably overwhelmed by the sheer number they had to choose from. The method of choosing internet hosting choices will vague in some cases and those internet hosting choices were easy to ignore.
The were probably just as confused on choosing Internet hosting choices to be the right Internet hosting company because the wording used in all of the Internet ads was so confusing. The Internet hosting choices were so attractively packaged by all of the direct marketing advertising that the Internet is famous for throwing at you.
If you want to find good Internet hosting choices, look carefully at what you are paying for. Learn the lingo, and read customer reviews to make sure you are making the right choices in all of the choosing Internet hosting choices available to you.
There may be quite a few that offer the same thing, but at least you can make the right choice from the stellar reviews offered by people that renew their memberships, and choosing online hosting choices by the year is the very best way than by choosing some Internet hosting sites that might not be around next week.
With over 1000 true testimonials to review, you will get a true feel of what the excellent Internet hosting choices are that are being offered to you. Choosing Internet hosting choices do not require a lot of work sometimes. Some of these companies will come directly to you with their marketing programs that promise to dazzle you with their benefits, and you will quickly find out that their boasting is not true.
You will know that you have an outstanding success rate of finding the right site, when choosing Internet hosting choices are right at your fingertips. When you can call day or night, and find a customer service representative ready to help you, you know you have a great hosting site you can pick that you can depend on. This form of service is not offered at the less than beneficial internet hosting choices that you might find on discounted Internet hosting offers in your email.
They may sound like they would move the world for you, if you would only commit to a yearly plan, but after all of the frequently asked questions come up short on good answers, you know they are definitely not going to be one of the final choices when choosing Internet hosting choices can be found better elsewhere.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Web Hosting Solutions: Need an Answer?
Many web hosting companies offer a variety of services for web site designers, owners, or future owners. It is important to have your problem in the world of internet business solved with a web hosting solution, whether for personal or business use. Many web hosting solutions offer what is needed to build and manage your own website. Some of the things they offer are software, personalized domains, and email accounts. These basic tools are what is needed to create your very own website.
The first thing you should do before choosing a web hosting solution is to check to see what content is allowed on the web server. There are service regulations that prohibit different types of material and you should make sure that your web site falls within those regulations. Many regulations prohibit certain pirated software and MP3's and music files, hacker programs, and archival materials.
Most web hosting companies will offer package deals where you can select a certain package of services. Some services include virus/spam filters, extensive databases, web discussion forums, chat rooms and blogs, streaming videos, image galleries, scripting options, and others.
The Microsoft program “Front Page” is often supported by web hosting agencies. This programs grants control of the web site to the web designer in an easy to use program. Many other web hosting businesses use programs similar to that of “Front Page” with which you can design your web. You can change the appearance, add images, buttons and check boxes with these programs and it is all up to the web designer.
You should familiarize yourself with how much customer service the web hosting agency offers. Familiarize yourself with the help files so that you can become as knowledgeable as possible. It is important that you know how to use the technology and software you are using so that you can use it effectively. A good web hosting agency will assist you as much as possible in learning how to use the software, especially if you are new to the whole web design thing.
The first thing you should do before choosing a web hosting solution is to check to see what content is allowed on the web server. There are service regulations that prohibit different types of material and you should make sure that your web site falls within those regulations. Many regulations prohibit certain pirated software and MP3's and music files, hacker programs, and archival materials.
Most web hosting companies will offer package deals where you can select a certain package of services. Some services include virus/spam filters, extensive databases, web discussion forums, chat rooms and blogs, streaming videos, image galleries, scripting options, and others.
The Microsoft program “Front Page” is often supported by web hosting agencies. This programs grants control of the web site to the web designer in an easy to use program. Many other web hosting businesses use programs similar to that of “Front Page” with which you can design your web. You can change the appearance, add images, buttons and check boxes with these programs and it is all up to the web designer.
You should familiarize yourself with how much customer service the web hosting agency offers. Familiarize yourself with the help files so that you can become as knowledgeable as possible. It is important that you know how to use the technology and software you are using so that you can use it effectively. A good web hosting agency will assist you as much as possible in learning how to use the software, especially if you are new to the whole web design thing.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Cheap Web Hosting Plan Cheap Domain Name Registration
Are you tired of finding a reliable web hosting company to host your web site? There is a way to go for a most feasible choice. It is web hosing directory that will help you to better analyze the efficiency of a web hosting company and their services.
In general, web hosting directory is a web site that is designed to furnish relevant information about web hosting providers to prospective customers. The pertinent information furnished includes the names of web hosting companies, web hosting services, price of web hosting service and so on. Thus for people gearing ahead to buy web hosting plan or pertaining services, web hosting directories are ideal means to rely upon. Other than this, they are also best at conferring information about cheap web hosting service plan that remains the desire of many webmasters.
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However while checking out such cheap web hosting companies, make sure they are equipped with ample technicians to deal with mechanical failures. The other fundamental features that you should never overlook include password security, uptime and customer care.
Web hosting directories are also the pertinent information pool to judge the credibility of web hosting providers through reviews. Here you can read reviews of people who have utilized web hosting services offered by such cheap web hosting companies so far. Thus, whenever you decide upon to buy web hosting plan, be it cheap or expensive, never give web hosting directory a mis make online money.
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In general, web hosting directory is a web site that is designed to furnish relevant information about web hosting providers to prospective customers. The pertinent information furnished includes the names of web hosting companies, web hosting services, price of web hosting service and so on. Thus for people gearing ahead to buy web hosting plan or pertaining services, web hosting directories are ideal means to rely upon. Other than this, they are also best at conferring information about cheap web hosting service plan that remains the desire of many webmasters.
Whether a web hosting company offering cheap web hosting solution will be able to meet your web hosting demands is a question worth ponder over? Nobody will better answer than a web hosting directory. They facilitate visitors with several alternatives so that they can compare all available cheap web hosing providers and select a superlative and economical web hosting solution for their website.
The inexpensive web hosting services available on web hosting directory are assorted in different price ranges for the convenience of visitors. Some web hosting directories also render alternatives to examine the quality of the cheap web hosting services offered by web hosting providers. They will further help you out to identify which web hosting company offer domain registration, technical assistance, website design along with their cheap web hosting services.
However while checking out such cheap web hosting companies, make sure they are equipped with ample technicians to deal with mechanical failures. The other fundamental features that you should never overlook include password security, uptime and customer care.
Web hosting directories are also the pertinent information pool to judge the credibility of web hosting providers through reviews. Here you can read reviews of people who have utilized web hosting services offered by such cheap web hosting companies so far. Thus, whenever you decide upon to buy web hosting plan, be it cheap or expensive, never give web hosting directory a mis make online money.
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Promote your domain with FREE fraud, spam and virus protected email (essential for small businesses) that includes 25MB total storage! Best of all, your personalized email account is customized to the domain name that you use for your Web site
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Affordable, reliable and backed by 24/7 support, your free hosting also includes our world-class data centers; FrontPage extensions; 24x7 FTP access; best-of-breed routers, firewalls and servers; Web site statistics and much more.
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Activate free hosting for a Web site you’ve already built or create a 5-page Web site. Just open your Internet browser, select your images and type your text. In the time it takes to do it, your site gets built. Drag-&-drop text/images, add your photos or graphics and much more. Password-protected Web pages, specialty content and editing features make it secure and simple!
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Discover the easy new way to make an impact on the Web! Launch your own BlogCast instantly and share your thoughts on everything from family to politics. Whether you're writing your own personal journal or looking to influence audiences, this must-have blogging application is free with your purchase.
Total DNS Control
Manage your domain name server (DNS) records, set your email, FTP, sub-directories, web site location, and more. Our Domain Control Center makes it easy.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Reseller Hosting
Reseller web hosting can be low cost way to earn high profits online. Reseller hosting programs will allow users to lease their servers, bandwidth, and connections while branding the goods as their own. Most large hosting companies today resell their products from larger firms because it reduces the cost of equipment and other fees. Resellers act outside of the control of hosting companies, and are not considered to be employees.
Many resellers are similar to affiliates, and are paid based on how many customers they sign up every month. The difference between affiliate programs and cheap reseller hosting services is that resellers continue to be paid each month for every client they sign up, whereas affiliate programs are generally paid a one time commission. The first thing you will want to do if you plan on becoming a reseller is to decide what products or services you want to sell.
If you are interested in web hosting, most aspects of this service can be resold. Products for web hosting include servers, connections, and e-commerce stores. Most hosting companies like to allow resellers to handle as much as possible so they can concentrate on running the business. Many of these hosting firms will also provide consultation to resellers. Cheap reseller hosting is a profitable business model for those who understand it. Once you've decided what products you want to sell, the next thing you want to do is choose the right reseller hosting company.
There are thousands of reseller programs online, and it is best to go with companies which are established. Free Resellers is a forum located at www.freeresellers.com, and has useful information about reseller hosting services. You want to choose a company which has a good track record. Even if the company promises to pay you high commisions, it is better to go with established companies. These firms have experience dealing with products and clients.
Once you've setup your reseller program, you will want to attract customers. If you are starting your first reseller hosting business, it may be a good idea to start with clients who are working on a smaller budget. Many of these clients will not require high end services, and your products can be tailored towards them. When you are just starting out, you don't want to overextend yourself. If you plan on running a larger company, targeting upscale clients would be a good idea.
Cheap reseller hosting services are a good model for those who understand them. They allow you to run a hosting company without the costs which are involved with owning your own server and maintaining an e-commerce account. At the same time, you will be dependent on the hosting company to pay your commission, and it is important to make sure you choose a company with a good track record. If you are interested in running a full hosting company, it is important to realize that more costs will be involved. You will have to deal with running your own server, connections, and other issues.
Many resellers are similar to affiliates, and are paid based on how many customers they sign up every month. The difference between affiliate programs and cheap reseller hosting services is that resellers continue to be paid each month for every client they sign up, whereas affiliate programs are generally paid a one time commission. The first thing you will want to do if you plan on becoming a reseller is to decide what products or services you want to sell.
If you are interested in web hosting, most aspects of this service can be resold. Products for web hosting include servers, connections, and e-commerce stores. Most hosting companies like to allow resellers to handle as much as possible so they can concentrate on running the business. Many of these hosting firms will also provide consultation to resellers. Cheap reseller hosting is a profitable business model for those who understand it. Once you've decided what products you want to sell, the next thing you want to do is choose the right reseller hosting company.
There are thousands of reseller programs online, and it is best to go with companies which are established. Free Resellers is a forum located at www.freeresellers.com, and has useful information about reseller hosting services. You want to choose a company which has a good track record. Even if the company promises to pay you high commisions, it is better to go with established companies. These firms have experience dealing with products and clients.
Once you've setup your reseller program, you will want to attract customers. If you are starting your first reseller hosting business, it may be a good idea to start with clients who are working on a smaller budget. Many of these clients will not require high end services, and your products can be tailored towards them. When you are just starting out, you don't want to overextend yourself. If you plan on running a larger company, targeting upscale clients would be a good idea.
Cheap reseller hosting services are a good model for those who understand them. They allow you to run a hosting company without the costs which are involved with owning your own server and maintaining an e-commerce account. At the same time, you will be dependent on the hosting company to pay your commission, and it is important to make sure you choose a company with a good track record. If you are interested in running a full hosting company, it is important to realize that more costs will be involved. You will have to deal with running your own server, connections, and other issues.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Queries On Web Hosting
After having built the web pages the next step is to display it in your website. The important factor is to select a hosting service which could offer a better reliable service for your business. The following query and explanation section throws light on what a web hosting service does and how to make a best choice among the millions of hosting concern available today in market.
Query : What web host do for us? Kindly provide brief answer.
Explanation : They are Providers or concern who provides different types of services that are essential in maintaining your website. For any website it needs a storage area for storing it which is provided by web host.
Query: What is the average cost involved when going for a web host?
Explanation : This varies depending upon requirement of the concern but on a average the costs runs between $15-$25 per month.
Query: Does free hosting service maintain Integrity and are they trustworthy?
Explanation : If it is a business web site then it is a must to go for a affordable paid web hosting for the site. The free hosting service would be suitable only for fun site where banners only get displayed. This is because free web hosting service providers give only small bandwidth and the space provided is also little and to add to it they will have advertisements posted on your site which will affect your traffic ,in some cases the site will go down for a certain period which will affect your business.
Query: How to choose the right web host for my site?
Explanation : Given below are the key points to consider while choosing a web host:
Requirements Study - The web hosting service that suits for one may not suit for other because the requirement for each varies. So before choosing it is always wise to make a study of what is needed for you namely things like Database support(MYSQL) etc..
Uptime - The uptime of the server should be at least more than 99.5%
Data Transfer - For this you need to work out your requirement which will help in determining the bandwidth needed by you. Also in this context make sure that the hosting servers do not share bandwidth which will reduce the speed of your site.
Storage - The web hosting service must offer you the storage area more than what is required by your current website. Also make a study of whether the web hosting service put you penalties if in case you exceed the allocation. In this it is also needed to find out how the web hosting concern decide your storage capacity, that is whether they take into account the web files or do they take into account the emails, log files,.. also. A detailed study of this is needed for which you should be able to view your log files. So Storage and traffic are critical points to be studied when choosing a web hosting service
Technical Support - Always it is good to choose host that give throughout the year, all days technical support
Security - It is wise to ensure that host services uses updated security software. Also the hosting service must offer SSL named as Secure Socket Layer for performing secured transactions.
Email - The hosting service must provide good number of emails, aliases and mail forwards because it is key for business.
Shopping Cart - The cart used by you must match with that provided by hosting plan chosen by you or the hosting service must have a appropriate shopping cart replacement.
Customer Support - The type of customer support varies such as through email, phone. In whatever way the support is provided it is better to find out the response time they take to get back to you. As conveyed earlier it is best to choose host that give throughout the year, all days technical support.
CGI-Bin Access - Whatever be the site you own you have to run some CGI script. For the sake of security host services have their own scripts installed but it is better to make a room for allowing to install your own scripts as per your needs. That is you have to additionally look whether it supports the language such as PHP, Perl etc.. in which you may write your scripts.
Feedback - Before choosing a web hosting service it is always better to make a study of the concern to know about the negative feedbacks if any.
FrontPage Extensions - If you have FrontPage in your site just make a check whether the hosting service also support FrontPage with the same version as yours.
Communication Media - The hosting service chosen has to be good otherwise we may have problem with the communication services linked with domain like email, File Transfer Protocol(FTP) which are key for any business.
Scalability - You can use any tool like HTML for your site but important factor to consider is whether the web hosting service is scalable that is as you built more complex features in your site the host service must be upgradeable to handle all this.
Domain Name and IP Number - It is good to have your own domain name and IP number for which the web hosting service must help you.
Backup - Ensure whether the hosting service provide important service like backup which will help you to prevent against data loss.
Due to the birth of many web hosting companies, the above factors if considered would help you make a correct decision for choosing a good web hosting concern for your business.
Query : What web host do for us? Kindly provide brief answer.
Explanation : They are Providers or concern who provides different types of services that are essential in maintaining your website. For any website it needs a storage area for storing it which is provided by web host.
Query: What is the average cost involved when going for a web host?
Explanation : This varies depending upon requirement of the concern but on a average the costs runs between $15-$25 per month.
Query: Does free hosting service maintain Integrity and are they trustworthy?
Explanation : If it is a business web site then it is a must to go for a affordable paid web hosting for the site. The free hosting service would be suitable only for fun site where banners only get displayed. This is because free web hosting service providers give only small bandwidth and the space provided is also little and to add to it they will have advertisements posted on your site which will affect your traffic ,in some cases the site will go down for a certain period which will affect your business.
Query: How to choose the right web host for my site?
Explanation : Given below are the key points to consider while choosing a web host:
Requirements Study - The web hosting service that suits for one may not suit for other because the requirement for each varies. So before choosing it is always wise to make a study of what is needed for you namely things like Database support(MYSQL) etc..
Uptime - The uptime of the server should be at least more than 99.5%
Data Transfer - For this you need to work out your requirement which will help in determining the bandwidth needed by you. Also in this context make sure that the hosting servers do not share bandwidth which will reduce the speed of your site.
Storage - The web hosting service must offer you the storage area more than what is required by your current website. Also make a study of whether the web hosting service put you penalties if in case you exceed the allocation. In this it is also needed to find out how the web hosting concern decide your storage capacity, that is whether they take into account the web files or do they take into account the emails, log files,.. also. A detailed study of this is needed for which you should be able to view your log files. So Storage and traffic are critical points to be studied when choosing a web hosting service
Technical Support - Always it is good to choose host that give throughout the year, all days technical support
Security - It is wise to ensure that host services uses updated security software. Also the hosting service must offer SSL named as Secure Socket Layer for performing secured transactions.
Email - The hosting service must provide good number of emails, aliases and mail forwards because it is key for business.
Shopping Cart - The cart used by you must match with that provided by hosting plan chosen by you or the hosting service must have a appropriate shopping cart replacement.
Customer Support - The type of customer support varies such as through email, phone. In whatever way the support is provided it is better to find out the response time they take to get back to you. As conveyed earlier it is best to choose host that give throughout the year, all days technical support.
CGI-Bin Access - Whatever be the site you own you have to run some CGI script. For the sake of security host services have their own scripts installed but it is better to make a room for allowing to install your own scripts as per your needs. That is you have to additionally look whether it supports the language such as PHP, Perl etc.. in which you may write your scripts.
Feedback - Before choosing a web hosting service it is always better to make a study of the concern to know about the negative feedbacks if any.
FrontPage Extensions - If you have FrontPage in your site just make a check whether the hosting service also support FrontPage with the same version as yours.
Communication Media - The hosting service chosen has to be good otherwise we may have problem with the communication services linked with domain like email, File Transfer Protocol(FTP) which are key for any business.
Scalability - You can use any tool like HTML for your site but important factor to consider is whether the web hosting service is scalable that is as you built more complex features in your site the host service must be upgradeable to handle all this.
Domain Name and IP Number - It is good to have your own domain name and IP number for which the web hosting service must help you.
Backup - Ensure whether the hosting service provide important service like backup which will help you to prevent against data loss.
Due to the birth of many web hosting companies, the above factors if considered would help you make a correct decision for choosing a good web hosting concern for your business.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Web Hosting Basics
If you have decided you or your company is in need of a website, you will have to purchase web hosting services from a hosting company. There are many different web-hosting companies to choose from, and they can easily be found on the internet. If you do a quick search for them in any search engine, you will find that there are almost too many to count. Choosing the company that is right for you can be a harrowing experience, but there are really only a few basic things to consider.
The first factor to consider when choosing a web hosting company is how much space they will give you for your account. If you merely want a single page on the Internet with little or no graphics, you can get by with purchasing an account with the smallest amount of space available. However, if you are planning to create a full e-commerce site with multiple pages and order forms, you will need to make sure you have enough server space to support your entire operation.
Before you sign your web-hosting contract, you will first have to choose and purchase a domain name. Though many of the names you might want are already taken, you can often find one that suits your needs, especially if you get creative with it. For instance, if your business is called Cards For You and that domain name is already taken, you might consider choosing More Cards For You or Cards For You Today. The possibilities are endless, and with a little thought you will be able to think of a snappy domain name.
You can often purchase a domain name through your web hosting company, or you can purchase it through a private domain name retailer. These companies are very easy to find. Often times, if you type the domain name you want into a search engine, a domain name seller will pop up if the name is not already taken. You can purchase a domain name for a year at a time, or for several years, depending on how much you want to invest at the get-go.
Once you have a domain name, you will of course have to create a website to put on the Internet. There are many do-it-yourself web design programs that are fairly user friendly. Software like FrontPage makes web design a cut and paste, fill in the blank soft of affair. However, if you would like a more professional look, you can use programs like Dreamweaver or Image Ready to make your sites. There are always freelance web designers looking for work who are ready to take on your cause if you are not savvy enough to do it yourself.
Web hosting companies give passwords to allow you access your space on their servers. You can upload files and pages using their own interface programs, or you can utilize the upload tools built in to your web design program. Once you upload a page, it is important to make sure it looks correct on a variety of different web browsers. Because each browser interprets information differently, you may run into trouble if you build a site while only previewing it in Internet Explorer. There are often compatibility issues between Safari and Mozilla browsers that distort site tables and images.
However, once you work out the kinks and create an excellent site, all you have to do is pay your web hosting bills, and your site will be available for the whole world to see. Web hosting companies usually offer options regarding payment plans. You can pay for a year at a time, or you can monthly or quarterly to maintain your place on the World Wide Web.
The first factor to consider when choosing a web hosting company is how much space they will give you for your account. If you merely want a single page on the Internet with little or no graphics, you can get by with purchasing an account with the smallest amount of space available. However, if you are planning to create a full e-commerce site with multiple pages and order forms, you will need to make sure you have enough server space to support your entire operation.
Before you sign your web-hosting contract, you will first have to choose and purchase a domain name. Though many of the names you might want are already taken, you can often find one that suits your needs, especially if you get creative with it. For instance, if your business is called Cards For You and that domain name is already taken, you might consider choosing More Cards For You or Cards For You Today. The possibilities are endless, and with a little thought you will be able to think of a snappy domain name.
You can often purchase a domain name through your web hosting company, or you can purchase it through a private domain name retailer. These companies are very easy to find. Often times, if you type the domain name you want into a search engine, a domain name seller will pop up if the name is not already taken. You can purchase a domain name for a year at a time, or for several years, depending on how much you want to invest at the get-go.
Once you have a domain name, you will of course have to create a website to put on the Internet. There are many do-it-yourself web design programs that are fairly user friendly. Software like FrontPage makes web design a cut and paste, fill in the blank soft of affair. However, if you would like a more professional look, you can use programs like Dreamweaver or Image Ready to make your sites. There are always freelance web designers looking for work who are ready to take on your cause if you are not savvy enough to do it yourself.
Web hosting companies give passwords to allow you access your space on their servers. You can upload files and pages using their own interface programs, or you can utilize the upload tools built in to your web design program. Once you upload a page, it is important to make sure it looks correct on a variety of different web browsers. Because each browser interprets information differently, you may run into trouble if you build a site while only previewing it in Internet Explorer. There are often compatibility issues between Safari and Mozilla browsers that distort site tables and images.
However, once you work out the kinks and create an excellent site, all you have to do is pay your web hosting bills, and your site will be available for the whole world to see. Web hosting companies usually offer options regarding payment plans. You can pay for a year at a time, or you can monthly or quarterly to maintain your place on the World Wide Web.
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