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 What do I look for in a good business web host?
Look for a company that has been in the
business long enough to have some reviews about their
ability to provide the level of service that your business
requires. Make sure that the provider has customer service
that can help you when you have questions. Give them a
call, even if you don't have a problem, and establish a
relationship that may help you when you do have a problem.
Understand that every service provider is willing to help
you with the simple problems, but when it comes to
business solutions, it pays to have the best team handling
you URL.
Longevity:
Look for a company that has been in the
business long enough to have some reviews about their
ability to provide the level of service that your business
requires. Ask for referrals from existing customers, if
they really provide top notch service then there should be
plenty of happy customers they can refer you to. Check the
better business bureau, to see if they hosting company you
have chosen has ever been cited or written up.
Quality Server
Technology:
The use of quality server technology is
important. Since shared hosting services utilize
multiplexed equipment, consumers must ensure that the
server and server technology used can accommodate the
number of users on your particular server.
System
Administrators:
The consumer should ensure that knowledgeable system
administrators are operating the multiplexed shared
hosting technology.
Network Redundancy:
Your shared hosting package must have multiple connections
to the Internet. Network redundancy ensures that if one
Internet connection goes down, then traffic can be
re-routed through another connection.
Shared Hosting:
A good, shared Web host must provide
reliable and reasonable quality-of-service. Many times, a
consumer will sign-up with the least expensive provider
only to experience many technical difficulties and the
inevitable and frustrating experience of changing Web
hosts. To avoid this experience, it is best if the
consumer chooses the right hosting company. Ensuring that
a shared Web hosting firm has the following
characteristics will increase the probability of consumer
satisfaction.
Types of Web Hosting:
There are generally two types of Web Hosting accounts
available, virtual and non-virtual accounts. Virtual Web
Hosting refers to leasing space on a web server where you
have your own domain name. This type of account enables
your Web site to have a professional appearance and
enables potential visitors to find your site more easily.
An additional benefit to having a virtual domain account
is that many search engines and directories will rank your
site higher if you have a virtual domain.Non-virtual Web Hosting provides you with space on a
web server but without using a domain name. In this case
the URL to your Web site might be something like http://tripod.com/yourname/yourfiles.html.
As you can see, this is much more difficult to remember
than a simple domain name. The major benefit of non-vitual
Web Hosting is that it can often be found free of charge.
Many companies on the Web offer free non-virtual domain
accounts. These include GeoCities, Tripod, Beseen, etc.
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