Webhosting Considerations

There are a lot of hosting companies out there. How do you chose the right one. Well, a lot of people tell you to chose one that has inexpensive monthly fees. I would agree that when starting out, you should possibly choose one that will not break the bank; however, there are other things to think about also. What do those companies offer you besides webhosting. Are you going to have enough storage space? What about bandwidth? If you are hosting a business website, you should have the best webhosting account you can find. Price alone should not be the deciding factor. What else are you getting for your price?

Another consideration is support. My pet peeve is bad customer service. I would rather a person tell me that they will get me an answer and it take a couple of days than to have someone who will not respond. I recently had a situation where one of my main websites that I have hosted with someone else, was hacked. I discovered it and was in a panick as I had been a little bit stupid and had not backed up my site like I should have. I emailed the support staff to see if they could assist me and to let them know what had happened and if there was any way of preventing this in the future. Guess what...to this day I have heard nothing from them. I even put in a support ticket. There has never been a response. This happened at least 6 months ago. Now the problem is that I have a lot of files there and I don't really want to move them, but since I am getting no service at all, I guess that will be my only option.

I would suggest that when you have decided on a webhost, email them and see how soon you get a response. That won't always tell you what kind of service you are going to get, but it will give you an idea of the attention you will get if you have a problem.

Each person will ultimately have to make their own decision on what is right for them, but do your homework. Compare the services. Look at several webhosting services before choosing one for your business. Cheap isn't always better. My mother always told me that you get what you pay for.......and over the years, I have discovered that she was right.

By: Patricia Reed

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Patricia Reed is a successful webmaster and publisher of many articles and newsletters at www.netbizconnection.com