What to look for in web hosting

What is important to you in your Internet business? Do you plan to have a dynamic site with cutting edge graphics and high-resolution images? Do you plan to simple offer keyword intensive content, with little or no high-resolution content? What to look for in web hosting?

What to look for in Web Hosting?

Price- We recommend a price range of $6-$10 per month. Anything lower than $6 should make you a little nervous about their services. They are obviously cutting costs somewhere. Anything above $10 per month is a little steep. You would definitely want to know exactly what value added features you would be getting for an annual fee of $120!

What to look for in Web Hosting?

Customer support and service- Especially if you are new to building a web site, you are going to need all the help you can get. Make sure your host has the highest of customer service ratings and be sure to look for vale added features like: Live Chat, Knowledgebase, searchable FAQ and discussion forums. These will save your day when you get stumped at 2:00 am. Who wants to wait 48 hours for an answer?

What to look for in Web hosting?

Bandwidth- Always make sure you have an appropriate amount of bandwidth in relation to the file size of your website, in comparison to the amount of hits you expect on your site. Many companies offer unlimited badwidth, but our experience suggest you be careful of such offers.

What to look for in Web Hosting?

Scripts/ Databases-You need to know if there are any script limitations. Are there scripts like cgi, php, etc you want to use that your web host doesn't allow? Of course most are going to work with php and cgi with no problem. Also find out about how many SQL databases you can get and if they offer it at all. Databases can be a very powerful tool that can save you tons of time and are usually necessary for forums.

What to look for in Web Hosting?

Spam/ Adult sites- Search engines may penalize you for being on a server that has been red flagged due to gambling, Spam sites, adult content sites etc. The last thing you need is for your site to be limited by search engines. That is your key to the world.