6.26.2012

How I Chose a Web Host for My Website

By Martin Clementine-Marks


I am excited to announce that my small business is finally going to have its own website! I use to only sell my crafts in person at art fairs, but lately popularity has gotten to the point where online sales are lucrative. Having never had a website before, I found the process of setting one up to be quite a learning experience. I now know the best way to find just the right web designer and web host when you are ready to build a sales website.

Cost is of course most people's prime concern when looking for a web service of any sort. Establish a budget ahead of time so you know what is out of your league. A budget will also give you a reasonable amount to spend on web hosting and will help you not get sucked in to the super cheap and ultimately frustrating low quality web hosts.

You will want to know some about your website plan before researching hosts. For one thing, you will definitely need to know how big your website is going to be in terms of the size of files that make it up. If you are using a web designer for your website, as them how big your site will be. They can guide you in choosing a web host.

For people building their own websites, I recommend calling the web host company and asking questions. I was baffled by all the different hosting packages available and didn't understand many of the features listed. I didn't know what my website needed and what would be superfluous. When I called up the web hosting companies, I was able to ask specific questions and narrow down my web host options accordingly.

Making this contact with their customer service will allow you to evaluate their support staff, too. If you have to wait on hold for an hour to talk to someone about what each package offers, you already know you don't want to buy from them! Find a web hosting company who you would feel confident calling if a website crisis arose at some point.

Look online for user reviews about web hosts to guide you, too. This is where you will be able to learn about how reliable each company is. Nothing is worse than a server crashing during peak sales hours.

My decision was made when I found a web hosting company that offers hosting powered by renewable energy. I love that my website is powered not by nonrenewable fuels like oil and coal but by the wind and sun. My website is running great and helping my business expand.

I am very happy with both my both my web designer and web host company. My website has already started bringing in sales and I couldn't be happier with how it looks and runs. Do your research and ask lots of questions if you want to get the best web hosting services possible..




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