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Friday, September 26, 2008

How to Decide on a Web Hosting Package

By Puripong Koomsin

If you are reading this article, chances are, you are comparing the packages offered by various web hosts out there. Of course, you are right to do so. You certainly would not want to sign up on a web hosting package because of hype or that you were persuaded to, only to be beset with problems later when you depend on your website to be up and running.

Most of the time, you do get what you pay for, so the point is, you match your purchase against your needs. That is right. You need to decide on your needs first, before you can tell which web hosting package is right for you.

For starters, how much traffic do you expect to your site? As well, what kind of files do you expect your web host to host for you? Obviously, files like multimedia takes up more space than mere documents. Then again, do you expect your visitors to download files from your site? Are there many downloads and do these include multimedia files?

You need to estimate the above as the factors mentioned will affect how much disk space and bandwidth you need and thus, which web hosting package. It may be alright for you to share hosting space with others, or a dedicated hosting space may be more appropriate for you.

Even within a shared hosting environment, there are several plans for you to choose from. Usually, there are three plans. The most basic plan may be alright for you, or not. The difference mainly lies in the amount of hosting space (disk space) and bandwidth provided. Other differences may lie in the number of domains to be hosted, FTP features and other web hosting features.

Probably the most talked about 'feature' is the web hosting support that is offered by your potential web host. There is good reason for this. If you signed up on a web hosting package based only on the features offered within the package and neglected to find out its customer support, you had better pray that you don't run into problems with your website later on, because if you do, you may not receive the web hosting support that you need and in a timely manner.

If your site is going to be popular, or that you are not very experienced, chances are good that you will run into problems, so it would be wise to plan for this contingency right from the beginning. Even if you really don't think that you will run into any problem that you could not solve on your own, it would still be wise to plan for otherwise, because you are after all, paying for your hosting. Why pay for a web host that does not provide adequate web hosting support when you can find one that does?

If you want a web host that delivers, check out for the web hosting packages available. You get all the features within the package of your choice, plus the web hosting support in case you need it.


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