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Sunday, September 7, 2008

What to Look For While Selecting a Web Hosting Company?

By Alpana A

There are several companies that provide web hosting solutions - then how do you go about finding the apt choice for your business? A little research on the companies and your requirements as well as expectations from the web hosting company can simply do wonders for your online business; without missing out on the budget factor which does have its own relevance especially when the business is small or for a beginner.

Reliability: The first and foremost factor is the reliability of the company. Uptime is the deciding factor of the stability of any hosting company. It shows how visible your site has been without any technical or any other issue. If your site takes longer to be viewed or doesn't show up due to server problems or any sort of other problems, it results in losing out on valuable customers, which in turn means losing out on business.

Cost: Whether your business is small or big, the cost of making your website live through any web hosting company costs a lot of money. There are different hosting services which are available for different businesses. Suppose, if yours is a small business, then you can go for shared hosting services which are cheaper and offer you ample amount of services. But if yours is a big business then you can go for managed server hosting or dedicated web hosting. Managed hosting solutions nowadays can easily be affordable for small as well as big organizations (or websites).

Support Team: There are many issues that can arise in the wee hours, and the main question that follows this problem is if there is some support team who will rectify the problem as soon as possible. Many companies offer a support team 24/7, but right web hosting company will provide you with a specialist who deals with such issues instead of you going through all the trouble. In fact, many a times the problem is taken care of by this dedicated team even before you know about it.

Bandwidth, Disk Space And Other Features: Any company that can analyze and provide the perfect amount of bandwidth and disk space for your website with additional features such as files such as images, databases, html, etc. are good for any website owner.

With the growing success of your website, if the hosting company can provide you with an upgradation option, it is any day the perfect choice for your business as well as your for pocket.

The author is associated with IDS Logic, a professional Web Hosting Company in India offering fully Managed Hosting and Dedicated Server Hosting solutions.

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