Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Dedicated Servers? Maybe Would Be Good to Have a Nice One?

By Jimmy Woodall

When I heard a conversation about this dedicated server thing. The first time I was wondering what it might be. Then I quickly learned it was an online thing. A dedicated server is not someone who is attentive to you in a restaurant. When you hear the term "dedicated servers" online it usually refers to the type of hosting provider for a website.

If you have started a website, you are probably aware that you must find a host. There are several different types of web hosting available. You can get hosting through a free server. This is usually what people get who want to have a personal web page for friends and family. A free server will most likely put their own ads on your web page so that they can generate income. So if you don't mind that, go for it.

There are also shared servers. A shared server is the logical choice of most businesses starting out on the website. Because internet hosting can cost hundreds of dollars per month, most small businesses choose a shared server so they do not have to invest so much money at the onset of their business.

A shared server can be a good option for a small internet business or a personal website. There is no reason for a personal website owner to have a dedicated server. A small business or personal website can keep costs down if they share the cost of hosting with other businesses.

However, if your business suddenly takes off, or you find that you need a lot more space for forums and shopping carts that your current shared server cannot give you, it may be time to look into getting a dedicated server.

Dedicated servers host only your website. This means that all of the space and bandwidth on the server is yours and yours alone. You do not have to share hosting with other businesses. You can generally make your website as large as you want and include databases such as shopping carts as well as forums, that normally take up quite a bit of space.

This also means that you have total control for the safety of your server and your website. You can add additional features that can make your site even more secure, to the benefit of both your customers as well as yourself.

Dedicated servers usually cost a lot more to maintain. There are different sizes as well as services available for this type of web hosting. When looking at the different options that are available on dedicated servers online, you can generally find everything from larger servers to budget dedicated servers.

Nothing can be worse for an internet business than the following:

- Customers not being able to access the website because there is not enough bandwidth, leading the customer to believe the website no longer exists.

- Customers not trusting the security of the website because last month their credit card information was lifted because the website was not secure.

- A severe limit on the website with regard to space that eventually costs you customers.

All of the above scenarios can be avoided by using dedicated servers instead of shared servers. Dedicated servers add space, bandwidth and security for internet business websites.


The author, Jimmy Woodall, has 49 plus years business experience, and is presently involved in Internet, Affiliate and Niche mktg. You can visit his websites and pick up three free affiliate marketing books http://freegiveaways.jwoodl.com/index.html then make sure you visit his new Dedicated Server site and look around. There is a lot of good information on the subject and its free http://www.jwoodl.com/dedicated-servers

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