Monday, November 10, 2008

Hosting Shopping Guides - How to Choose a Right Web Host

By Justin Knights

Shopping for a certain thing that you like could take a lot of your time. This rule is the same when someone is looking for the perfect web hosting to host his website. How can he choose from the countless choices available out in the market? Searching without a clue will be like finding a needle in a sack of sand. But if you know what you are looking for, it will cut down the searching time for your web hosting search.

To begin, you must first know the size of the website that you want just like you must know the size of the pants you are wearing. You can estimate the size of your website by knowing how much information you want to store in your website and also the type of website that you want to build. This storage space will sometimes include your email storage. So, a generous estimation is better than an exact estimation.

Next, you need to figure out how to get your content onto the website. A very important feature here for you to achieve that is the FTP access. This feature enables you to upload, edit and delete files on your website. This feature is also much better to use than a web based interface method.

With all the files uploaded onto your website, you will need enough bandwidth to ensure that your website will operate smoothly. If you have insufficient bandwidth, you will not be able to support the activity going on in your website. When that happens, your website will break down with an error.

The reason is that the bandwidth actually determines the amount of data that can be transferred in and out of your website. When the amount is exceeded, you bandwidth is used up. Therefore, estimation is also needed here to know how much bandwidth you should have for your website. The more bandwidth you go for, the more you need to pay. So, choose an amount that you can afford so that you won't end up paying extra for something that you won't be using. Another issue about bandwidth is to be aware of providers that promise unlimited bandwidth. These kinds of deals are often marketing schemes to attract you. These companies actually provide you with a certain amount of bandwidth. Once you have used up all your bandwidth, they will make you pay additional fees for whatever exceeded amount that you have used.

In conclusion, to know what you want in your website is very important for you to search the right web hosting provider for you. Always do a little research to know what you are dealing with and do not fall for cheap deals that often turn out to be a nightmare.


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Article written by Justin Knights, freelance writer.

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