A
website hosting company is very much essential for establishing your
website presence. It is not sufficient to just create a website; you
need to have a domain which is provided by a website hosting company. As
there are many such companies around, some thought and consideration
has to be used in choosing the right website hosting company.
A
very important point to consider is the amount of support the company
gives you. You have to choose a web host that gives a good response to
any problem you have; and in other words, has a good support system with
24/7 live chat support.
The
website hosting company has to have a minimum of 99% uptime, especially
if you have a commercial website where you have to stay online
continuously, without interruptions. In addition to this, the web host
should have lots of web or disc space as there is always the possibility
of you needing to expand your website over time.
Preferably,
the website hosting company should offer you a web space of 1 GB so
that you can add features and several scripts to your website if and
when required. And if your web host permits you to hold multiple domains
from an account, you definitely need more than 1 GB of disc space.
Ecommerce web development
If
you own a business website that sells products or services, you need to
choose a website hosting company that has e-commerce features like
Agora shopping carts. Usually web hosts provide shopping carts for free.
As scripts today usually use SSIs for inclusion of data, you have to
ensure that you choose the web host that supports or activates SSI for
your domain.
It
is important that the website hosting company is fast as slow web hosts
only lead to the loss of visitors while waiting for the loading of web
pages. Choose web hosts with a minimum of a T1 connection for internet
carriers; though T3 connections are faster or better.
As
security is an important feature of all websites, you have to choose a
website hosting company that provides you with sufficient security. It
should have important security services like firewalls for protection
from hackers.
Check
on the bandwidth of the website hosting company as the higher is the
bandwidth, the better it is for you. If you have lots of graphics on
your website, you will need a lot of monthly bandwidth so choose the
host with a minimum of 20GB bandwidth.
