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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

So now I'm looking for hosting again....

Finding the right web host can be tough nowadays there are so many things to look for:

1) 24 hour support
2) Reliable servers
3) Does the support staff speak English
4) Do they offer MySQL and PHP
5) How much bandwidth do they offer

These are the top five things to look for. Nothing is more frustrating than when your website has a hosting issue and your hosting company doesn't have a phone number to call or they have "bankers" hours. Let face it most of the time a website goes down it's in the middle of the night or at least it's a weekend day.

The best web hosting isn't always the cheapest either. Most companies that offer $2.99 hosting cannot pay for the proper support staff. Think about how many $2.99 hosting accounts they need to sell just to cover the cost of their support staff, let alone their hardware. In the web hosting world there are thousands of host to choose from but only a dozen that are really worth it.

Before choosing a hosting company give the company a call first and see how many rings it takes them to answer the phone. If it does go to voice mail how long did it take to get back to you? Most people spend tons of money on design, marketing, SEO and yet when it comes to hosting they find the cheapest one out there. Then when their website goes down and they cannot get in contact with their host they wonder why.

posted by orke @ 12:26 AM 

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Looking for hosting sucks! It's always hard to find out the best web host for the money. I haven't heard of the above company before but I will give them a try at least they offer 24 hour service.

1:18 AM  

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