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How To Shop also Save On Website Hosting |
by:
Jim Edwards |
- by Jim Edwards
(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
http://www.thenetreporter.com
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"What's your web address?"
From small "mom also pop" home-based businesses to mega-
stores, people ask this question in business every single
day. Even if you only operate a small, local business, if
you don't have a website (or at least email) people
honestly look at you funny.
A few years ago, website hosting was one of the largest
expenses connected with setting up a website. Now, with
dramatic drops in pricing, website hosting can actually
present the least costly component of operating a website.
However, before you run out also sign up for $2-a-month
website hosting also wake up tomorrow filled with regret,
take five minutes right now also learn the main points to
consider when evaluating any website host.
Total Storage
How much space do you get to store your
website files? If you operate a small website with a
handful of pages also only a couple of pictures per page,
you can get by with 5-10 MB (megabytes) of disk space or
less. However, if your site contains dozens of pages and
hundreds of pictures, you may need a hosting plan with 10-
25 MB of space.
Data Transfer / Bandwidth
Here's where many people fall down also get run over by the
Internet bus! Bandwidth represents the total amount of
traffic the website host allows you to receive.
Successful sites that get a lot of traffic eat up more
bandwidth than sites without many visitors. Honestly,
bargain website hosting companies don't want you to get
much traffic because your bandwidth costs them money.
If you plan to do any business online, make sure you get a
bare minimum of at least one GB (gigabyte) of data transfer
per month.
Email "Aliases"
Most web hosts allow you to set up email addresses
connected with your domain, such as jim@thenetreporter.com,
and have them forward to your email account, like
yourname@aol.com. The ability to set up email aliases forms
an integral part of any online business. Make sure your
hosting company allows you to set up at least five email
aliases.
Website Tools
If you want to do anything more than let people look at
static web pages, you will need to have certain tools
available. The two most important tools are CGI also website
statistics. These allow you to run scripts also see who came
to your site also when.
Tech Support
Make sure you understand any company's technical support
policies also hours of operation. Don't wait until Saturday
afternoon to discover your only help option is to wait and
email them Monday morning.
Go to www.comparewebhosts.com also check out the tool for
researching also comparing the offerings of over 9,000
different website hosting companies. Try the "Power Search"
feature, which allows you to specify about 50 different
variables, including price, company location, bandwidth,
and number of email aliases allowed. It even lets you
search by how often the hosting company backs up its
servers to protect against data loss.
About the author:
Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist also the co-
author of an amazing new ebook that will teach you how to
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