| Many clients have talked to us about their
online business and they would like to have some suggestion
in choosing a web hosting company. There are so many companies
and packages for them to choose. Here we will listed out
some factors that need to be considered. |
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| Disk Space |
Disk space is depends
on the size of your web site. So, have a look on your
web site folder and see how much disk space it takes
up on your computer. You should always get more space
than what is taken up on your computer. For example,
if your web folder is 200MB, you should probably get
250-300MB of disc space. This extra space allowed you
to further expand your web site and put more materials
there. Remember that you need to think about what kind
of materials you planned to add later. If what you plan
to add is some flash animation or some audio/video file,
you'd better to get some more buffer. |
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| Bandwidth |
Bandwidth is the
amount of data transfer that your web site can use.
If you plan on having a massively popular site with
a large amount of files, then you should have a high
bandwidth. For casual web sites, bandwidth is not as
big a factor. Again, consider cost and try to have more
bandwidth than you need, not less. It is also important
to check the bandwidth for local and overseas. |
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| Web site speed |
Web site speed is
seldom taken into consideration. Web site speed is a
really important factor. If your web host has a very
slow speed for all of its web sites, then you may not
want to go with that host. People won't stay around
at a page forever. If you want many people to visit
your site, having a fast speed is very helpful. You
should check with the web hosting company and ask them
to provide a list of their sites. You can then try to
access to see the response of these sites. |
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| Database / Programming Language support |
Database and Programming
Language support are important if you plan to have a
dynamic website and interact with your customers. Currently,
most web hosting provides support for database and programming
language, but there are great variety on database and
programming language. You should check and pick the
one you plan to use. |
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Of course the above
factors are depend on how much you want to spend on
it. It's always difficult to take all the best. You
should think about your own case and find out the best
fit. For example, you have a text-centric site with
little photos and target in local market only, you may
find a hosting with little disk space, enough bandwidth
for local (overseas is not important in this case) and
normal web site speed. |
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| Technical Support |
Technical support
is one of the important factor you need to consider.
But how to know their services level? You can test by
sending them an email with some questions or just make
a phone to their support hotlines. If they respond quickly,
this is a good sign. If they cannot provides you answers,
you'd better find another one. |
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| UpTime |
The more uptime they
guarantee, the better. 99% uptime is the minimum acceptable
standard. You'd should Look for 99% plus guaranteed
uptime. |
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| FTP Access |
You need an FTP program
to transfer files to the server. You should seek for
an unlimited and unrestricted FTP access, otherwise
it will troublesome to maintain your website. |
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| Control Panel |
| Most web hosting company will provides
a web based control panel for you to maintain your web
site. You should looking for one with a easy-to-use interface. |
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| Statistics Program |
A good stats program
is handy if you want to keep an eye on how many visitors
you are getting, where they are coming from, referrers,
top entry and exit pages and so on. Some companies offer
excellent stats programs as standard while others offer
basic stats but you have to pay extra for advanced statistics.
You should ask the company what kind of statistics information
they can provide. |
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