Jan 07 2009
How To Select Web Hosting
If you’re setting up your own website, truly the most important decision you need to make is how to select web hosting.
The choices are endless. Cheap isn’t always the best, though I would agree that is part of the equation. I learned that the hard way early in my career. Some of the criteria you do want to consider are the the site’s length of time in service, number of domains hosted, and its overall general reputation.
I’d shy away from just relying on word-of-mouth responses. In these cases, I’d challenge you to find web hosting that is always rated great by everyone, every time. So much factors into a person’s experience with a company.
For more detailed research, I recommend Web Hosting Reviews. If you’re just delving into the world of hosting, you may not know right off to check other criteria such as uptime, band width and disk space. You certainly don’t want to find out the hard way about something as vital as band width when your site is either unavailable or you get a huge hosting bill.
Web Hosting Reviews looks at these criteria unbiased. What I like about the site is its review over time. This is the true test of great web hosting–consistency.
One thing you want to be thinking of as well is the other perks a web hosting provides such as blogs or a shopping cart. You may not be thinking of these things when you first start up, but you do want to be aware of what’s being offered.
Changing web hosting can be a bit of a pain. If you take the time to do your research before you commit, you will save yourself a lot of frustration. Do the math. Do the checking. Select the best web hosting for you.
