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All Web Hosts Are Not Created Equal

There are multitude web hosting providers offering hundreds of solutions for businesses owners worldwide. You need to know exactly what services you need and then choose the right web host. Performance, features, reliability, and customer service is what you are going to pay for.

Each individual or a company requires different specific needs. Below are 3 steps to help you decide what provider will suit your needs.

1. Cost – Decide your budget and the services you need from your web host. You need to research and compare different web hosts.
   Shared Hosting and Dedicated Web Hosting.
   In shared hosting you share the web server and its resources with many other accounts. Shared web hosting has become much more advanced and consistent over the years due to which businesses have gained from a safe middle ground on price and reliability. Shared web hosting prices usually range from $5-$30/month on average.
   In dedicated hosting all the resources are at your disposal and you control the performance of your web server based on the resources that your web site requires. This type of hosting is more expensive, but typically you can expect to pay any where from $99/ a month in upwards of $300-$400/ a month.
2. Determine Your Needs – Get a web host that will suit your requirements and also match them to your budget.
   Web hosting in general has become much more affordable and competitive.
   List the services you need.
   Do you need 24/7phone support, or does your provider have a good and quick technical and sales system in place if things go wrong?
   Will email and or ticketing system be sufficient?
   On the issue of potential data loss, make sure that the web host you choose offers back up/restore services or perhaps at least an option to add it or make it available at an additional cost.
   You should also take into account the number of email accounts and databases you may require. All individuals in your business will need individual email accounts. If you plan on running an e-commerce shopping cart or a community forum of any kind you will need one or more databases. Many hosts do charge extra for databases and or limit both depending on their business model.
   Decide on the amount of disk space and data transfer you will need. You should get this at a reasonable price. You need to factor in graphic designs and growing database when deciding the disk space. Depending on your budget get as much space in the beginning itself.
3. Research – Once you have narrowed your web hosting needs and price points start researching on the providers own web site. Read all about the company and get to know their products, services, and infrastructure and their privacy policy and terms of service. Many companies also provide a customer testimonial and FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page as well. Testimonials can supply essential information on the types of web sites being hosted and how well the company is currently providing service to its existing customers.  You can also contact the provider personally.