Web Hosting Considerations
Posted in Small Business Websites, Starting your first website on 05/15/2009 09:44 am by Jenna BrennThis post is part 4 of the “10 Things Every Business Should Know Before Starting a Website” post.
Thing #4: Web Hosting Web hosting is the service that houses your website on a web server to make it available for the public to see. The type of web hosting service that your website will need depends on a number of factors that basically have to do with what your website does, what functionality it has, and how many people visit it each day, hour, and second. If you have a basic website (informational only which delivers text and pictures), your hosting costs should be minimal (around $10 a month) and you have many choices of hosting companies. E-commerce websites or websites with web applications will usually pay more for web hosting. It is important to research the hosting company you are considering prior to signing up with them to ensure that their current customers are happy with the service they provide. A website that provides web hosting company reviews based on their customer feedback is www.webhostingreviews.com.
A more convenient way of taking care of your web hosting needs is to have your chosen web designer/developer sign you up with their hosting company, but please read the caution under the “Website copyright” post if you choose to do this.