The Web Hosting Decision: How To Choose A Web Host

submitted: Aug 27th 2008 | by: DarrelHawes | Total views: 2 | Word Count: 322 | PDF View | Print Article

If you are launching a new website, one critical decision is where to have the site hosted. A web host is the location of where your web site actually resides on the internet. It may help to think about this in relationship to a human family. They have many options where they may live, and there is just a single place that is there home at any given time.

Websites have to sit on a computer somewhere, and the computers which keep websites are called web servers or web hosts.

One choice you will need to make is if you will use a paid web host or a free one.

Going with a free web host is always a temptation, as along with the attractive price, they often include simple website creation tools. Although these sites have many advantages, you should not use one for your "main" sites. Along with the showing of ads, they might also remove your site without warning or might close their service. Even so, the use of one of these sites can be a great part of your marketing plan. You may want to take a look at Blogger.com and Weebly.com.

When you set up your paid web host, you have a few options. You can either purchase it yourself or in the event have engaged the services of a web designer, these professionals will often make web space available to you. Some of the criteria in selecting a web host include:

Price: how much are they going to charge you every month? What features might you need that will cost extra?

Reliability: do they guarantee uptime? One of the best ways to determine reliability is to ask what others' experience has been. The least expensive web host will not be worth it if you cannot count on it being available when your customers or readers need it.

Cpanel: make sure the web host uses cpanel for accessing the site to make changes.

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