How
To Pick a Hosting Company
How To Pick a Hosting Company
If you are seeking a new hosting company let me give you some
words of wisdom because I have been through a few. One company even
went belly up in the middle of the night giving me no notice. That
was disastrous for me as well as my customers. If you are tired
of hosting companies with poor service and excessive downtime then
get ready to print this page out.
First thing first, you might take a step back from your website
or E-business and think about what you want it to look like in the
future. Then start making decisions about the hosting. Think about
things like: How much traffic are you expecting? How many more sites
will you build or could possibly build in the future?
Are you going to load software to the server? Some of the best
programs that smart marketers use need to be loaded: such as; affiliate
programs and autoresponders and require a dedicated IP address.
If you intend on growing then make sure these things are an option.
If you realized that you will want to have more sites in the future
or currently are moving a lot of sites from one account to another.
One thing you can do is get a dedicated server or keep your money
in your pocket and find a hosting company that'll allow you to have
add-on domains. Did you realize that you could have one account
for around $25 a month and all your domains on it? You, for the
cost of $25 a month could host 2, 10, 15, 26, 45 domains.
There are accounts out there that will let you do this. But here's
what you should know about these types of accounts, you are not
limited in domains, but limited in the amount of space you have.
So if you need more space, just ask and they'll be happy to give
it to you for a price.
If you want to market your website you should get your own IP address
with your accounts. This will play a big part when it comes to search
engines finding you, as well as increasing the utilization of your
autoresponders.
One big thing to watch out for:
Make sure that you find out what type of control panel the hosting
company is using. If they don't tell you I would be scared. I believe
that the best hosting companies out there will use cPanel. If the
hosting company is using cPanel then they will probably be bragging
about it since it is designed very well.
Now here's a quick checklist:
- Step back and think about what you want
- Check to see if they allow you to have add-on domains. If so,
then what will it cost in additional fees? (Some companies have
a one time fee for this).
- Make sure you own your own IP address, not a shared IP. Most
companies call this a dedicated IP address.
- Look at the control panel, is it cPanel?
Now for the biggest question I always get: What hosting company
do you highly recommend? I recommend a company called Frontier Power
Hosting because of their specialized knowledge, excellent customer
support reputation, and they meet these criteria. You can find them
at http://www.frontierpowerhosting.com.
About
the Author Matt Bacak became "#1 Best Selling
Author" in just a few short hours. Recent Entrepreneur Magazine’s
e-Biz radio show host is turning Authors, Speakers, and Experts
into Overnight Success Stories. Discover The Secrets. www.PromotingTips.com
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