How to Pick A Web Hosting Provider
How do you choose a web hosting provider when there are thousands of hosting companies available online?
Web Hosting Standards
It’s like going through the Yellow Pages trying to find a nice restaurant. There are lots of them. Important factors in selecting a web hosting company include looking at the percentage of server uptime. Anywhere between 98% and 99% uptime is the dream standard for server uptime, anything less than 80% is unacceptable. The simple answer is the longer the downtime of a hosting server, the less web traffic at your website.
Web Hosting Space
Another thing worth considering is how much hosting space is provided for the files that will make up your web site. How much bandwidth is in your web hosting package? Monthly bandwidth is the amount of data transfer allowed for visitors to view and use your web site.
Web Hosting Bandwidth
With today’s changing environment in hosting services, it is important to get as much web hosting space and bandwidth as is possible within your budget constraints. This will allow necessary updates and enhance web traffic to your website when it becomes more welcome.
Web Hosting and Scripting
It is equally important when purchasing business web hosting that CGI access is provided; alongside features such as MySQL, Real Audio, Real Video, and Cold Fusion. A crucial feature necessary for doing ecommerce is SSL, or a Secure Sockets Layer. This allows encryption of credit card data until it comes to you. An SSL certificate can be purchased from most hosting providers. Displaying it on your ecommerce web site verifies that your hosted site transactions are safe and secure for customers.
Web Hosting and Domain Names
You will also need to obtain with your package a domain name that reflects the nature of your business. To get your own unique domain name, you must first check the availability of the name with a domain name search, offered by many different domain registrars.
Contact Delivered Systems for Web Hosting
Delivered Systems provide a range of Web Hosting services and also provide IT support, website design, computer systems and web application development. Contact us free to discuss your requirements on 01892 704 150, by email or complete our enquiry form.
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