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5 Steps to Get the Best Web Hosting

1. You Want Reliability

You should make the speed of the servers and the up time the main factors in your decision when choosing a host. Bandwith and space can be negotiated, reliability can not.

2. Research Before Buying

Research the web hosts  and verify their reliability. Go to Google and type “web hosting reviews” to make your research easy!

3. Avoid over sellers

Many web hosts offer unlimited space. How reliable can a web host which offers unlimited space be?  You should research much more if you found a web host that offers incredible space and bandwith. Most of them can’t be reliable and generally over-sell. I recommend HostGator as a reliable web host that offers unlimited space and bandwith.

4. Test the customer support service

Send some emails to the sales support of the web hosts that you think would suit your needs. See how quickly, how friendly and most important, how helpful will they respond.

5. Spend money

If you want a reliable and fast provider you will need to spend between $10 and $20 per month. Nobody is going to offer you quality for 5$/year.

What Type Of Hosting Suits Your Needs?

Free Hosting

What could be better than a free web hosting plan?  Everything else. Free hosting plans are only good for personal sites which don’t require many technical resources.

Shared Hosting

Shared hosting is the most popular type of hosting available. Basically, you share a server with someone else. This means you are exposed to all the exposed to all the activities of your member. But don’t worry, most of the hosting companies take good care of their customers so such things rarely happen.

Dedicated Hosting

Dedicated hosting is the ultimate way to host your website. You own the entire computer that hosts your website(s) and you’re the only guilty if something goes wrong! Most of companies offer managed dedicated servers though, where they take care of the technical support by themselves.

So, which type of hosting suits your needs?

To wrap it all up, free hosts are good for personal sites, shared hosts for small-businesses and dedicated hosts are good for big businesses or websites which require a great amount of resources.

Web Hosting Mistakes

So, you’re still looking for a web host, right? Make sure you avoid the 3 mistakes below

Limited Technical Options

Most of the free web hosts (and some paid ones too!) give you limited technical options.  You should avoid any companies that don’t offer or allow you to use mod_rewrite, CHMOD, IonCube etc.

Free Hosting

The visitors you bring to a website on a free hosting usually become someone’s else and not your customers. Unless you’re planning to play with a personal website, free web hosts are a big no-no.

Cheap Hosting

Even if your budget is limited, think twice before buying 2$ yearly hosting plans.  When the price is that low, there is a catch.  Anything over 5$-10$/month and which requires payment in advance for at least 3-month can be considered reliable hosting. Hostgator is the best example for that.