If you want to have a website, you need to decide what web hosting service you want. While you may be puzzled by the prospect, you are responsible for doing your own research and understanding what you are purchasing. Keep reading to learn to recognize a good web hosting service.
Keep track of how many often outages occur and how long they last. If they are too long and too frequent, you should think about choosing a different service. Most services encounter issues once in a while but if they are not fixed quickly, you are not getting your money’s worth.
Call the customer service number
Call the customer service number and ask about SSL certification and shopping carts. If the technicians are helpful, you have found a web host that understands e-commerce and will be able to meet your needs. On the other hand, if no one is able to answer your technical questions, look for a different host.
Read the terms of service
Read the terms of service when dealing with a web host who offers “unlimited” services. Many times web hosts will offer unlimited bandwidth or sometimes hard disk space. Read the terms carefully, as they may reserve the right to ask you to upgrade your plan, if you are a higher profile customer, that has increased usage.
Establish how much you can afford to spend on web hosting. You can get discounts if you subscribe to web hosting for a while year instead of paying a monthly fee. Perhaps you should start with a monthly subscription to see if the host you have chosen is reliable and switch to a yearly plan later.
Just because you’re shopping for web hosting doesn’t mean that the common sense ideas you apply to other shopping trips can be ignored. You need to know what you are looking for and what you can afford then find a service that matches. This article will help you accomplish that.
