What is Web Hosting and How to Get it?

Your business website needs a home to help it to function and exist online. So, before we go into anything else, let’s think of web hosting as just that – a home OR the place where your website lives.

Web hosting provides a storage space, security, and the other vital features required by website by a website for it to remain live and accessible to users and visitors 24/7/365. Many web hosting providers offer these services to businesses at a cost based, and on their website needs, site owners in turn choose the service they find most suitable based on the following factors:

Server Reliability-
A businesses website needs to remain online at all times. Thus, a reliable server (physical location(s) where your website and its assets are stored) guarantees this, preventing any loss in viewership or rating that may occur during any possible downtime. It is wise to avoid web hosts that fail to provide any form of reimbursement for unexpected and lengthy website downtime.

Customer Support-
New website owners/developers are particularly in need of around the clock customer tech support from their hosting service providers. Businesses should decipher the scope of support they’ll need, the means of contact available and their response time and invest in providers that seem more reliable.

Regular Backup Availability-
As it is, downtime or run time technicalities are unpredictable. A business or website owner should therefore choose a web hosting service that offers frequent backups and restoration of its website data to minimize loss – in preparation for unforeseen downtimes.

Limitations-
No matter the size of your business and the requirements of its website, the limitations of a website server are of utmost importance. Knowing your providers’ limitations from the start gives a realistic idea of what your website will and won’t be able to do; the maximum number of processes your site will be able to execute vs time, etc.

Email hosting-
Having a web host that links your business email to your website is a huge plus to look for. This provides direct feedback from your clients. Some web hosts also include additional features such as multiple mail box or auto responders. All of this is great for communication between you and your audiences.

Security –
Without a doubt you understand the importance of protecting your website from hackers and any other security threats? Well now that you have been reminded, please be to choose a web host that guarantees a certain level of security. This is a pertinent aspect of any hosting service that all website owners should pay keen attention to.

As an indicator, the best providers use some form of encryption language to safeguard your website from any threats.

Affordability-
The cost of hosting your website may come in the form of registration fee, maintenance fee, renewal fee as well as other hidden fees charged by the web host. Taking all such fees into consideration, you must decide if this business expense is worth the returns and the services being offered by that host.

Storage and Bandwidth-
These features rest heavily on the size of data to be stored on your website and the amount of customer traffic to expect on a daily/monthly/yearly basis. In most instances, the average web host will provide a wide range of packages that encompass the processing time of viewing information, uploading or downloading from your website, as well as the maximum amount of traffic that can be handled at any one moment. Again, based on the traffic/weight you are expecting that is where the purchase decision should be based upon. And if you are unsure of what to expect in terms of traffic, don’t be afraid to start with smaller packages.

For the most part, you will need to go with a host that you can depend on. The reliability of a host will have a lot to do with how much your visitors are on your website.

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