Best Web Hosting: 10 Key Questions

What you need to ask before choosing your website hosting services

by Judi Maddigan

Picking the best web hosting for your business website can involve a tangle of technical issues. To help unravel them, consider these top questions before deciding between hosting companies.

1. How much are you willing to spend for website hosting?

Budget will be a major determining factor, but it is sometimes difficult to know ahead of time whether you're going to get what you pay for. The cheapest hosting companies might not end up being bargains, especially when they could demand more of your time and frustration in setup and maintenance. For that reason, you should consider the true cost of hosting, including your time and your staff's time.

2. Are you working with professionals who have their own preferences?

When you have web developers or other web pros on your team, you'll want to ask for their input. Often, web professionals have experience with specific hosting companies. It will be easiest for them to use control panels they might already be familiar with, and their learning curves will be shorter. Saving their time will save you money.

3. Do you need dedicated hosting?

For dedicated hosting, an entire server is used exclusively for your website and no others. Dedicated hosting will cost more than shared hosting. Depending on your goals, the number of visitors to your website might well determine its success. Your server needs to be able to handle the volume of data transfer necessary for all of those visitors, especially at peak hours. Good server performance results in fast response times and quick downloads.

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