Picking A Hosting Company
I have been using GoDaddy for many years.
Someone recommended GoDaddy to me and I switched to them because I was
dissatisfied with another hosting company that I was using . They have
very good prices (lower than most everyone else), very good support (24/7),
very little down time, and they are an established company (they have been
around for many years). I highly recommend them.
Donald Dean
There are literally thousands of Web Hosting
companies on the Internet and they each offer different options
and variations of things like cost, reliability, storage space, customer
service, and security.
With so many hosting companies to choose from,
how do you know which ones are OK and which ones to avoid?
- First of all, you want to go with a company
that has been around for awhile and has a good reputation.
- Secondly, getting the lowest price is not always the best deal.
Lower prices can mean lower quality of service,
especially customer service.
- I would not recommend using a business that is run by an individual
who acquired some Server space and is trying to rent it out for "bottom
dollar" in order to make a little money. Why not? Because
you want a company that can give you quality support and somebody working
our of their basement is not going to give you great service
- Mainly, you want a company that can provide
24/7 quality technical support and good, reliable
customer service. Unless you are willing to have your web
service down for a couple of days while the company tries to figure
out what is wrong, you'd better look elsewhere for a good service provider
Seven Things You Should Find Out About a Hosting Company
When you consider a hosting company, you need
to ask some questions. By doing this, you'll get a feeling of
how easy they are to work with and how good of a company they really are:
- Response Time:
How quickly do they
respond to your questions, either by phone or email. Can you get
a real person on the phone or online immediately? If you can't
get an answer within 24 hours, then you'd better look for another company.
- Adequate Information:
How complete
are their answers to your questions. Does the support person seem
to know what they are talking about? Are they able to answer your
questions, or do you have to keep asking the same question, or similar
questions in order to get enough information?
- Understandable Information:
How
understandable are the answers? Do they have poor language skills?
If you can't understand what they say or they use so much techno-jargon
you don't know what they are talking about, then how helpful do you
think they'll be if you have a real problem and really need their help?
- Is there Negative Criticism:
Check
out Blogs and Discussion Groups on the web, as well as searching for
the Company name in one of the search engines.
This is a good
way to get some opinions on the company.
Look for negative criticism. You
have to be careful about depending totally on Good Opinions from online
people because they might be promoting a particular company as an affiliate.
Meaning, they get a commission from the company if they can get you
to sign up for services, using a link that they provide.
- Basic Services:
Can they give you
the basic services you will need for your website? The most important
thing is that you can get the services you need. You don't want to have
your website almost ready to go online and then find out that you can't
get a particular service that is critical to the success of your website.
Like a shopping cart.
If you plan on using certain programs
and languages on your website, then make sure their hosting set up can
provide them.
See the page on Web Servers
and Hosting Services to see the kinds of services you may need from
a hosting company.
- Extras:
You should also be aware
of the extras that come with their hosting package, like Blogs, Statistics
and Photo Albums. Do they give you everything you will need?
Different companies offer different extras. This is where checking
out more than one company can give you something to compare.
- Reasonable Price:
And finally,
the cost. Can they provide everything you need for a reasonable
price. If you are new to hosting services, then you should compare
the prices of at least two, and preferably, at least three other companies
to see how the prices stack up. The company you decide to go with
doesn't have to have the lowest price, but they shouldn't be the highest
either.
If you see a price that beats the pants off of everyone
else, be very cautious. Remember, you usually get what you pay
for and a rock bottom price could mean that you
will get sub-par services.
Still Undecided?
 If you
are uncertain about who you should choose as a hosting company, below are
three companies that meet the criteria. They are
Reliable, Well Known and can be
Trusted. They are all
full-fledged Hosting companies that are
in the business of providing a full range of dependable Web Hosting services,
products, and 24/7 support for a reasonable price
I would not recommend any company that I would
not use myself.
I have been using GoDaddy for many years.
Someone recommended GoDaddy to me and I switched to them because I was
dissatisfied with another hosting company that I was using . They have
very good prices (lower than most everyone else), very good support (24/7),
very little down time, and they are an established company (they have been
around for many years). I highly recommend them.
Donald Dean
NOTE: Many hosting companies will offer two different monthly
prices for the same plan. The higher monthly
price is what you pay if you pay them once a month. The
lower monthly price is what it costs you
if you have a minimum one year agreement, although you don't pay the lower
price by the month, you pay for the entire 12 months
up front.
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