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Web hosting has changed a lot in the last few years. Gone are the days of paying through the nose to have a website on the World Wide Web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nor must you be a technological genius to set up a website. There are literally hundreds of choices when it comes to web hosts these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how do you choose the right one for you? In some respects, it may depend on what type of website you are looking to host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you just need to host a simple brochure-type site? Do you plan to write a blog? Or, will you need tons of bandwidth for photo galleries or audio-visual media? Knowing the answers to questions such as those is your first task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there are a few essential features that every good web host should have. This article will outline these features, in no particular order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. A reasonable price<\/strong>. Unless you have very special needs, you should never have to pay more than 10 to 15 a month for dependable, full-featured web hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can often save money by paying for a full year in advance, but at any rate, there are many cost-effective web-hosting solutions available today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. A cPanel interface<\/strong>. All of the best web hosts offer “cPanel<\/strong>“, which is a web-based control panel that allows you to manage your domain through a web interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s an industry standard that enables site configuration and management, including setting up email, database administration, file management, FTP, and installation of scripts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cpanel also generally comes with Fantastico, which is an easy-as-pie installer for the WordPress blog platform, bulletin board software, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. 100% reliability<\/strong>. Your web host should be able to guarantee 100% (or at least 99.9%) uptime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means you can count on your site being live virtually all of the time and that you will have access to it, cPanel, and your email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being able to guarantee that type of reliability will generally require that the host have back up server capability. If you’re not sure, check before you commit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Easily accessible customer support<\/strong>. Look for both web-based and telephone support. One of the other should be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web solutions may include both email (or an email-based support ticket system) and live chat. You’ll also want the support to be intelligent, reliable, and friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, it will be helpful if they offer help files you can download or access online.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Multiple domain hosting.<\/strong> If you never plan to create more than one website, this feature may not be important to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for most Web entrepreneurs, this is an important consideration when choosing a web host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most web hosts today offer cost-effective options for hosting more than one domain on an account. Some even offer unlimited domains for one low monthly (or quarterly) rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Large amounts of storage space and bandwidth allowed<\/strong>. You want to plan for the future growth of your site, both in terms of the size of the site itself and in the amount of traffic it attracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideally, you’ll sign up with a web host that won’t penalize you for your growth, at least not for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25MB<\/strong> is a good minimum, and if necessary you should be able to easily upgrade your space without having to switch hosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. A number of POP3 email accounts allowed<\/strong>. Unlimited email accounts are best. That gives you the flexibility to add unique email addresses for different functions on your website, such as sales@yourdomain.com<\/a>, webmaster@yourdomain.com<\/a>, support@yourdomain.com<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can’t get unlimited email, then at least look for multiple email account capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Access to logs and statistics<\/strong>. You’ll want to evaluate your site’s performance over time, once it gets going. So having access to free statistics software and weblogs will help with that analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Ability to use FTP or online file management<\/strong>. File Transfer Protocol (FTP for short) is a tool where you can upload large numbers of files quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll want to be able to use FTP, at least some of the time. But online file management (especially through cPanel–see #2 above) is great when you only want to upload a file or two, or when you want to be able to administer your site when you’re not at your own computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Backups<\/strong>. There should be some sort of plan for backups with your web host. Ideally, they’ll include it in your price, but you may have to pay extra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All companies, though, should be doing some sort of backing up as a routine security measure. Find out, too, what is backed up, e.g., files, databases, server settings, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, there you have it–a rundown of the top features to expect from the best web hosting companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, free web hosting IS still available, but the old adage, “You get what you pay for<\/strong>” was never more true than in relation to web hosting, especially if you want to host a business web site. Be willing to pay for quality, reliability, and a full set of features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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