Putting up a website is very trendy nowadays. Why not be? It’s the best way to communicate in today’s world of Information and Technology. Even in places where telephone and other forms of communication can’t reach, internet is able to reach. You just host a website and the whole world is able to see it.
Easy huh? Well not quite easy as it sounds. There still is a small problem. To host a web site what you first need is web space i.e. space over the internet which you have to buy from different web hosting companies and where you’ll be hosting your site. There are different types of hosting from which you can choose from according to your need. Shared Web Hosting, Virtual Dedicated Server, Managed Hosting are just few of the popular types. Some companies are providing free web spaces but th
ese spaces come along with banner and pop-ups. In any condition free hosting can never compete with paid hosting. Still among the paid hostings also, you have to be very selective. You have to consider different factors like reliability and uptime of the hosting, its disaster recovery planning, cost, and other stuffs before getting one for yourself. Many providers state that they aim for a 99.9% uptime but in real time it’s rarely possible. Hosting may be down due to planned or even unplanned maintenance. You have to look at your budget too. Dedicated Hosting Service may not be appropriate for a middle business organization.
February 22nd, 2008 at 7:59 am
I’m looking for a good hosting company. My hosting has been suspended since yesterday evening and I really don’t know why.
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Ya, even I had a similar problem few months ago. I had bought shared hosting and due to high traffic the hoster suspended my account.
Currently, I’m using the services from http://www.techentrance.com, the people are very friendly and the price is very cheap. Anyways you can check out http://www.hostindex.com/voteresults.shtm for some of the big names in web hosting.
February 23rd, 2008 at 4:30 am
I recommend inmotion hosting, 24/7 phone support is very useful since I call them about every week.
February 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Nice post.I’m not buying any hosting and domain yet. I wish that I can have my own domain someday. Thanks for sharing.