There are no guarantees either in the choice of a web host or your online success but knowing what to look for may help you find both. Here are 13 things to look into before deciding on your webhosting service provider.
1) Need based
Your needs are the primary requirements that will help you decide on your choice of webhost. Reviews, information and answers to all your questions will point you in the right direction.
2) Accredited registrar
An ICANN approved reseller of domain names makes a webhost a registrar. This gives credibility to the webhost and provides you with the easy solution of getting a combined provider/registrar.
3) Backup
Does the provider maintain backup, does it cost extra, how often do they backup files as data is important and should never be lost.
4) Reliability
Ensure the reliability of the provider, read the fine print, get all the numbers right and see that your provider can be held accountable for any false promises.
5) Check the support
For someone who is totally dependent for maintenance and security on the provider, make sure about the support provided, it should be 24X7, 365 days a year as your growth depends on your website.
6) Reviews count
Read as many reviews you can and compare between service providers as the views of other customers and professionals will give you an insight of the webhost.
7) Look for hidden costs
Do not get carried away by false promises, read the fine print to find costs, hidden, additional or otherwise before you settle for economy alone as you may end up paying much more that expected due to hidden costs.
Size matters
Go for storage space beyond present requirement as the cost difference is marginal and money well spent today will benefit you as your requirements increase with time.
9) Account for traffic
Make sure that your service and provider can both handle additional traffic as it increases with the growth of your website.
10) Server location
It is best if the server is located close to you as this is good for server response time
11) Email
Pay attention to the email services provided as you will require this both internally and externally for effective communications.
12) Terms and conditions
The hope is that your service provider will be right for you from now to forever, failing which you should know what it’s going to take to leave. A known devil is better than an unknown one.
13) Durable and enduring
The track record of your webhost should show sustainability with a good client record as who knows, you may be the next one on that list.
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