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There are many exciting things that happen in world of web hosting. One such incidence is given below. John received an email in his email box yesterday. There was a short story over there. John read the story and found it quite interesting. It was around 5 to 6 lines in total and in the end there was a link and it was asked to click on that link. John did the same and waited for around 1 minute or so but no page got downloaded. John thought his internet connection is slow so he checked it but to his surprise it was perfect.

He tried several times but the result was same every time. John again continued his routine work and in the evening tried to open that link but it was same and so due to frustration he deleted that mail.

This incidence makes one think deeply why people don’t choose their web host carefully. It is really important to select web host carefully as one’s whole business depends upon his/her web host only.

After finishing the website the next important step which one needs to take is making it visible on the net, for that he/she needs a web host. One can get a very cheap or even free hosting services but one should not select free hosting if he/she is using his/her site for commercial purpose. There are several reasons for not preferring cheap host for commercial purposes. One such reason is with free web hosting users get pop-ups or ads and as a result their clients get annoyed by seeing every time these pop-ups when they surf user’s page. Thus due to these pop-ups, one not only loses business but also it damages his/her goodwill. Also biggest drawback is with free web hosting the address would be like for example www.myfreehost.com/my_sites now one can image what would be the effect of this on clients. Surely negative!

The following are some of the points one should keep in mind while selecting a web hosting-

1. Space

The first and the foremost point to consider is space. One should plan in advance the amount of space required for his/her site. If one is having just one or two page website with no downloads or big files then he/she should not worry about space but if one is planning to go for resale right product, in that case he/she easily need at least 100 MB space. There are several good web hosts offering minimum 1 GB space to their clients.

2. Bandwidth

Second important feature to consider is bandwidth. This is the only factor if not given considerable attention in beginning tends to cost huge amount of money afterwards. There are incidences where one has to pay fees up to hundreds of dollars for bandwidth and still they lost their host. Thus one should consider this factor before finalizing any web host .Mostly good host provides 25 to 50 GB of Bandwidth.

3. Support System

After space and bandwidth the next factor to consider is support. Support plays a very vital role in one’s success. This is due to the fact that in case of any problem it is only support which is going to help him/her out of the problem. It is also essential to get the response well in time else it would be useless. One should check in advance if the host is proving 24/7 phone support or not.

In addition to above there are some additional features which one should consider while choosing a web host-:

The amount of POP email account being provided by them.

What is the amount of databases they are providing?

Do they possess Web based e-mail?

Do they possess Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus filters?

Is password protected to one’s directories available?

Is there any provision to take regular backup in case of server get crashed?

Are they offering money-back Guarantee, if one is not satisfied with the services?

Do they support Perl, PHP, Crontab and Secure Server Layer? Etc.

The above mentioned facilities are the one which one does not require in the beginning but he/she needs them in the future. Thus one should always keep in mind the above mentioned points and he/she won’t get disappointed with his/her selection afterwards.

One should consider the given below web hosting mistakes and should restrict them from having a seriously negative impact on his/her website.

Mistakes and solutions:

1. Contact Information

One should make sure that his/her web host has contact information available to user 24 hours / day and 7 days / week. This facility provided to the user should be in the form of phone numbers plus e-mail addresses that correspond to the web host domain name. The user should make sure that he/she is dealing with a real company that not only concern about there own business but also of user’s.

2. Excess Bandwidth

It is a serious problem faced by the user that while using a free or cheap quality web host there are more chances that he/she do not possess sufficient amount of bandwidth which could cause problems with user’s website in the later time. Even in the condition when user has to pay a little bit more amount of bucks, it is worth to gain further bandwidth. The user should inquire about this before signing up with a web host.

3. Liberal Disk Space

Several times it happens that user is in false happiness for finding a cheap or free web host and just signs up without even inquiring about the quantity of disk space they provide. A user should ask just one question to him/her, what he/she will do in circumstance when the disk space fills up? One should confirm that his/her host provides him/her liberal amount of disk space or not, if not one should look for an alternative (web host).

4. Web Host Domain Name

One should confirm that the company domain name that it matches with the web host company name or not prior to disclosing his/her credit card information or rather say hosting his/her website with them. On the Internet it is up to the user to choose whether a company is genuine or not, one should verify the domain and company name to locate a combination between them to sustain.

5. Protection

Inspite of the web host and website design, the user must ensure that he/she have secure websites for purchases where people will enter the banking or credit card information. There is no argument on the fact that, if one’s site does not appear to be secure, customers will definitely leave. One must get rid of such circumstances and must go to an extent of the limit to make customers feel secure and convinced buying from his/her own site.

6. Strategy Ahead

One should be prepared for the future and should give a thought in his/her mind about the websites growth. In absence of proper strategy one has to face some severe challenges if one outgrow his/her website, shopping cart, bandwidth etc too quickly. One should adopt a systematic plan for slow, medium, as well as fast growth so that one can remain aware about how to tackle challenges in every sort of situation.

7. Sluggish Server

One should confirm that his/her web page loads within 10 sec. for a 56 k modem. If not, then people will prefer to desert one’s site before the page ever opens rather than waiting. The reason behind it is that, people are looking for instant gratification on the Internet. How to provide information is user’s headache, if cannot the people (customer) will leave on the spot. There is no matter to compromise.

8. Blueprint

One should confirm that his/her host should permit him/her to design the site for ultimate success. Presence of too many policies or regulations regarding the site design will probably influence the sales and the way customers perceive one’s site then should look for another host. There is no scarcity of choices.

9. Checkout

One should prevent several formalities in the checkout process and should ensure that it should be in clear, simple, and to the point format. People prefer to buy their products without giving one a lump of private information. Let the customer do that or plainly make certain fields optional if one is attempting to carry out market research.

10. URL

If one wishes for an ideal reflection of one’s business and services he/she should possess own personal URL. One should not use a free host that provides him/her some kind of space using their URL with some further information at the end of the URL that directs it to him/her. There is no harm in loosing some of the bucks and getting one’s own URL that is unique, simple to process, and says something about one’s company. No doubt, it is going to be most crucial.

With the web hosting scenario currently prevailing, one can say that, free web hosting is among the most misunderstood concepts on the web of today. Tremendous popularity of free web hosting plans is due to emergence of new web site into the idea without really measuring the future results. Several people cannot see the dim side of the free web hosting plan but a new webmaster definitely can groom him/her after penetrating through such conditions.

What happens when Coke promote Pepsi on their website!!!? Some people may find the above question comical, but in fact it is a root problem related to free web hosting plans. Clients are compelled to advertise different things which are not related to them, this is the way several companies make it an affordable `deal’. It can be through anyway, it can be through pop-ups, pop-under, headline ads, implanted ad sense etc. The user should host advertisement on his/her website in any of the case because it is the source of revenue for the concern hosting company providing free hosting services, whether the user like it or not, it doesn’t matter. Such situations are not only irritating but also capable of destroying the look of user’s page; several times the denotation of the ad and its entrance and exit is not in the user’s hand, they are simply induced into one’s site and the user can do nothing but to suffer it.

Traffic chaos

The last line in web hosting is no doubt, bandwidth (data transfer) costs money and if the user develop a strategy for free service it is quite certain that the bandwidth enjoyed by the user will be limited. Several times when the user attempt to access a web site which is located on a free server is shown with the message given next: “The user had crossed the supplied bandwidth limit, please seek next month”. There is nothing to amaze if a webmaster gets frustrate onto it. For an instance, a user build an attractive page, promoted it in the market, grabbed a plenty of audience, and then losing that audience quite easily because his/her page does not permitting further hits for the month.

SEO woes

In the beginning, it can cause a lump of irritation to the user but later provides the lesson about how search engines operates and the way search engines handle name resolution. In approximately complete cases free hosting plans restrict the user in pointing a domain name (www.mysite.com) to an actual page. Rather, the user is compelled to adopt a substitute (concept) termed as URL redirection. The function of URL is to permit a webmaster to identify a site that the URL is supposed to point to. Thus if a user types in www.illustration.com and one has configured it to redirect to www.freehost/users/mysite.html it will end up on that page. Such sorts of things are not a big issue until and unless the user start attempting to reach to the condition where his/her website get indexed in the search engines. Then the user put forward his/her site (www.illustrations.com) in the front of few directories and then inquire from them about some of the good link partners but then a shake of surprises arises, when the user come to know that he/she has not been included in the lists of SE’s. Inspite of the fact that the user has 100 solid back links pointing towards www.illustrations.com, still every one knows what is going on. The root cause is that www.illustrations.com possesses no matter in it, but merely redirects the user to actual page at any of the reputed site. It is a fact that SE’s never index a page containing zero data in it, rather consider it as an effort to hoodwink their algorithm, which results in proscription of the user’s domain name. Then the only option left will be is to forget the domain name and take a U-turn towards free hosting address, which is not a preferable work in real sense.

The spirit of free web hosting is not bad enough as shown above. As there are several positives aspects on which one can rely upon. Like for e.g. there are some free hosting providers which do not compel the user for advertising, using limited bandwidth and also allow pointed domains. Only daunting task is to search them out. Thus, an ideal hosting without hurdles can be enjoyed by loosening slightly the pocket. The user can enjoy an outstanding hosting by paying .95 per month, it asks for little money but the efforts will be WORTH it.

While making a server purchase one should consider a few things before actually doing so i.e. what to buy? The answer should be a quadruple processor, and super fast turbo server, but several times it is not considered logical or affordable. Therefore, there is need to check all the pros and cons of this option. What to buy?

Before starting anything one should determine his/her budget. One needs to be bit realistic and expect to spend at least ,500 for a low-end server. For a low-end, quality server with other needed equipment and services spending little over ,500 are quite common.

Determining ISP (broadband) provider- One should determine ISP provider .For this one should perform research and should talk with several different vendors before deciding which broadband solution best suit his/her needs. One should keep in mind that each provider’s plan is quite different and has different benefits, so one should select the best one which fits his/her needs. One should also consider bandwidth when choosing his/her ISP.

Purchasing of a backup device before implementing a server install – One should purchase a backup device before implementing a server install. Care should be taken that it should be double the server storage space. Now it can be a separate unit like an external hard drive or network storage device or the backup device could be multiple devices such as: backup tapes, disc, etc. The reason behind keeping the backup device larger is that one can easily get a backup of several months instead of just weeks. It is always advisable to have at least 24 weeks of backups without the concern of storage space. Also the backup device or safe deposits should also be external, removable, and portable. This is to ensure that the backups can be stored in a remote location as well in case of need. Usually for safekeeping in event of a theft or disaster

One should determine his/her daily traffic goal. One should be realistic with the daily traffic which he/she hope to see within 1 year, thereafter one should divide that number by the daily traffic one currently is receiving, and then multiply that number by 5. The resultant would be the total number of GB space one needs. Example:

Daily Traffic Goal: 10,000

Current Daily Traffic: 500 Times

So Daily Traffic Goal: 10,000 / Current Daily Traffic: 500 Times X 5 = 100GB

In the above example one should purchase a 100GB Hard Drive, it is best to buy 2 or more drives oppose to 1. In this case one should buy two 60GB drive making a total of 120GB. The reason behind taking two or more drives is that 2 or more drives are usually needed in a server to configure the proper RAID option, in some cases 3 or more are even required. It is always essential to have a backup storage space with minimum capacity of 200GB.

There are many exciting things that happen in world of web hosting. One such incidence is given below. John received an email in his email box yesterday. There was a short story over there. John read the story and found it quite interesting. It was around 5 to 6 lines in total and in the end there was a link and it was asked to click on that link. John did the same and waited for around 1 minute or so but no page got downloaded. John thought his internet connection is slow so he checked it but to his surprise it was perfect.

He tried several times but the result was same every time. John again continued his routine work and in the evening tried to open that link but it was same and so due to frustration he deleted that mail.

This incidence makes one think deeply why people don’t choose their web host carefully. It is really important to select web host carefully as one’s whole business depends upon his/her web host only.

After finishing the website the next important step which one needs to take is making it visible on the net, for that he/she needs a web host. One can get a very cheap or even free hosting services but one should not select free hosting if he/she is using his/her site for commercial purpose. There are several reasons for not preferring cheap host for commercial purposes. One such reason is with free web hosting users get pop-ups or ads and as a result their clients get annoyed by seeing every time these pop-ups when they surf user’s page. Thus due to these pop-ups, one not only loses business but also it damages his/her goodwill. Also biggest drawback is with free web hosting the address would be like for example www.myfreehost.com/my_sites now one can image what would be the effect of this on clients. Surely negative!

The following are some of the points one should keep in mind while selecting a web hosting-

1. Space

The first and the foremost point to consider is space. One should plan in advance the amount of space required for his/her site. If one is having just one or two page website with no downloads or big files then he/she should not worry about space but if one is planning to go for resale right product, in that case he/she easily need at least 100 MB space. There are several good web hosts offering minimum 1 GB space to their clients.

2. Bandwidth

Second important feature to consider is bandwidth. This is the only factor if not given considerable attention in beginning tends to cost huge amount of money afterwards. There are incidences where one has to pay fees up to hundreds of dollars for bandwidth and still they lost their host. Thus one should consider this factor before finalizing any web host .Mostly good host provides 25 to 50 GB of Bandwidth.

3. Support System

After space and bandwidth the next factor to consider is support. Support plays a very vital role in one’s success. This is due to the fact that in case of any problem it is only support which is going to help him/her out of the problem. It is also essential to get the response well in time else it would be useless. One should check in advance if the host is proving 24/7 phone support or not.

In addition to above there are some additional features which one should consider while choosing a web host-:

The amount of POP email account being provided by them.

What is the amount of databases they are providing?

Do they possess Web based e-mail?

Do they possess Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus filters?

Is password protected to one’s directories available?

Is there any provision to take regular backup in case of server get crashed?

Are they offering money-back Guarantee, if one is not satisfied with the services?

Do they support Perl, PHP, Crontab and Secure Server Layer? Etc.

The above mentioned facilities are the one which one does not require in the beginning but he/she needs them in the future. Thus one should always keep in mind the above mentioned points and he/she won’t get disappointed with his/her selection afterwards.

With the web hosting scenario currently prevailing, one can say that, free web hosting is among the most misunderstood concepts on the web of today. Tremendous popularity of free web hosting plans is due to emergence of new web site into the idea without really measuring the future results. Several people cannot see the dim side of the free web hosting plan but a new webmaster definitely can groom him/her after penetrating through such conditions.

What happens when Coke promote Pepsi on their website!!!? Some people may find the above question comical, but in fact it is a root problem related to free web hosting plans. Clients are compelled to advertise different things which are not related to them, this is the way several companies make it an affordable `deal’. It can be through anyway, it can be through pop-ups, pop-under, headline ads, implanted ad sense etc. The user should host advertisement on his/her website in any of the case because it is the source of revenue for the concern hosting company providing free hosting services, whether the user like it or not, it doesn’t matter. Such situations are not only irritating but also capable of destroying the look of user’s page; several times the denotation of the ad and its entrance and exit is not in the user’s hand, they are simply induced into one’s site and the user can do nothing but to suffer it.

Traffic chaos

The last line in web hosting is no doubt, bandwidth (data transfer) costs money and if the user develop a strategy for free service it is quite certain that the bandwidth enjoyed by the user will be limited. Several times when the user attempt to access a web site which is located on a free server is shown with the message given next: “The user had crossed the supplied bandwidth limit, please seek next month”. There is nothing to amaze if a webmaster gets frustrate onto it. For an instance, a user build an attractive page, promoted it in the market, grabbed a plenty of audience, and then losing that audience quite easily because his/her page does not permitting further hits for the month.

SEO woes

In the beginning, it can cause a lump of irritation to the user but later provides the lesson about how search engines operates and the way search engines handle name resolution. In approximately complete cases free hosting plans restrict the user in pointing a domain name (www.mysite.com) to an actual page. Rather, the user is compelled to adopt a substitute (concept) termed as URL redirection. The function of URL is to permit a webmaster to identify a site that the URL is supposed to point to. Thus if a user types in www.illustration.com and one has configured it to redirect to www.freehost/users/mysite.html it will end up on that page. Such sorts of things are not a big issue until and unless the user start attempting to reach to the condition where his/her website get indexed in the search engines. Then the user put forward his/her site (www.illustrations.com) in the front of few directories and then inquire from them about some of the good link partners but then a shake of surprises arises, when the user come to know that he/she has not been included in the lists of SE’s. Inspite of the fact that the user has 100 solid back links pointing towards www.illustrations.com, still every one knows what is going on. The root cause is that www.illustrations.com possesses no matter in it, but merely redirects the user to actual page at any of the reputed site. It is a fact that SE’s never index a page containing zero data in it, rather consider it as an effort to hoodwink their algorithm, which results in proscription of the user’s domain name. Then the only option left will be is to forget the domain name and take a U-turn towards free hosting address, which is not a preferable work in real sense.

The spirit of free web hosting is not bad enough as shown above. As there are several positives aspects on which one can rely upon. Like for e.g. there are some free hosting providers which do not compel the user for advertising, using limited bandwidth and also allow pointed domains. Only daunting task is to search them out. Thus, an ideal hosting without hurdles can be enjoyed by loosening slightly the pocket. The user can enjoy an outstanding hosting by paying .95 per month, it asks for little money but the efforts will be WORTH it.