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Build a Web Site and Get it Hosted Without Loses

Web hosting business has grown tremendously these days up the stage we are so confused to choose the right one. It is undeniable fact by webmasters where selecting the right hosting package is among crucial task that needs to be done. However, do you know by choosing the wrong host can really burn your pocket? However, this issue has been smartly taken care by senior webmasters but for those you just getting inside the house, there’s a few things you need to consider before choosing your host.

1) Choose only what you need

Everyone of us want the best in their life, aren’t we? We thought by buying the state-of-the-art host earlier is the best bang for bucks, right? Wrong! With all the functions offered by these web hosting companies, most junior webmasters can easily puzzled on what to choose and what’s not. Of course, advance package comes with greater expandability, but at greater cost too! Resolution – choose a package that really meets your requirements. It will save your money a lot in the future.

2) Your web host is not your asset

Upon launching your web site, can you predict how many visitors you will receive every single day? You won’t! In fact, even Yahoo! actively promoting Yahoo! Answer during their first launch although they are well-known in this industry. As a starter, limit your space to certain space and its bandwidth. A package that comes with 1GB of web space and 5GB of bandwidth already consider as a good start. All you have to do is monitor your traffic every single day. Pay extra attention when your traffic starts to gain its momentum. Once it reaches 75% of your allowable bandwidth, then start packing your belongings. It’s time to move to a new house.

3) Optimize your web space

Click! Here you go. 100GB of web space for rent, and you say to yourself. “Wow! It’s huge. Perhaps this is the best one for me.” Well, think again. Do you really need such gigantic space? The fact is, webmasters who’s going to host a simple web site, or a blog perhaps, don’t need such space. Unless your initial plan is to store lots of images, videos and/or numerous web sites, then you are on the right move. However, take note on the terms for that particular package. Make sure you are allowed to host as many web sites as possible, and I mean; your domain names too!

4) Paying extra doesn’t means you are losing

You have selected a package and now it comes to payment. Many web hosting companies require you to sign-up a contract for a whole year. To make it more attractive, they even offer you another 10% – 20% discount! Is this considered worth taking? No. Don’t do that. Be patient at the beginning. Try to pay by monthly payment. In the meantime, conduct a rigorous test on the subscribed package. Do they really meet your expectation? No? Then start looking for another web host. Remember, a 30-days money back guarantee is only valid for the first 30-days, not on the 31st. If you pay by yearly payment, you cannot simply switch to a new host. If you still insist to move to a new host, then wave your money goodbye. You won’t get it back, even your balance!

5) Selecting the right control panel

There are so many types of control panels available, a place where you control your web site. Some are even customized by the web host themselves. However, normal control panel we know are cPanel, Plesk, and DirectAdmin. Each control panel comes with its own functions and abilities. Thus, only choose what suits you (and your attitude of course!) Some peoples are too lazy to navigate just to find out how to setup an email! Choosing a wrong control panel will makes it hard to maintain your web site. Therefore, try the functions of each control panel before proceed to payment. You’ll be thankful to yourself later on.

There you go; 5 simple steps that need to be taken into account before buying a web host. If you follow these steps from the start, you are most likely avoiding yourself on the future lost.

Enjoy navigating!

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Build a Web Site and Get it Hosted Without Loses / Wan Assad

Wan Assad is the administrator of DirectPins, a place for junior webmasters to get more information on how to build a web site. He’s also known as Strategy Consultant for Konsep Herba Enterprise, a Malaysia-based company that deals on herbs and natural remedies.

Web Hosting Myths: Three Things you Need to Know Before Choosing a Host

The internet is full of web hosting offers, but unfortunately, many popular hosts are using unscrupulous advertising to mislead their customers and set them up for problems. If you are looking for a host for your web site, read this article to learn about some of the biggest hosting myths and how to avoid common mistakes.

Myth 1: Unlimited bandwidth will solve everything

Bandwidth is the amount of information sent out to people on the internet; the more traffic your web site gets, the more bandwidth it uses. Bandwidth costs money, so how much you pay for hosting depends on how much traffic you need to handle.

Unlimited bandwidth would be great if it were possible–but it’s not. Your web page files are stored on a special computer called a server, which sends information out over the internet. Like all computers, the server has limits; it can only handle a certain amount of work. Give it too much traffic to handle, and it will slow down and become unreliable.

Obviously, no number of servers would ever be enough to give even one customer truly unlimited bandwidth. All right, you might ask, but can it still be close to “unlimited” in a practical sense? (Some web hosts have taken up the term “unmetered” which has more of this connotation.)

Unfortunately, it’s still fiction. Your actual maximum bandwidth might be quite low indeed. You’ll be sharing your server with many other accounts. If your account starts using too many resources, it’s very likely that you’ll be suspended or forced to upgrade to a much more expensive plan. So much for “unlimited” hosting!

Since offering unlimited bandwidth hosting is such a blatant misrepresentation, it’s not a good idea to use such hosts, regardless of how much traffic or disk space your site uses. If their business model depends on deception, can you trust them with your web pages? Even if your own site is small, other customers on your server may try to take advantage of the supposedly unlimited bandwidth and cause problems.

(If you’re still hoping to find a real unlimited bandwidth deal, I have a car to sell you that gets unlimited mileage from a tank of gas.)

Myth 2: The $5 terabyte plan is the best deal

There is a current trend of offering hundreds of GB (gigabytes) or even one or more TB (terabytes, each of which is more than a thousand GB) for a very low price. Would it surprise you to know that most of these ultra-high-bandwidth budget plans are simply made up out of thin air? That’s right. There is no way for these hosts to provide what they offer, and they have no intention of doing so.

In fact, this is just another version of the unlimited bandwidth scam. Unfortunately, it’s on the rise at the moment, and many gullible people will be taken in by this technique, which is called overselling. (The current fad represents extreme overselling.)

Remember our web server (that special computer) and its limited resources? To make a long story short, the whole server may not be able to handle as much bandwidth as the host is offering to each of the many customers with accounts on it! The ending is the same: if you use too much, your site will be suspended and you’ll have to make a big upgrade or leave.

You might be wondering how hosts get away with offering all this bandwidth and not really providing it. They cover themselves with some small print in the terms of service that allow them to suspend you for using too many server resources. In other words, they can offer as much bandwidth as they want, because you’ll use too many resources long before that. It’s an unfair game, with all the rules in their favor.

Myth 3: Always prepay annually to save

Many hosts offer discounts if you prepay for one or more years. This is truly a way to save, but it comes with risks. In fact, it could end up being a lot more expensive.

If you’re paying month-to-month and something goes wrong, you can find another plan easily. If you’ve prepaid a year or two and you have problems after the trial period is over, you’re stuck; you won’t be able to leave without losing some money.

The risk might be acceptable if not for the nature of web hosting, where things can easily go wrong. Your host might turn out to be unreliable, with downtime and poor support. Your account might be suspended for reasons you do not anticipate, such as exceeding server resources and violating the fine print mentioned above, or even the actions of someone else who manages to break into your account.

Prepaying is very risky when signing up with a new host. It’s a better option to use with a host you already know and trust. Then again, even good hosts can change over time or run into problems beyond their control.

Paying yearly is good for the host, though, especially for those who oversell and underprice their plans, so you will be enticed to pay annually. If you want to play it safe and a host doesn’t have a monthly or quarterly plan, consider looking elsewhere.

Finding a web host

These trends may be unsettling, but don’t be discouraged! There are decent hosts out there, following realistic business plans and offering an honest service to their clients. Just don’t expect to find them among the hosts that are advertising the impossible offers.

Web Hosting Myths: Three Things you Need to Know Before Choosing a Host / Curry Kenworthy

Curry Kenworthy is a software author, writer, and nonprofit director. He maintains a chart of web hosting plans that meet reasonable criteria concerning bandwidth, pricing, and support. Read more about how to avoid common mistakes, and compare sensible hosting plans at: SensibleHosts.com