The choice of a place for a page on the Internet must be taken responsibly and seriously. There are reasons for this. Firstly, the work of your site will depend on the good work of the provider. Secondly, your choice should fall on the hosting that best suits the type of resource. Nowadays, there are many providers providing their services. How do you decide which hosting to choose? Let's try to answer these questions.
When choosing a hosting, you need to take into account not only the current requirements, but also the future strategy for the development of the resource. After all, if the functionality of your site improves and traffic grows, then, due to the wrong choice of location, you will have to “move”, and this, you see, is not a very pleasant procedure. So, before choosing a hosting, it is worth considering that this is the main platform for the further development of your business.
If you decide to create your own smallpage with the subsequent uploading of photos there, keeping a diary, then ordinary free hosting with a minimum amount of disk space is also suitable for such purposes. But what hosting to choose if you plan to use the site for commercial purposes, for example, to create an online store? Here you will have to consider exclusively paid sites, where the maximum range of features and services is provided. The speed of loading your site, as well as the ability to access it non-stop, will depend on the work of the selected provider.
So let's see what to look for before deciding which hosting to choose.
– Detailed information about the hosting provider (the most complete data should be indicated, including registration of the provider as a legal entity). Communication with him should be constant and good. Also, the site should contain information about all the services provided by the company, especially those that are currently in effect.
– Feedback performance (check a couple of times during the day).
– Is there a clause in the contract according to which the user's refusal of services is a reason for the return of the subscription fee.
– The ability to test hosting provider services, as well as the timing of such testing.
– Before deciding which hosting to choose and concluding an agreement with the provider, visit a couple of sites that are hosted on it. Make sure they are allwork well.
There are times when you will need to host more than one site. Specify information about subdomains (how many you can get, on a gratuitous or reimbursable basis, as well as other conditions and nuances).
Hosting equipment also plays an important role. Access to databases, mail, scripts can be provided on a paid basis. In this case, you need to find out the cost of such services, evaluate whether it would be appropriate to use them.
The criteria above will help you decide which hosting to choose. You will have to determine the most suitable option for yourself. And remember: hosting is not just a disk space, but, first of all, a platform for successful activity. So, take it seriously!
