• 10 important tips for choosing your web hosting provider, part I

    Date: 2009.11.18 | Category: Noticias sobre Hosting | Tags: ,,,,

    15-16When it comes time to select who will be hosting your website, keep in mind that your web host is, in a way your business partner. Their service and performance could directly impact on your business so I’ve put together a list of my top 10 tips for choosing a web hosting provider:

    Reliability and Uptime: You really want this to be top of the list. If you host on a server that is only online 50% of the time then you’ll be losing half your visitors, business and income! Your web host should guarantee its uptime. You won’t ever find a host that has 100% uptime but look for web hosts that at least guarantee a minimum of 99.5% uptime.

    Support: Following on from your server’s reliability, it’s a good idea to look for a host that will provide great, timely customer support. Customer support need not be via phone email support is just as good as it provides a thread should an issue need to be escalated. Your website’s server and network should be monitored 24/7 that includes public holidays!

    Data backup: Choose a company that backs up your files. Then if the unforeseen happens, your website can be restored. Find out how often your server will be backed up. Remember, you should always archive your website files on your own hard drive in case of that meteor strike!

    Find out where your server will be based: Find out the physical location of your web host’s servers as many New Zealand Web Hosting providers host their servers offshore, usually in large data centres in the USA. If your target audience is local, then New Zealand based servers are a good choice. You’ll find your host easier to deal with if both the support team and data centre are in the same time zone.

    Source: businessblog.co.nz