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Some questions for the host.
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we have some questions you could ask when finalizing
your web hosting provider, either ask them these through an e-mail or elicit the information from
their site.
- Find out about the web hosting company. Ask how long they have
been operating this business and how many people work for them?
- Number of sites they are currently web hosting.
- Ask for some referral sites which they are currently
hosting. So that you can visit the site and make some understanding (use
alexa tool bar to ascertain the
popularity).
- Ask about their network equipment, redundancy in
power, storage device, network device etc. This information may be
available in the site.
- Find out what type of Internet backbone carrier they
are connected with and also the redundancy status if this link.
- Find out the price of additional disk space. Ask the
web host how
the upgrade to a different hosting plan is executed? ask about any possible
down time.
- Ask the web hosting company how they charge additional fees for hosting
a secure web site. This is the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) option generally needed only by
e-commerce sites. Implementing SSL based security will bring security to your site
and increase the trust customers have with you because a digital
certificate is at the center of this, issued by a trusted third party.
- Find out how long does it take for them to answer support
requests and how they handle it? we have been telling through out all
guides that tech. support is the key issue when dealing with domain
registration and web hosting companies. It is the 'make or brake' of a
site. Hence understand the importance.
- Ask the web hosting facility about money back guarantee and ask them how
it works?
- Ask the web host if you wish to cancel the account, how it
is done and whether you get a refund for the unused period.
- Ask also, if the account is suspended, how long does it
take to restore it?
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What does our
web hosting guide cover? Web hosting is fun for some and serious
affair for businesses and ecommerce. Web hosting is the art of placing
your website on the Internet. Until you web host, your site remains
unknown, obscure and on your own local disk. Our web hosting guide
delves into the details of what is web hosting, and how to go about web
hosting. We have created a comprehensive guide for your use. There is a
need to take care of all the technical and non-technical aspects in
detail so that your hosting serves the purpose. Hosting from home is our
specialty section and we have discussed issues like what to do when you
web site goes down. We hope the guide helps each one you. |
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