Depending on whether the web hosting service is for free or is charging money, the criteria on which a web host service should be selected differs. If it is a free web service then there are certain things which should be considered before opting for it. Some of the free web hosting services place advertising banners on the web pages of the website being hosted by them. Although this leads to considerable reduction in costs (hence, it’s for free) but there are pop up advertisements too. Not many visitors like such pop up advertisements. The popularity or the level of comfort may actually reduce the views of the website and consequently the revenue generated by online customers.
As a website owner the space which will be provided should be checked in advance. It should be kept in mind whether expansion is likely to be a part of the business or not. If there are expansion plans then it is advisable to have adequate space, especially when images form a large part of the website. If videos and sound clippings also form part of the website then it may become difficult for the website to function in less space.
A great aspect of free hosting for beginners is to have an online builder. But for people who are likely to increase the number of pages later should definitely have FTP access. This is because the options in an online builder are quite limited. However, it is a good idea to use the online builders for simple websites.
Paid web hosting services definitely provide more options. The first one to be checked is the speed of access. The speed should be at least 99% and preferably 99.5%. In fact as the owner of the website, a refund should be requested from the hosting service for low speeds.
Compared to the restriction of the file size, uploads and the traffic, the paid web hosting services provide a better bandwidth. However, with that said, it is necessary to check if this is actually happening. Some web hosting services claim it and don’t provide the freedom of uploading large files. The unlimited bandwidth may not be unlimited. They are also governed by some limitations. The disk storage space too is quite a myth. If the quoted disk space is too large to be believed, such as, 500MB, which is not even required, choose to not get lured by it. An average website requires less than 10MB disk space.
The most important thing to check for is whether the web hosting service provides technical support on all days and at all times or not. If things go wrong at the most crucial time, help should be readily available to solve the problem at the earliest. This is one of the most important thing to be checked while choosing a web hosting service.
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