Web Hosting Directory and Recommendations

Finding Reliable Windows Hosting providers

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:16:20 +0000

Sometimes finding a quality windows web hosting company can be challenging. There are reliable windows hosting providers offering asp.net hosting, sql server hosting, IIS hosting and so on.

Also there are bad ones popping up everyday. Weeding out bad ones from good ones takes time and efforet.

Following guidelines and resources would be helpful:

List of recommended windows hosting companies. This resource also has guidelines to select a quality windows host.

Small business web hosting

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:45:10 +0000

A quality web host makes the difference between a successful website and a website that is slow or not available to clients. For a small business website owner, making the choice of selecting a good and reliable small business web hosting is therefore very important step.

Keep looking for best web hosting companies to host your web site. Ratings, reviews and testimonials from users may help you in this research process.

Good choices would be companies like Hostgator, Inmotion, Arvixe and so on.

Best web hosting companies List

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:57:02 +0000

If you are new to web hosting, a good web hosting guide that answers your most common questions will be a big help. What if in addition, you have a good list of best web hosting companies?

For most common users in hunt for web hosting, a shared web hosting account is more than sufficient. But if you have specific requirements, then you have do more research. Read more in depth reviews and also be aware of your specific needs. Example, you should know whether you need more disk space and how much traffic you expect.

If you are more comfortable with technical specs, then web hosting reviews will cover this as well.

Ecommerce web hosting – Big players

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:42:51 +0000

Google trend shows that Ecommerce is still red hot, despite economic conditions. More and more enterpruners are going for ecommerce websites and selling stuff online. Many years before, in the late 1990’s, sites like Amazon.com(selling CD and books at the time), Ebay(selling variety of good with bidding) were the big ecommerce websites. Fast forward today, you have many big name stores selling stuff online and providing great discounts and deals.

For small business folks, in the late 1990’s, starting an ecommerence site was not so easy. You had to either have a developer to design site for you and then integrate with shopping cart software, take care of shipping calculations, have a reporting section etc.

Today, you have excellent DIY web store builders that lets you build an online store without much effort. Without any web design skills you can design, setup a store online, setup shipping calculations, order processing etc. all through the interface these web store builders provide.

For ecommerce web hosting, good candidates and big players in this arena are bigcommerce.com and Prostores(an eebay company).

Web Hosting Companies for business hosting

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:56:39 +0000

For a business, why you need a website in the first place? A website is your online brochure. Clients can get adequate information from your website. Clients can access your website 24/7. So it is very important that you have a good website for your business.

Equally important is to look for best web hosting companies to host your web site. You need a website that is available to your clients all the time. So for Business Web Hosting choose a reliable web host.

Web hosting providers are competing for business and this means you can get a good business web host for an affordable price.

Happy hosting!

Best Web hosting – Find the right one

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:22:58 +0000

Choosing the best web hosting company could pose you a challenge, especially if you are new to web hosting. Even for folks who are technically sound, doing the research to find the right one could become a hassle.

In such cases, web host comparison charts could be very helpful. Good independent web host reviews could help you choose the right web hosting provider.

Web Hosting Coupons and discounts

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:45:01 +0000

Web Hosting coupons and discounts are a great way to save $$. In most of the cases, web hosting deals from rating sites like Top 10 web hosting companies offers great discounts and reviews which may help you make a decision.

Web host Rating sites help you compare features as well as provide valuable reviews.

Getting the Most from Your Web Host

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:58:32 +0000

All Web hosts are not created equal…:

Choosing which web host to make use of and getting the most out of them can be a difficult and almost impossible task. It is important to keep in mind all the different features that web hosts offer and which ones are absolutely essential to your services. In the case of getting the most from your web host, it is important to look at several specific issues.

Bandwidth!

First and foremost, you have to consider how much bandwidth your web host is going to provide. In the case of most websites, the files are very small and will not require a tremendous amount of bandwidth, but, if you should experience a surge in traffic, which is what you hope for after all, then you might need more bandwidth. Deciding how much bandwidth you need and whether you can scale up later on is very important before you ever begin to purchase the first meg of bandwidth to begin with. This extra bandwidth will be critical in the future, as you begin to expand. In the case of excessive bandwidth, you need to know that you can go over the limit and not have your customers cut off simply because they wanted to see a file twice instead of once or that you had a surge in traffic and were unable to provide more service.

Ethereal concepts

Some of the more difficult items to consider are all manner of ethereal concepts such as hardware configurations, customer support and extra features. In many cases it’s very common for a web host to make all sorts of outlandish claims about their superior customer service, only to find out later that they have none whatsoever, or a bare-bones customer service support staff. Customer service is very important, as when your website goes down you will want to have it restored immediately if not sooner. Customer service can be even more important than bandwidth in many cases, as customers will leave in droves if they are not satisfied.

Hardware configurations

In the case of hardware configurations, now you are looking specifically at the server itself and whether or not it can handle a heavy load. Without the ability to handle a surge in traffic, the hardware will not support your needs and you might need to look elsewhere. Unfortunately, some web hosts are not completely truthful about their hardware specifications, or they will leave out some critical detail that will only come up later on, when it is too late to repair. Make sure that you are getting what you pay for in the terms of bandwidth, data transfer and hardware configurations. Without addressing these critical steps, you might be setting yourself up for failure.

Summary

Considering all these different facets of web hosting is somewhat difficult, but it is worth it in the long run to ensure that you are getting what you pay for and that you won’t have any difficulties in the future trying to keep up with a surge in traffic or a glut in bandwidth.

Budget Hosting: Tips and recommendations

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:21:38 +0000

There are many hosting providers in the industry and choosing the right one could pose a challenge. It’s a very competitive industry and eachcompany offers better price and features. If you need a professional web site and cannot afford or do not need dedicated hosting, then, budget web hosting makes lot of sense.

It also means that you are hosting your site in a shared hosting server where other sites also host their server. This means that it is possible that entire server(and it’s sites) can go down, if one of the sites in same server has malicious programs or keeps the server spinning. But thanks to today’s better hosting quality controls(good hosting companies do), server downtime is reduced a lot.

Professional Look and price factor

Most of the budget hosting companies has price plans than is less than $10 per month. You should look for how well features are explaied in host website. Also do they have a good “look and feel”? A professional looking site tells you they are serious in what they do.

99.9% Uptime Guarantee

Make sure you host provides a 99.9% Uptime Guarantee. Poor hosting companies do not specify this. Also, you can look for uptime reviews from various web site web host reviews websites. The uptime guarantee tells you how reliable the server is and guarantees that your site will be functional 99% of the time.

Reliable Support

Look for phone, email and chat support options. Do they have a good support knowledgebase? Do they have a good support forum?

Reliable Servers and Datacenter:
Where is the data center located? Best data centers are US based. Does the hosting company explan server features that is being used for shared hosting?

Money back GuaranteeMost of the good hosting companies provide a good money back Guarantee(at least 30 day). Some companies like Dreamhost Hosting provides a 97-day money-back guarantee.

ABC’s of a Managed Web Hosting Provider

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:18:58 +0000

Necessity: Why Managed Web Hosting?

Managing a dedicated server is a technical challenge by itself. You have to deal various aspects like security and fire walls, database management and load balancing, server patches/updates(if you have a windows server) and so on. Thus came the concept Managed Web Hosting as a service offered by hosting companies themselves, wherein they manage the server on your behalf and per your instructions.

Managed Web Hosting Providers: What you should know

Do You really Need Managed Hosting?

If you are technically challenged or are short of the best resource ever, time, then sure you need managed hosting. Plus they manage your server as per instructions and guidelines.

The search for a Managed Host Provider

Start your search by “googling” for “managed host providers” and reading reviews from web host reviews. Feedback left by webmasters and reviewers count a lot and help you determine the quality of the host. Next, call them direct. Ask them plenty of questions: Cover all major topics like server management, security updates, fire walls, expected timeframe for server setup, tech support options.

Strong Reliable Support

You definitely need a managed host who is reliable and has a terrific support staff. Test their support response time. Chat or send them an an e-mail and see the response. A good response time and a satisfactory answer to your questions could be a good measure.

Reliable Connection

Learn more about the company’s network and method of Internet connectivity. Find out Network Operations Center location(whether US based or not). US based are the best.