How To Find Reliable Hosting as a SOHO
Lynna Landstreet, principal of Spider Silk Design , a Toronto-based Web
consultancy, notes that finding a reliable hosting can be a difficult task.
This is because hosting companies focusing on the higher-end corporate market
often overlook the fast-growing SOHO sector. For this reason, finding quality
Web hosting can be challenge, especially for individuals and small-to-medium
businesses on a limited budget. Finding reliable hosting is possible however if
a small business takes the following steps:
Clarify Needs
- Determine how much disk space and bandwidth
is necessary?
- Will you require CGI or database capacities?
What operating system will you need?
- Will you have streaming media requirements?
- Will you site change substantially in the
future?
- Are you searching for hosting only for your
purposes or for clients?
Gather Recommendations
- Be wary of web hosting directories; many are
owned by Web hosts
- Obtain opinions from those who have Web
sites
- Query trade associations and mailing lists
- Create a shortlist
- Make a list of hosts that you see are
recommended the most; and complained about the least
- Determine which hosts offer specific
services that you need, with scalability for future changes
- Determine which host fits your price range
- Ask Questions
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- Ask hosting firms technical question to
guage their knowledge and accuracy
- Ask a lot of question to determine the
host's commitment to customers
- Subject host to an honesty test: offer them
the opportunity to up sell you needlessly
Recommendations
Small business may feel most comfortable
with small hosts who better understand their needs
Do not be seduced by hosts offering
more than you need and then skimps on support
Note the price of affordable hosting
is often that the customer is expected to be technically knowledgeable and
self-sufficient
Choose a host who is flexibility,
scalable, and who can grow with your business
Ensure that you can add domains to
a core plan and resell services
Ensure that the host offers a
knowledge base
Check to ensure that the host
offers some level of interaction
Watch for signs of rudeness,
impatience and unresponsiveness
Do not sign a long-term contact for hosting services right away
If you have more than one
site, consider spreading them among several hosts.
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