Capital Hosting

The web hosting you choose is very important to building and running your website. You will need a web host that is reliable, provides the level of support you need, and meets your price expectations. Fortunately, for most people, choosing a web host can be easy. Several popular web hosts exist that provide unlimited levels of hosting for a very reasonable price. A website owner just starting out can safely choose one of these services and expect headache-free results. There's a few things you should consider.

Cost

If you're a new website owner and need a basic setup, virtually every popular host provides unlimited hosting for less than ten dollars a month. If you sign up for a monthly plan, the price will be higher than if you pay for six months, a year, or more at a time. If you need a lot of hands on support, you can expect to pay more.

Free is Not an Option

Although hosting is cheap, you shouldn't go for free. These hosts place links or ads on your site that you have no control over. They can also be unreliable, have excessive downtime, or even go out of business. Spend the few dollars a month and protect your website.

Linux or Windows Server?

This may seem like getting down into the weeds a bit, but it's important. If you are like millions of other people and are using WordPress to make a website or blog, you need a Linux server. If you have a content management system that uses ASP.net, then you will need a Windows server. If you are not sure, contact your webmaster or do your research ahead of time before you purchase the wrong hosting.

Reliability/Uptime

Your web host should provide 99.9% uptime. That's essentially the standard for today's web hosts. You can't expect that your website will never go down, but you should expect that downtime is rare and brief. If your host fails to meet their uptime guarantee, you should be compensated for the downtime, though a refund.

Tech Support

Online or phone support should be available 24/7. Most big hosting companies provide this, but a smaller hosting provider may not. Also, if you're going to need a lot of help setting up and hosting your website, you're going to want to look for a hosting provider that provides this. Research the company and read reviews of their service. More support means that you may pay significantly more for your hosting, however.

Other options should be up to your needs and wants. For example, you may want a website builder or specific email options from your web host. Know what you need and check to make sure that the host you want has those features available to you.

The good news is that web hosting is relatively inexpensive, secure and feature-rich. You have many options to choose from and you can always switch hosts if you're not happy.

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