How To: Find good web hosting companies!


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Clear Invoices/Bills
Just like any other service, your web hosting company better send you invoices - and you best read them! Before buying, it doesn't hurt to ask your potential hosting company how they will invoice yo...  More


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Q: How much disk space will I need?

A: First, there is a fairly simple start to this – IF you have your web site on your computer now. You can check the properties of the folder with your site in it – and viola – that is very close to how...  More



Web Hosting Company Reviews - 5 Things You MUST Know
Web Host Reliability
This is the most important thing about your web hosting company. Your site needs to be up. You need to get your email. You need to be able to make changes at your discretion.

Hosting Technical Support
The people you are talking to online or over the phone must be knowledgeable, friendly, and willing to tell you when you are wrong - and willing to admit when they are wrong.

Company Professionalism
Do they have a Terms of Service - and do they honor it? What is their guarantee - and do they honor it? When you have a problem do they have an escalation procedure to get to the right staff member for a resolution?

Hosting Services Ease of Use
How good is their control panel? How easy is it to go through their Getting Started Guide (if they have one). How easy to use is their help desk? FAQs? Web site in general?

Hosting Tools/Feature Set
Though listed last (all basic services are offered by the companies we review) the Feature Set can either be a requirement for you or make your life much, much easier. What goodies do they have? Is it something you will need - or just fluff?

3 Steps to Qualifying Your Web Host

Call Your Potential Web Host
Pick up the phone (check business hours) and call them. If they don't have a phone, well... find a hosting company who does. Do they answer? Are they professional and helpful? Do you wait on hold forever?

Check The Web
Find out what experiences other people have had with this web hosting company. Try a search on Google like "Company Name complaints" - remember there may be some angry people out there... Also, if the company web site has a forum - look around it.

Check The Hosting Support Center
You will need help at some point... So, take a look at their Support Center - is is comprehensive? Is it easy to use? Do they have a demo of the control panel you will be using?

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