Ecommerce Hosting Decision Logistics
May 13th, 2010 | by admin |Most web hosting packages will come with a cleverly worded sales pitch to make it seem like more than it really is. As such, choosing a good host can be a business in itself. We’ve spent many months trawling through providers and separating the good from the bad, but there are several key factors to look out for. So here they are.
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Bandwidth and Disk Space
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Server Speed
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File Access (FTP or Web based)
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Supported Technologies
We will take a detailed look at the many advanced technologies at home business ideas, but let’s look at the other points.
Bandwidth and disk space are the most heavily promoted items of most web packages. But they’re rarely the most revealing.
Bandwidth is the expression for the traffic going in and out of your website. If you have a large bandwidth cap (in the hundreds of gigabytes region), you can afford the luxury of having lots of activity on your site. This is somewhat misleading without the knowledge of server speeds though.
Disk space is as you’d expect. It’s the amount of space allocated to your account. Providing you’re not hosting a whole bunch of media files, disk space shouldn’t be an issue.
As we mentioned, server speeds are critical for the reliability of your host. What good is excessive bandwidth if multiple requests grind your server in to the ground?
Have you ever used a machine which lags and stutters and does everything in its capability to frustrate the living daylights out of you? Yes, we have too. It’s not an enjoyable experience and it’s even less enthralling for your customers as they navigate the website.