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Hi,

Followings are some mistakes about Web hosting services :

# The hosting company must control their servers : Most of the hosting industry is based on reselling server space of someone else. If the company you select don't own his space, it could happen that when you need to move to another company for any reason, you depend on their willingness to help you. This actually happened me some years ago when the hosting company with which I was working was very helpful, but was sold and after that, when I needed to move a client to another host, the company don't even replied my emails.

# Don't let your hosting company own your domain : Your domain is your brand on the Internet. Moreover, when you acquire links to your website you get traffic from them to your domain, not to your web host.

# Avoid Free Hosting Of Any Kind : Free hosting is good for your resume or to tell the history of your dog, but when you are starting a business, even a little one, it is very important to have your own domain because if your page is hosted at someone's else domain, when you acquire links to your page, you become dependant on your hosting provider because if later you choose to have your own domain, all the links you got will still be pointing to the hosting provider which will get all the traffic that should have been yours.

# It takes many YEARS to fully understand all the issues of the hosting platforms. Even many Internet business experts with 10 years+ in business don't fully understand all the options they have in their control panel. So, if you are a newbie, you could be in big trouble almost all the time if your host doesn't give you manuals, advice or help you to complete technical tasks.

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◑ Reseller Web Hosting

Some other things to consider:

Check the performance records of the website hosting
providers. If outages are frequent and last for long periods of time, you better don’t buy from them, no matter how affordable their website hosting plans are. Nothing scares your customers and hurts your image more, than a message about your website being unavailable.

Consider a traffic statistics reporting feature. You’ll need one to track your traffic records, analyze them and then target your marketing campaign so that your site develops steadily. Most website hosting providers do have such a feature installed on every plan. If not, an email inquiry may help as some of them turn this function on when you demand it.

And lastly - customer/technical support. This cannot be overlooked. Can you get the support you need when you need it? Is it 24/7 assistance provided by knowledgeable people? This can be ascertained by some inquiries with existing clients, and it's in your best interests to find out about the level and quality of assistance that will be available.


S.Johnson

Hi, nice post. I have been thinking about this topic,so thanks for sharing.