How to find a good host?

Usually, when someone contacts me online, one of the most frequent questions I get asked questions is: "How do I find a good host" or "What host are you using?"

This is one of those essential things you need to earn income online. You'll need a website and you need a host, a place to put this website.

Of course, there are countless traders who work without a website, but most have at least one main site that serves their business card online, where people can find on the web. Of course, you can always use social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter ... but that's how your office Starbucks!

Instead, a well-designed site is a bit more professional and business like. It also means that you are serious about your online business.

Choosing a good web host is not easy. I have had many hosts various sites over the years. Most of them were very good and served their purpose, but I had some bad experiences too that long term webmaster or marketer does not? Something always goes wrong done, especially if you have many sites and many hosts.

Sometimes having a web host can be downright scary. Several years ago, the host I had my main site was sold and then went bankrupt. One day, your site works well and the next day, the host has completely disappeared. Stop. Your site and your files completely disappeared. Vanished. Your host can not be reached. Total blackout!

Fortunately, I had saved my site on multiple systems, and since that experience, I always back up my sites on multiple computers and I'm even further by copying a DVD If these computers crash. If you have a website, I always suggest to backup your site files and make it redundant. The worst that can happen to you.

The overall quality and good 24/7 support should be your primary goal in choosing a good web host. You want a site that is fast, easy to use, rarely break down and has good support that you can join at any time, should something go wrong.

You need to check exactly what features your hosting offer and at what price:

- How much storage space

- Limit of daily traffic or transfer

- System email? How many accounts

- What kind of Linux or Windows server

- How many other sites will share your IP address

- Do you need SSL or a secure site

- Are the sites / files saved? How many times

- What are the hours of support

- And of course the price

But it does not always have to try to get accommodation cheaper prices, keep in mind, you always get what you pay for. A cheap web host is not going to save you money if it is a disservice and your site is still down. So do not always choose the cheapest web host.

Harmonize your accommodation with the type of site you are going to run a simple will or make simple demands on your HTML website hosting service service. So a shared hosting service may be quite adequate to meet your accommodation needs. For reference purposes, you should always check the location of your site, I found what country your site is hosted in, plays a role in your rankings, especially in Google.

However, if you have a site that is highly interactive with forums, discussion groups, get large bursts of traffic or you run a lot of scripts and server-side programs, then you will need a hosting service more robust to meet your needs

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