24 Feb 09 Avoid Unreliable Web Hosts

Do you need enough space to put up your new website?  A web hosting plan is what you need.  However, making your site visible on the net can be both confusing and overwhelming.  There are so many things to do and so many different aspects to consider before you can finally see your page online.  Among the various aspects included in this process are web hosting, domain registration and purchase, and web site building.

While web hosting packages can be oh-so-convenient, they also bring some sort of inconveniences.  Among the problems you are likely to face are:

1. Hosting Charges.  When a web site is already popular, the web host fees sometimes increase surprisingly.  “Special” offers you’ve agreed to before you formally signed up for web hosting domain registration can be inapplicable this time because the size of your site has changed and you already receive a big amount of traffic.  This problem is more likely to be encountered by larger business websites than smaller ones like personal (or blog) sites.

2. Start-Up Specials.  Some initial offers are available only for a limited period of time and after that period, charges will steadily rise.

3. Inflexible offers. As your site becomes popular, you will have different needs, and the package you got may no longer suit the demand of your site.  Sometimes, the hosting plan includes restrictions in changing your own pages and you will be unable to track your site’s traffic.

4. Downtime. This is the time when your site is down and can’t be viewed.  This situation seriously detracts traffic and potential customers from your site.  So before your web hosting and domain registration, ask the company’s customer service representative first about the frequency of their downtime.

5. Fly-by-night web hosts. Do not be fooled by the domain registration and web hosting provider you will get.  Some bad apples will just disappear, leaving their clients behind, with no way to contact them.  What a mess!  You have three services to replace immediately.  Your site may also lose its registered domain name and have downtime for an unpredictable amount of time, which means loss of profit.

Every road indeed has its thorns; web hosting domain registration and website design packages are no exception.  One may have a smooth start, but one may later on encounter problems.

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