The choice of a place for a page on the Internet should be taken responsibly and seriously. There are reasons for this. Firstly, the work of your site will depend on the good work of the provider. Secondly, your choice should fall on the hosting that best suits the type of resource. Nowadays, there are many providers that provide their services. How to navigate which hosting to choose? Let's try to answer these questions.
Choosing a histing, it is necessary to take into account not only the current requirements, but also the future resource development strategy. After all, if the functionality of your site is improved, and traffic increases, then, due to the wrong choice of location, you will have to “move”, and this, you see, the procedure is not very pleasant. So, before choosing a hosting, it is worth considering that this is the main platform for the further development of your business.
If you decide to create your own small page with the subsequent uploading of photos there, keeping a diary, then for such purposes a regular free hosting with a minimum amount of disk space is also suitable. But what kind of hosting should you choose if you plan to use the site for commercial purposes, for example, to create an online store? Here you will already have to consider exclusively paid sites where the maximum set of opportunities and services is provided. The speed of loading your site, as well as the ability to access it non-stop, will depend on the work of the selected provider.
So, let's see what you should pay attention to before deciding which hosting to choose.
- Detailed information about the hosting provider (the most complete data should be indicated, including the registration of the provider as a legal entity). Communication with him should be constant and good. Also, the site should contain information about all the services provided by the company, especially about those that are currently operating.
- Performance feedback (check a couple of times during the day).
- Is there a clause in the contract according to which a user’s refusal of services is a reason to return the subscription fee.
- The ability to test the services of the hosting provider, as well as the timing of such testing.
- Before deciding which hosting to choose and concluding an agreement with your provider, visit a couple of sites that are hosted on it. Make sure they all work well.
There are times when you will need to host more than one site. Specify information about subdomains (how much they can be obtained on a free or paid basis, as well as other conditions and nuances).
An important role is played by hosting equipment. Access to databases, mail, scripts can be provided for a fee. In this case, you need to find out the cost of such services, to assess whether it will be appropriate to use them.
The criteria above will help you decide which hosting to choose. You will need to determine the most suitable option for yourself. And remember: hosting is not just disk space, but, first of all, a platform for successful activities. So, take this seriously!