Website Hosting
Hosting is a very important part in the overall success of your website. One size does not fit all, and for the most part, you get what you pay for. Website Design Columbus can manage all aspects of your hosting or do the initial setup and turn it over to you. Choosing a host provider and hosting features requires careful consideration about disk space needs, traffic volume, SSL, control panels, etc. Anyone who's ever owned a website has a hosting horror story. Website Design Columbus has already done the research and lived the nightmares. Through our combined experience we will recommend hosting packages and reliable hosting providers based on your needs. However, if you decide to investigate yourself, we can offer some general guidelines to follow when choosing hosting packages.
Dedicated IP Addresses
Every website on the internet has an address represented by numbers that are known as IP addresses. Think of it like your website's street address. The IP address or street address of Website Design Columbus is 67.18.8.11. The problem with most cheap hosting packages is that you are unknowingly sharing an address with many other websites - sometimes hundreds of them. What kinds of websites are you sharing an address with? Have these websites spammed search engines with their content? Are they of adult nature? There are of course websites that never have problems and share an address with hundreds of other websites. Why take the risk with your company website? Why share an address with potentially rowdy neighbors when, for a few dollars more per month, you can have a dedicated address that only resolves to your website's front door? Make sure when you are considering hosting packages that you are getting a dedicated ip address.
Look At The Fine Print
Is their low, low monthly rate only good for the first 2 months? Sometimes, you bet it is. The web plan you are purchasing says 5 gigs of storage is included but if you read the terms of service page, it might say that any file you store on the server must be downloadable from a link on your website or will be deleted by an administrator. If there's an asterisk next to something, keep reading because the deal of the century may stop looking so good.
Use The Web Host's Support Before Purchasing
Before purchasing any hosting package, take some time to ask a few questions to their support staff and pre sales team. Do they even have a phone number where you can talk to a real person? Most often the answer is no. Do they at least have 24/7 live chat? Are they helpful, friendly, and do they have a support staff that understands english? That might be a funny if it was joke. If your website experiences problems, you need helpful support and you need it fast. Take the time to investigate these hosting issues, or rely on our expert advise and experience. Website Design Columbus can make sure that hosting is never something you have to be concerned with.