Friday 29 June 2018

Tips On Choosing Web Hosting Companies For Small Businesses

By Martha Walker


In this era, one must have an online presence regardless of the size of their enterprise. To maintain an online presence, one must seek out web hosting companies for small businesses. Before embarking on this endeavor, ensure to gain some knowledge no matter how scanty on how servers work. This will ensure you understand whatever the professionals explain especially when things are not going right. A good host goes hand in hand with a great design and interactive content.

Google and some other search engines will penalize the site for having too much downtime. These are periods of interruption in operations. During these periods, the page will not be found or some other problem. The company chosen must guarantee 99% uptime. It must promise and deliver more online than offline.

One of the questions to ask is how many clients are hosted per server. One should also find out how this affects the loading speed of those sites. The company will not be forthcoming about this so talk to clients and check the customer inquiry spaces for the most common complaints. These will give insight into the kind of shop that is. The clients should not have to struggle for adequate allocation of resources.

A managed server is a great choice. This kind of server will have both an automated support system and a human management team. The management team will handle monitoring of the site, they will scan for viruses every so often, they will upload software when needed and other important maintenance tasks. If one chooses an unmanaged server, they will only be assured of a working site but will never be sure if it has been checked for viruses or risk of failure.

The firm itself should endeavor to provide support for the client. There must provide a pipeline through which the client can reach the firm regardless of the time with questions and concerns. The service provider must be responsive and supportive of the client in all the relevant ways.

It is always advisable to use a bigger entity. It is okay to want to support the start-ups. However, these start-ups have a weaker commitment to being a going concern. What if one morning the firm decides to close down? The site files will be lost. One will be left out in the cold and they will not realize until some damage has been done. Bigger entities are more reliable and safer in this respect.

Do not under any circumstances use the designer. Putting the site in the hands of a private server is the worst possible idea. Things will almost always go awry. It is very tempting too because they will offer to charge way less for it. When the time comes for the enterprise to move to a real firm, the conversation will be awkward. It will quite possibly end with the designer charging an exorbitant fee to move the site to that firm.

Only get what is sufficient for the enterprise. Do not get more or less than what is required. There is always room to get more in the future. Before then, do not overbuy. This will keep your initial costs manageable. You can upgrade your web hosting account as the business grows and attracts more clients to your site.




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