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Medium and small business web hosting
Medium and small business web hosting can be tricky. First of all, you need a very good
host that can meet all your needs. A small business is fairly simple to start because good
web hosting for small businesses can be found relatively easy and at reasonable prices. A
reasonable price does not mean low quality. You should be aware that there are thousands
of websites hosted on the same server, so the costs are greatly reduced. If you run or
want to start a medium business, web hosting will not be so cheap. You will most probably
need a dedicated server, just for your website. This can get very pricy, depending on what
host you choose, what servers they use, and the number of extra features included in the
package.
When it comes to medium and small business web hosting, you will surely need some advanced
features included in the web host package. For example, you will definitely need cPanel,
unlimited bandwidth, unrestricted file size, and 24/7 customer and technical support.
Depending on what type of website you have, you might also need PHP, ASP.NET, mySQL, Perl,
Server Side Includes (SSI), and CGI. Make sure your web host supports these technologies,
otherwise parts of your website or even the entire website will not work. There are many
things to consider when you are looking for a good, reliable web host.
One of the most important parts of medium and small business web hosting is security. You
will most probably work with money on your website and people will be prompted to enter
their credit card information. Even if you are not working with money on the website, you
will need to protect your visitors’ private information (email addresses, names,
phone numbers, and so on). Most good web hosts have very tight security, featuring SSL
Certificates, dedicated SSL Certificates, SSH access, firewalls, antivirus software,
password protection, and daily server backups. If your web hosting company is reluctant to
offer any of these, you should consider moving to a new host.
Customer and technical support are very important for medium and small business web
hosting. Make sure you get 24/7 support, not just words. Test the web hosting company by
sending them one or two emails at 2AM on a Sunday. If you would face a real technical
problem, they must be there to help you immediately. There is nothing more frustrating
that seeing your website down and getting no reply from the web host (the same one that
trumpeted its 24/7 technical support a few days ago)!
Of course, in medium and small business web hosting, price is somewhat decisive. A cheap
web host is very attractive! However, always look around the shiny low price and see what
they have to offer and how they can help your business. Many companies provide low quality
services and hide behind a low price. Avoid these at all costs, if you want to have your
website up and running for many years to come!
Where can I find a good web hosting
company?
We had a lot experiences with bad webhosts so we put a lot of them to the test for our
websites.
In the end we understood that good web hosting does not have to cost that much.
Please feel welcome to see those results and have a look at our list
with good web hosting plans.
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