Hello Robert,

I would always prefer to go with Dedicated box instead of a shared hosting package.
There are many factors which has to be decided while choosing for a shared/dedicated packages.
1) Application/softwares you are running on the website.
2) Daily traffic/hits and size of the website.
3) Web space and Bandwidth requirements!
4) Your budget/prices with particular specifications.
5) Last but not least your knowledge/skills with root access of the server, administrations knowledge, etc..

If your site is fairly small, then high-end shared hosting account is suitable for you. And if you need more reliability with optimal performance, premium bandwidth and need to offer game hosting than you can go with a dedicated box with good specifications

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Depends on what you requirement really is. Are you running a mission critical website or application and want to manange all aspects and have full control on your server? Then it is probably better to go for a dedicated server. A dedicated server is much costlier than Shared Hosting. You will pay anywhere better$250 to $400 per month for a good dedicated server, while Shared hosting will cost you only a fraction of that cost, around $30-$50 for the whole year depending on the package you choose.

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Robert, if you are after any more or less valid suggestion, post your requirements, otherwise you'll get some idle thoughts.

He just shared his thoughts with us IMO.

Dedicated hosting is a much better bet. It may seem a little expensive in comparison to shared web hosting, but the end result is much better for your business. Shared web hosting, no matter how well managed, usually cannot be 100% reliable and stable. When you have your own dedicated server, you can manage to avoid most of the variables affecting the reliability and stability of a server, like overload, bad codes and scripts from other users. Our web host, Server Intellect - stays on top of things so that we can put our efforts into our actual business.

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