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etech-peter · 03-03-2006, 06:25 AM

There are millions of companies on the Internet who advertise themselves to be the perfect web hosting company, but only few of them are REALLY proficient web hosting companies. In the world of advertising tactics and gimmicks, few good companies get overshadowed by the rest. There is no sure shot way to determine the perfect web hosting company, but it is possible to find a good company if we follow the some general tips.

Quality V/S Price: Most of the companies offer web space at very low price like 1$ per month, these companies reckon to provide high quality service. What quality can you expect with $1 plan web hosting company? My point is, you can't get both quality and price, and you may have to compromise on one aspect at least. Therefore don't get tempted to buy from such low costing hosting company; you may lose on both quality and price. Have an economical budget, if you can afford high priced hosting company, good for you.

But if you can't, don't go very low on your budget. The best way is to keep a medium budget, not too high but not too low. Don't get attracted to a company which claims to sell web space at the cost of peanuts.

Review, Research, Compare:

The first rule, don’t blindly believe on advertising tricks, most of them are over hyped, a website is the mirror of any web hosting company.

* Try to scan their website, their web content, and their site layout. Flashy signs and no specific layout seems tricky, also review their language in detail, if they have made tall far fletched claims that seem too good to be true, stay away from them.

*Compare a few hosting companies' websites, their features, analyze their costs read their content and then decide which is the best. Comparison will help you to examine the features of hosting companies and enable you to select the one with the combination of best features and price.

*Try to get the opinions of the hosting company you choose from various acquaintance, business associates, friends etc. Give more importance to word of mouth, if they come from reliable and experienced source. Read various web hosting related forums of your niche market as well. You should also read various web hosting related forums. Also read the testimonials of clients on their website.

* Marketing people will go at any length to allure you to become a client.
Be wary of such people. While searching for a good hosting company, look for a clean, uncluttered and organized website. Every information should be layered in user-friendly and easy interface. The information should be precise as you wanted and you should have no doubts and confusion in mind, these would be the signs of a good company....but wait, don't buy the plan yet! You have now finalized on 3-4 good websites, but which of them really works well?

* Drop A Ticket: The web hosting company looks good and reasonably priced but what about their service, their response time? Find all these queries.

* If they are truly dedicated customer support, they will clarify your difficulty within shortest response time. If they answer in 2-3 days, they do not care for your valuable time.

* Furthermore by dropping a ticket about a problem which is persistent in your company, which should little intricate and complex and check their response, examine their knowledge when you're interacting with their team on chat/phone.

If they respond fast with satisfactory solution, you have found a reliable web hosting company.

* Go on a free trial: The final test which will determine the reliability of the hosting company. Many hosting companies offer 30 days free trial offer or money back guarantee, you should utilize this service to judge their capability. In this way you can be able to gauge their server speeds, technical aspects, response time, staff attitude etc.

* Bandwidth problems: Some hosting companies support unlimited bandwidth, but for large amount don’t just go for unlimited, fix a bandwidth as per your need as to avoid conflict if any.

* Do they help you grow: Your website may be small now, but it may grow tomorrow, clarify these details how they are going to help you when you expand in future.

If you are contented by the free trial, you can be sure that you have found a reliable web hosting company.

jtnhosting · 03-03-2006, 01:20 PM

Good one. But trials usually require credit cards, so cancelling is not easy, because they just continue charging unless you call, and sign this paper...

Punch · 03-15-2006, 02:04 AM

There are some good points in there. Very nice work. I just thought I'd comment on a few points (mostly my experience with the issues/suggestions in question).

Web hosts do seem to be getting wise to the 'initial support test'. You may find that when you send a support query before signing up this is replied to much faster than a regular support query.

As part of your research phase, jumping on a search engine and searching for "<host name> review" or something similar may give you a good idea of other people's experiences. Keep in mind that people are far more likely to have a whinge about a slightly poor experience than they are to publicly praise a good experience.

Trial periods, while very useful, should not be relied on too heavily. Abusing the 30-day trial period system affects the hosts that you leave and will also often end up costing you money in chargeback fees or other service fees (depending on the host these could be a lot or very little). Do your research and try and make up your mind before signing up for a trial.

aeromit · 03-18-2006, 04:21 PM

Since most well establishe hosts offer money back guarantee you do not need to ask for trial. I can offer one more opinion on web hosting for newbies - http://hostingblog.b10wh.com/?p=5

cheers

rackslash · 04-19-2006, 03:59 AM

Check many hosting forums and check reviews and try web hosting directories..

Rifat · 04-21-2006, 09:05 AM

I think going on a free trial and reading reviews are some of the best ways to find a good reliable host. But for the free trial it can be a hassle because you need to provide them with a credit card most of the time.

webhostingrebates · 04-25-2006, 01:55 AM

Thanks for the good tips. I agree with aeromit - only go with an established company that has a money back guarantee.

saadahmed007 · 04-27-2006, 01:15 PM

Checkout reviews about hosting sites checkout the webhosting directories etc post in forums and ask others member to tell about thier expierience about this company hosting.