Choosing Your Own Web Hosting

When you are new to web development or are building your very first website

, choosing a reliable hosting provider feels like something that is best left to the experts. Choosing the hosting provider that is right for you usually turns out to be far easier than you think it will be. You can use any one of a number of methods for narrowing down your prospects and finding the best hosting possible. Take some time to research your prospects and (it will seem like) in the blink of an eye you'll find a company to give you want you need. Use the following hints to get going.

Do you have specific e-mail needs? If e-mail marketing is going to be part of your project your hosting provider will need to also give you access to services like list building help and automatic responder services. If you plan on having lots of contributors to your project you might want to provide them with their own, easily accessible, project specific e-mail address. This could mean that you end up needing vast quantities of customizable e-mail addresses from your hosting provider. Double check to make sure that the hosting company you want to use can meet your e-mail needs. Ask a lot of questions. Contact each of the web hosting companies that you are thinking about using. Ask if you can talk to someone who works in the customer service department. If you cannot find a way to talk to a live person do not do business with that company! If the company does not provide live people to represent it through the phone or in person, do not trust that company! When a company does not allow users to reach customer service agents through actual conversations (to prove that the customer service agent is legitimate), they are almost always scams. Even a self run hosting company should have at least one person that you can speak with. Don't trust any company without live representation!

Do you have any problems with advertising? Do you think that you will put your own advertisements up on your site? Do you mind hosting someone else's ads? When you answer these questions you can begin to narrow down your host company choices. Small personal sites that are run by someone who doesn't mind showing ads for someone else are well suited to any of the free providers that exist. When you want to sell your own ads, on the other hand, you should plan on paying for server space with a host company. Most paid hosting plans don't have any rules about selling advertising on websites. Others prefer their sites to be ad free. Before agreeing to pay for anything, make sure you know what you are allowed to do with your site. Making sure that your web hosting company does not take advantage of you can be complicated. It is better to be too careful than to get taken advantage of. It is impossible to be too wary when it comes to protecting yourself. Remember, this is a service that you will be paying for. Don't share your private information or bank account information with a company that you do not trust. The last thing you want is for a company that you've decided to trust to turn out to be some scam run by a black hat marketer. Identity thieves lurk around every corner! Being too careful isn't possible.

Choosing Your Own Web Hosting

By: Shelly Bray

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