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Are you planning for a website? If so, you have to aware of the fact that although there are many web hosts out there but you need to find the best fit for you. Because of high competition in hosting industry it is hard to find the best web hosting for your website. You have to be careful and smart while choosing a web host.
The first and most important thing you need, you must know your requirements. In addition, you must be prepared to answer even the questions as the purpose for which you want a website. You should clarify that what you want to meet your budget. Hosting providers have several different packages, with variable disk space, bandwidth and features, you have to choose what best fits in your pocket. Therefore, you should first realize How much bandwidth and disk space you need for your own website or enterprise-level Web site.
If you want to go to a personal Web page, then a small or tiny packages is enough for you i.e 300 mb disk, 3000 mb transfer etc. You can even find some free hosts to go with but they are unreliable and unstable. To save money don't make a mistake of choosing free host, if budget is a problem choose a cheap web host instead of free one. Checkout all the features and price, once you are satisfied sign up and start your website.
If you want a website for professional reasons, then you should take into account many other things too. This requires more bandwidth if you have photos or video clips on your website. Another thing you should consider is Cpanel for website management and support of hosting so they can help in case of trouble.
Some mistakes to avoid as a newbie:
Don't buy domain and hosting from same provider, or dont accept a free domain that is not registered to your own name. There are many cases
where domain names are being snached by provider. Remember dont put all your eggs in one basket.
Don't go for every thing unlimited, it is a marketing gimmick. You can't get every thing unlimited in few dollars.
Don't follow web hosting rating sites , they usually get high amounts as affiliates. There are very few sites with honest reviews.
Some factors to look as a newbie:
Always choose Cpanel Hosting , it will eliminate many complexities providing you easy way to manage your website.
Have daily or weekly backups of your website.
Have enough bandwidth and disk space for your website i.e 500 mb disk or more, 3000 mb bandwidth or more
