subject: Finding Cheap Web Hosting For Your Website [print this page] If you are just looking to start a webpage that's not affiliated with a business, it can still be hard to figure out where to start in finding a cheap web host. But all is not lost if you want to save money on a web host, many companies do offer cheap monthly rates to host your site.
A web host merely provides a location for storage of your website, but they also can offer a sundry of other options, like bandwidth, disk space, web site templates, things that are necessary for your website, as well as some extra additions.
A good price to stay near when comparing monthly rates is $10. Paying more is not necessary unless you want to pay for additional management controls or need more than one website. Aiming for a free web-hosting site likely will damage your business, so if you are serious about your business, you must be willing to pay at least a little each month.
But how do you even start to compare companies and what are the features you should look for? It's one thing to search for cheap web hosting and another to actually find a company that is going to deliver and provide you with services for a quality website. There are four key things that can help you narrow down your decision on web hosts, customer service, bandwidth and disk space availability, guarantees, and finally, how long they have been in service.
You want a company that is going to offer you customer service, as well as technical help 24-hours a day through email, chat, or on the phone. You don't want to find yourself with a stalled website on your hands and then have to wait days before getting it fixed. Just as important, you want to make sure that the company offers unlimited bandwidth and possibly unlimited disk space.
If you use up all your bandwidth one month, then no one will be able to visit your website that month. As for disk space, more is always better. For the guarantee, you want a web host who will give you your money back should you want to cancel your website.
Finally, look to see how long the company has been in business. There's no point in signing up with a company only to find they're out of business six months later. Search for the web host company and check out the creation date.
If it was created more than a year ago, then that's a good sign for the strength of a company; the longer the better. Also, while your doing a background check on the company, take time to read the customer reviews. Most likely, if it is a bad company, people will talk and you will be saved the anguish of signing on to a bad web host. There is no need to sacrifice quality just because you are paying less.
Regardless of your needs, it is possible to find cheap web hosting if you know what key things to look for as well have an idea on your own specific needs. It may take a little time, but you will be able to find something out there that will get your website up and running.
