COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES – Critical Pitfalls
Web hosting?
When a hosting provider allocates space on a web server for a website to store its files, they are hosting a website. Web hosting makes the files that comprise a website (code, images, etc.) available for viewing online. Every website you’ve ever visited is hosted on a server.
The amount of space allocated on a server to a website depends on the type of hosting. The main types of hosting are shared, dedicated, VPS and reseller. They are differentiated by the kind of technology used for the server, the level of management provided and the additional services on offer.
What exactly is a server?
A server is a computer that connects other web users to your site from anywhere in the world. As the name implies, web hosting service providers have the servers, connectivity, and associated services to host websites. By offering a variety of hosting plans, they cover the spectrum of hosting needs, from small blogs and large organizations.
If you’re planning on creating an online presence, reliable web hosting is essential. There are literally hundreds of web hosts available today providing thousands of varieties of web hosting services.
Plans range from free with limited options to expensive web hosting services specialized for business. The plan you choose will depend primarily on how you plan to use your website and how much you have budgeted for hosting.
Now, let us see about COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES.
COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES No.1. Falling for the price trap
Yes, many different companies offer free web hosting services at no cost. However, a common set back is most of these free web hosting plans do not offer sufficient features you need for your website and/or most of them force you to place advertisements on your website.
COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES No.2. Inexperienced reseller
Hosting with a reseller is not a bad thing. However, you need to do extensive research – sometimes a reseller is very good all around but inexperienced when it comes to scripts and server environments.
COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES No.3. Not clearly defining your requirements
You should keep a list of what resources your website needs and add to that list as it grows. This will make it easier when you need to upgrade your web hosting services in the future.
COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES No.4. Forgiving a host’s bad or limited website
If a web hosting provider cannot or would not take the time to put together an informational website for their own business, most likely they won’t be too concerned about yours either. Look out for cookie cutter websites.
COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES No.5. Putting all eggs in one basket
If you manage several websites, it may seem like a good idea to have everything in one account. You can simplify your billing and get a better deal. But that’s not always the case. If your websites generates income and they are all interconnected, having all of them down at the same time is bad.
COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES No.6. Not keeping a record of their contact information
Many of us are satisfied with email, forum and live support. But when your web hosting provider is down for days, including their own site, you won’t be able to contact them at all if you don’t have any records of their telephone number.
COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES No.7. Relying on host backups
Always keep your own backups, even if your web hosting provider performs backups as well. It happens far too often – a customer’s website goes down indefinitely and they couldn’t put the website on another web hosting provider because they didn’t have any backups of their own.
COMMON WEB HOSTING MISTAKES No.8. Trusting your host to have the latest software
New software or latest patches are meant to plug security holes. Check with your web hosting provider what versions they are running and how often they make updates before you purchase web hosting services from them.